Walker has been on death row since December 1984, Massie said. Oklahoma County killer Michael Donald Roberts is set to die Feb. 10 for the 1988 murder of Lula Mae Brooks, 80. Oklahoma County killer Loyd Winford Lafevers is set to die March 9 for the 1985 murder of Addie Hawley, 84. The chairs in this posh downtown office are worn and frayed but may hold more history than any other pieces of furniture in the state. Ron Yengich stands behind the old chairs that sit in his office.
Historic value keeps the chairs from the scrap yard.
If they could talk, they'd tell a story of the rich and infamous. Murderers, child molesters, polygamists, judges, mayors, professional basketball players. Historic value, more than anything, saves the chairs from the scrap yard. They are sentimental figures for their owner Ron Yengich, a Utah defense attorney who has built a reputation by defending high-profile clients with flair to rival Johnnie Cochran. Police believed Westergard had killed William J. Miller.