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Zoneboy · 06-13-2007, 12:12 PM

Randolph Dial

One of Oklahoma’s most notorious inmates has died.

Randolph Franklin Dial, who remained free for 11 years after escaping from the Granite State Reformatory with the wife of a deputy prison warden, was pronounced dead at 6:50 this morning, according to Oklahoma State Penitentiary spokeswoman Margaret Sexton.

Sexton said the 63-year-old inmate had been housed in the prison infirmary due to ongoing health issues. She declined to say what those issues were but said Dial had not suffered any type of violent attack while housed at OSP.

Dial was arrested in 2005 on an east Texas chicken ranch after spending more than a decade on the run.

The deputy warden’s wife, Bobbi Parker, was still with him when he was recaptured. She has since been reunited with her family, according to news reports.

After disappearing from GSR in 1994, Parker contacted her family on two occasions.

After his recapture, Dial said his relationship with Parker had never been romantic and that they lived in separate rooms on the chicken farm. He said he felt that Parker had developed “Stockholm Syndrome,” a condition in which kidnapping victims become sympathetic to their captors. He said Parker lived in fear that if she attempted to get away he would harm her or her family.

Dial was sentenced on Feb. 2 to seven years for the escape. He had initially been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Tulsa karate instructor in 1985.

Kane · 06-13-2007, 12:28 PM

Good riddance, Mr. Dial!

crystaldawn · 06-13-2007, 12:39 PM

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Good riddance, Mr. Dial!

I second that. I wonder if Bobbi Parker is now relieved.

kamy · 06-13-2007, 05:26 PM

I wonder if Bobbi Parker is still with her husband? A lot of time had passed since she was gone. Any word on that?

DearBunny · 06-13-2007, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kamy

I wonder if Bobbi Parker is still with her husband? A lot of time had passed since she was gone. Any word on that?

I was wondering the same thing. This was such a sad story. Bobbi and Randy's girls pretty much grew up without their mother, and none of the rest of the family had any idea whether she was even alive. Then she suddenly reappears! I wonder if her family had her declared dead, or if Randy had moved on to another relationship.

Kane · 06-13-2007, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kamy

I wonder if Bobbi Parker is still with her husband? A lot of time had passed since she was gone. Any word on that?

I'm guessing that she's been keeping a low profile these past two years, so that she could focus on getting her life back to normal. Considering that she had been missing for nearly 11 years, resuming a normal life takes a considerable amount of time and effort. Having said that, I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't do any interviews for the next several years.

justins5256 · 06-13-2007, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by crystaldawn

I second that. I wonder if Bobbi Parker is now relieved.

or perhaps mourning?

wiseguy182 · 06-13-2007, 09:00 PM

Yes, good riddance. Part of me wants these murderers and such to have to spend their lives behind bars for what they did, but IMO things are probably better off with them dead, because there's always the chance of escape, which did in fact happen in this case.

PrettyinPink55 · 06-14-2007, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Yes, good riddance. Part of me wants these murderers and such to have to spend their lives behind bars for what they did, but IMO things are probably better off with them dead, because there's always the chance of escape, which did in fact happen in this case.

Well said! Well said!

kamy · 06-14-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Yes, good riddance. Part of me wants these murderers and such to have to spend their lives behind bars for what they did, but IMO things are probably better off with them dead, because there's always the chance of escape, which did in fact happen in this case.

Forgive my ignorance but what does IMO mean?

crystaldawn · 06-14-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kamy

Forgive my ignorance but what does IMO mean?

In my opinion....

DP1 · 06-14-2007, 11:50 PM

Good riddance.

Can't believe the Dial saga is finally over.

crystaldawn · 06-15-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by justins5256

or perhaps mourning?

Kane · 06-15-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by justins5256

or perhaps mourning?

If so, would she be in as much mourning as (or more than) the Hollywood elites were when they were mourning the death of mass murderer Stanley 'Tookie' Williams?

In any case, I'm not surprised by the news of Dial's death. I knew that he'd had some health issues related to his heart, so his heart problems were bound to catch up to him sooner or later.

unsolved88 · 06-15-2007, 08:39 PM

I can't say that my heart bleeds! LOL

06-13-2007, 12:12 PM	#1
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06-13-2007, 12:28 PM	#2
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	Good riddance, Mr. Dial!

06-13-2007, 05:26 PM	#4
kamy UM Fanatic Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 25, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 625	I wonder if Bobbi Parker is still with her husband? A lot of time had passed since she was gone. Any word on that?

06-13-2007, 09:00 PM	#8
wiseguy182 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 11, 2006 Location: Wendy's salad bar Posts: 7,030	Yes, good riddance. Part of me wants these murderers and such to have to spend their lives behind bars for what they did, but IMO things are probably better off with them dead, because there's always the chance of escape, which did in fact happen in this case.

06-14-2007, 11:50 PM	#12
DP1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 394	Good riddance. Can't believe the Dial saga is finally over.

06-15-2007, 08:39 PM	#15
unsolved88 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 16, 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 514	I can't say that my heart bleeds! LOL