Episode 17 - Mother's Day Episode - MURDERED: Logan Tucker

Katherine did not enjoy motherhood. In fact, she wanted to escape it and the responsibility.
In 2002, Katherine, Logan, and J.D. moved in with a woman named Melody Lennington.
On Sunday June 23, 2002, at 3:00 a.m., Melody was sleeping when she heard screaming. She immediately recognized the voice as Logan’s, but assuming he was having a night terror, Melody went back to sleep.

Just a short time later, Melody decided to get out of bed and make sure everything was alright and saw Katherine in their front room at the computer. Melody expressed to Katherine she heard Logan screaming and asked if he was okay.

Katherine responded, explaining to Melody that Logan was ill so she decided to put him in the back bedroom. Melody, seemingly satisfied with Katherine’s explanation, returned to bed and woke up at 6 a.m. because she needed to get ready for work.

When Melody saw Katherine, she was still sitting at the computer. Again, Melody asked Katherine if Logan was okay. Melody expressed that she needed to get her work clothes out of the back room but really didn’t want to disturb Logan if he was unwell.

Katherine responded to Melody’s concern, saying, “don’t worry about it. He’s in the basement.” Melody thought about the basement which was solid cement, contained the hot water heater, had old broken cabinets and an old soiled twin mattress with nothing but springs to support it. Melody thought to herself, the basement is no place for a child, let alone a sick child.

Melody was upset by this; nevertheless, she got ready and left for work.

What Melody didn’t know was that the scream she heard from Logan Tucker would be the last anyone heard from him.

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Sources
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma: Katherine RUTAN a/k/a Katherine Pollard, Appellant v. STATE of Oklahoma, Appellee (2009). https://caselaw.findlaw.com/ok-court-of-criminal-appeals/1488620.html

Deborah Brown Community School - http://www.dbcschool.org/

“Looking for Logan Tucker Part One: Is Logan OK?” by Josh Dulaney from The Oklahoman (2018). https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5618635/looking-for-logan-tucker-part-one-is-logan-ok

Looking for Logan Tucker Part Four: Trials and Tribulations Katherine Rutan is tried for first-degree murder in the death of her son by Josh Dulaney from The Oklahoman (2018). https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5618884/looking-for-logan-tucker-part-four-trials-and-tribulations-katherine-rutan-is-tried-for-first-degree-murder-in-the-death-of-her-son

Looking for Logan Tucker, the Podcast which is presented by the Oklahoman, written and hosted by Josh Dulaney, produced by Paige Dillard, David Morris, and Phil O'Connor. It’s engineered by Todd Frazier and Gregg Singleton. I also used many articles in The Oklahoman that were written by Josh Dulaney. My other main sources for today’s case were the actual court documents that detailed testimony and everything else involved in the case.
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