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Taylor Placker, 13 and Skyla Whitaker, 11, were shot and killed on County Line Road near the small town of Weleetka in Okfuskee County, about 90 miles east of Oklahoma City. The girls had spent the night at Placker’s rural home near Weleetka. The two girls walked to a nearby bridge --a popular hangout for young people in the area. Shortly after they left the Placker home, Skyla’s mother called to say that she was coming to pick up her daughter. Peter Placker, Taylor’s grandfather, tried to reach Taylor on her cell phone to tell them to come home. When Taylor didn't answer, Placker then walked down the dirt road in search of the girls. He found the girls --shot to death on the side of the road.
A family member called 911 and the Okfuskee County Sheriff Deaprtment arrived at the location. The sheriff requested help from the Oklahioma Bureau of Investigation. The OSBI discovered that two different caliber weapons were used on each of the girls, indicating the possibility that two or more shooters are involved --or that one shooter used two guns.
At the scene, OSBI crime scene agents collected several pieces of possible evidence in the case. Among those items were tire track impressions, shoe impressions, and bullet casings. One of the guns used in the murders was a .40 caliber weapon.
If you have any information about this crime, please, call either the OSBI Hotline at 800-522-8017 or the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office at 918-623-1122.
