A Deadly Christmas In Oklahoma: The Murders Of Jack And Elaine Denney
True Crime with Elli Mac
12/22/25
•24m
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Christmas in rural Oklahoma had always been a magical time for Jack and Elaine. Their little home on Iron Post Road glowed with decorations, and a small wooden manger stood proudly in the yard.
Inside, on December 23rd, 2007, Elaine spent the day doing what she loved most: cooking. Fresh loaves of her holiday bread cooled on the counter, and batches of her famous peanut brittle waited to be gifted to neighbors.
The couple were excited. Their daughter Sarah, her husband, and their three children were coming in just a few days to celebrate Christmas.
But when that day finally came... everything was wrong.
When Sarah and her family stepped through the door, they didn’t find the laughter or hugs they were expecting. Instead, they found Jack and Elaine—shot to death in their dining room. No signs of forced entry. No DNA. No fingerprints. No motive. Nothing.
The case baffled investigators. And for ten long years, it would go cold.
Until one witness came forward... and changed everything.
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A December Massacre In Santa Claus, Georgia
December 15, 2025
•32m
In December 1997, police arrived at the Daniels family home on Dasher Street, in the tiny Christmas-themed town of Santa Claus, Georgia.
The front door was ajar. Inside, the house was pitch dark and eerily silent. Deputies called out, but no one answered.
When they reached the master bedroom, the deputies froze. Forty-three-year-old Danny Daniels lay sprawled beside his thirty-three-year-old wife, Kim. Both were drenched in blood. Kim had been shot in the face; Danny in the head.
Down the hallway, they found sixteen-year-old Jessica Daniels, lifeless, near the doorway of her parents’ room. In an adjoining bedroom, eight-year-old Bryant lay in bed, clutching his teddy bear — shot point-blank as he slept.
Each victim had been killed execution-style with a single blast to the head. Scattered throughout the home were spent Remington 1100 shotgun shells.In a nearby closet, officers discovered two small children — four-year-old Corey and ten-month-old Gabe — huddled together, trembling but miraculously alive.
But three of the children — Amber, Brooke, and Amanda — were missing.
Where had the girls gone? Were they still alive?
And who could have carried out such a brutal crime in this quiet, close-knit community — a place known for joy, goodwill, and Christmas spirit?
This is The Santa Claus Murders.
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Deadly Secrets: The Lawson Family Christmas Murders
December 25, 2025
•42m
This family photograph, taken just days before Christmas, appears ordinary at first. A father stands among his children.
A mother holds her baby. Everyone dressed up, wearing new dresses, and all arranged perfectly for the camera. Nothing seems out of place.
On the day the picture was taken, no one except Charlie Lawson knew why he had suddenly spent money he could barely afford.
Just days later, on Christmas Day, 1929, Charlie Lawson murdered his wife and six of his seven children before taking his own life—nearly erasing his entire family to protect a scandalous secret.
For decades, people studied that photograph, searching for answers. For some sign of what drove him to kill. It would take sixty years before the truth emerged—when a dark family secret finally came to light.
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