Tommy Ward

Tommy Ward was born and raised in Ada, Oklahoma, a small industrial town southeast of Oklahoma City. Tommy, one of eight children born to Susie and Jesse Ward, dropped out of high school shortly after his father died and went to work at one of the many manufacturing plants located in or around Ada. However, Tommy had begun drinking and smoking marijuana to help him cope with the grief of losing his father, and this behavior caused him to lose his job. Tommy became a part of a group of social misfits in Ada, the dark underground made up of high school dropouts and party-goers who were well known to the Ada police department.

Shortly after the disappearance of Donna Denice Haraway, the police released a composite sketch of the two suspects based on eyewitness reports. Many calls were received by the police department from people who...