Bates Investigates

June 18, 2014 - June 23, 2014: This episode wraps up the Jannie Ligons off-the-clock traffic stop. 

Oklahoma City police patrol officer Daniel Holtzclaw has been interrogated and placed on administrative leave after a 57-year old black female accused him of sexually assaulting her after he pulled her over.

Detectives begin to dig in to Holtzclaw's personnel file and the results of the forensic testing comes back. 

The only witness, footage from security camera #21 , is analyzed by the OSBI.

The Oklahoma City police lab has found an unknown female's DNA on the inside of Daniel Holtzclaw's fly of his uniform pants.

This episode was researched, written, produced and edited by Brian Bates.

Season one of Bates Investigates: The Daniel Holtzclaw Case is a Bugstomper production.

June 18, 2014: In this episode, I reflect back on the full interrogation that was published last week. 

You can read the transcript of this episode and watch the video recorded version at this season's home page at www.HoltzclawTrial.com.

This episode was researched, written, produced and edited by Brian Bates.

Season one of Bates Investigates: The Daniel Holtzclaw Case is a Bugstomper production

June 18, 2014: This episode covers the formal interrogation of then Oklahoma City patrol officer Daniel Holtzclaw by OCPD sex crimes detectives Kim Davis and Rocky Gregory. The two hour interrogation is an awkward combination of "good cop, bad cop", discussions over which hand one masturbates with and whether or not Holtzclaw tried to have sex with his then girlfriend after he got home. All of this while the focus was supposed to be on whether or not Daniel Holtzclaw sexually assaulted a 57-year-old African American woman he had pulled over, off-the-clock, for allegedly swerving.

This is the complete interrogation with only minor edits for the redaction of personal information.

A condensed version of this interrogation, with host Brian Bates' commentary, will be contained in the next episode.

You can read the transcript of this episode and watch the video recorded version at this season's home page at www.HoltzclawTrial.com.

Episode 02 home page. 

This episode was researched, written, produced and edited by Brian Bates.

Season one of Bates Investigates: The Daniel Holtzclaw Case is a Bugstomper production.

June 18, 2014: This episode covers day one of the investigation into then Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw. An investigation that began after Jannie Ligons, a 57-year-old grandmother, is pulled over at 2am and allegedly sexually assaulted. Within hours of her complaint, up to 20 employees of the Oklahoma City Police Department are all actively following up on leads and gathering evidence. Very quickly officer Holtzclaw is identified as their prime suspect. Sex Crimes Detectives Kim Davis and Rocky Gregory take over there case. Det. Davis decides Ligons is telling the truth before she ever even interviews Holtzclaw or reviews any evidence. Det. Davis further bias her investigation by instructing other investigators that she doesn't want to use what is normally considered a primary investigative tool - the photo line up. A surveillance video of the traffic stop is located and officer Holtzclaw is confronted and taken to headquarters for questioning.

This is the story of Oklahoma vs. Daniel Holtzclaw, from the eyes of the prosecution and the scrutiny of the defense. As told by Brian Bates, Oklahoma private investigator and original member of Daniel Holtzclaw's criminal defense team. (this audio file was updated 6/26/2019)

On June 18, 2014 Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw pulled over a 57-year-old African American grandmother. Later the driver would claim that she was sexually assaulted by Holtzclaw during the traffic stop. An investigation was opened that subsequently led prosecutors to believe they had uncovered a serial rapist with a badge, victimizing those most vulnerable in NE Oklahoma City. Holtzclaw (half white and half Japanese) was subsequently criminally charged with 36 counts stemming from the alleged sexual assaults of 13 African American women at 17 alleged crime scenes. With no direct forensic evidence, no independent eyewitnesses and mounds of reasonable doubt, Holtzclaw was convicted and sentenced to 263 years in an undisclosed prison. This is the story of Oklahoma vs. Daniel Holtzclaw, from the eyes of the prosecution and the scrutiny of the defense. As told by Brian Bates, Oklahoma private investigator and original member of Daniel Holtzclaw's criminal defense team.