A shocking twist over the weekend in a 15-year-old Oklahoma City murder case.

Julie Mitchell was beaten to death in November 2010 in her home near Northwest 150th and Western Avenue. Her stepson found her body in her bedroom. Mitchell’s one-year-old daughter was found next to her unharmed. Investigators said $30,000 had been stolen from a safe in the closet.

The murder uncovered the victim’s husband’s illegal gambling operation, sending Teddy Mitchell to federal prison for more than two years. However, no one has ever been arrested or charged for the murder. But just as investigators were taking another look at a person of interest this weekend, the case took a dramatic and tragic turn.

The lead investigator on the case said he never ruled out Edmond insurance agent Michael Thomas as a

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