About this episode
In September of 1987, two sisters headed to their local state fair in Oklahoma to commemorate the end of summer. But after they failed to meet their brother at the prearranged time and place, they were reported missing. When their bodies were discovered weeks later, a local’s account would begin a lengthy battle to find justice for the girls. These are the murders of Lisa Pennington and Cheryl Genzer, also known as the Oklahoma State Fair Murders. BONUS EPISODES Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-west-true-crime/id1448151398 Patreon: patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES 1. Lisa's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233002973/lisa-marie-pennington#view-photo=238007232 2. OKC Fox: https://okcfox.com/news/fox-25-investigates/state-fair-murders-the-30-year-old-mystery 3. Watonga Republican: https://www.thewatongarepublican.com/obituaries/state-fair-murders 4. Cheryl's Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233002920/cheryl-ann-genzer 5. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/454821160/?terms=lisa%20pennington&match=1 6. Rhetty for History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF8ughL4bWg 7. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/452821529/?terms=lane%20henley&match=1 8. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2008/02/08/okc-slayings-suspect-hurt-in-fire/61636945007/ 9. News on 6: https://www.newson6.com/story/5e35914fd41c957a5ef7b25f/parents-of-slain-sisters-still-waiting-for-justice 10. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/453903312/?terms=molly%20keahey&match=1 11. Tapatalk: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/missing87975/unsolved-child-murder-lisa-pennington-t2799.html 12. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1990/08/29/charges-filed-against-man-implicated-in-1987-killings/62554088007/ 13. Oklahoma Daily News: https://www.oklahomadaily.news/state-fair-murders-who-killed-cheryl-genzer-lisa-pennington/ 14. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/453873711/?terms=douglas%20eugene%20lawson 15. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/452399094/?terms=%22doug%20lawson%22%20drug&match=1 16. Amy's Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/alamogordonews/name/amy-mirabal-obituary?id=7928341 17. Oklahoma Cold Cases: https://oklahomacoldcases.org/charlotte-kinsey/ 18. KOCO: https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-state-fair-cold-case-unsolved/41415951 19. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/crime/2022/09/21/case-of-missing-girls-from-1981-oklahoma-state-fair-remains-unsolved-cinda-pallett-charlotte-kinsey/69506580007/ 20. The Oklahoman: https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1991/03/30/murder-trial-ordered-in-slayings-of-sisters-who-vanished-at-fair/62532513007/ 21: KOCO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdjTZKkYVU 22. The Daily Oklahoman: https://www.newspapers.com/image/451895980/?terms=cheryl%20genzer%20&match=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.