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bodies of toddlers identified

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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bodies of toddlers identified
bodies of toddlers identified
bodies of toddlers identified

BODIES OF TWO KIDS PULLEDFROM THE WATER EARLIER THISWEEK... ARE MIRACLE ANDTONY CROOK.TWO WORKS FOR YOU ASHLEYWHEELER... IS LIVE WITHWHAT'S NEXT WITH THEINVESTIGATION AND CHARGESRELATED TO THEIR DEATHS.ASHLEY?THIS HAS BEEN A DEEPLYEMOTIONAL AND DIFFICULT WEEKFOR THE FAMILY, LAWENFORCEMENT AND EVERYONEINVOLVED IN SEARCHING FORMIRACLE AND TONY..

AND NOWTHE FAMILY CAN HAVECLOSURE..

AS THE CASE IS NOWHANDED OVER TO THE TULSACOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE.Chief Wendell Franklin/TulsaPolice Department: "Latelast night, we did get DNAanalysis back and the DNAanalysis does confirm thatthose are our two children."THIS NEWS COMING FROM TULSAPOLICE WENDELL FRANKLINAFTER MULTIPLE DAYS OFSEARCHING FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDMIRACLE AND TWO-YEAR-OLDTONY CROOK.

THEIR BODIESRECOVERED FROM THIS CREEKON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAYNIGHT..

WITH THE HELP FROMMORE THAN A DOZEN OTHERAGENCIES.7;32;18 - 7;32;26 ChiefWendell Franklin/TulsaPolice Department: "For usto locate them, I think thatwas nothing but Godintervening and putting usin the right places." THECASE..

NOW IN THE HANDS OFTHE TULSA COUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY's OFFICE.7;29;42 - 7;29;52 SteveKunzweiler/Tulsa CountyDistrict Attorney: "Caseswhich involve thepossibility of criminalcharges related to a childare necessarily andemotionally charged.

That isnatural." THE CHILDREN'SBIOLOGICAL MOTHER..

DONISHAWILLIS..

WHO DID NOT HAVECUSTODY, IS CHARGED WITHCHILD ENDANGERMENT.DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVEKUNZWEILER SAYS IT'SIMPORTANT FOR HIS OFFICE TOSETASIDE ANY AND ALL EMOTIONS..TO DO THE JOB THEY WEREHIRED TO DO.

AND FOCUS ONTHE FACTS AND EVIDENCEBEFORE MOVING FORWARD WITHANYADDITIONAL CHARGES.7;30;15 - 7;30;21 SteveKunzweiler/Tulsa CountyDistrict Attorney: "Thedecision to file charges isnever taken lightly and itwill be no different in thiscase." CHIEF FRANKLIN..

WITHA MESSAGE TO ALL PARENTS INOUR COMMUNITY.

7;33;23 -7;33;32 Chief WendellFranklin/Tulsa PoliceDepartment: "If you havelittle ones, you go home andyou hug them.

You go homeand you play ball with them.You do whatever you can tobe a good parent." 7;29;34- 7;29;41 SteveKunzweiler/Tulsa CountyDistrict Attorney: "I'mconfident that they'reresting in the bosom of thecreator, as innocent and asbeautiful as when theylived."KUNZWEILER SAYS THEY WILLSTART THIS WEEKEND, LOOKINGAT THESEVERAL HUNDRED PAGES OF THEINVESTIGATION..LIVE IN DOWNTOWN TULSA,

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