SO KEEP THAT IN MIND IF YOU’RE HEADED OUT ON THE ROAD NEW AT 5:00, IS THE EVIDENCE ENOUGH TO CONVICT AN ACCUSED RAPIST AND MURDERER? IT’S A QUESTION A JURY MAY SOON FACE AS CHASE COOK WAS ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL TODAY, KOCO MEGHAN MOSLEY WAS IN THE COURTROOM AND HAS THE NEW EVIDENCE IN THE CASE. WELL, FROM WITNESS TESTIMONY TODAY, A JUDGE FOUND CHASE COOK BOUND TO GO TO TRIAL FOR THE DEATH OF TEENAGER MADELINE BILLS. MUCH OF THE EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY SHOCKED THE COURTROOM. THE JUDGE DECIDED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLE CAUSE AND THAT THE DEFENDANT WILL BE BOUND OVER FOR TRIAL. A CLEVELAND COUNTY JUDGE HEARD FOUR HOURS OF WITNESS TESTIMONY TUESDAY AS 20 YEAR OLD CHASE COOK SAT SILENT IN THE COURTROOM. MADELINE BILLS MOTHER TESTIFIED ABOUT FINDING HER DAUGHTER DEAD IN HER ROOM IN THE POOL HOUSE OF THEIR HOME IN APRIL. CHASE COOK IS CHARGED WITH HER RAPE AND MURDER. MR. COOK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS TODAY, SIR, DURING WITNESS TESTIMONY, TWO DETECTIVES WITH MOORE POLICE TESTIFIED TO WHAT THEY FOUND LEADING UP TO COOK’S ARREST. FROM HIS PHONE. THEY FOUND VIDEOS OF COOK HAVING SEX WITH MADELINE IN ONE OF THE DETECTIVES, DESCRIBING IT AS VERY FORCEFUL. THEY ALSO FOUND JARRING SEARCH HISTORY FROM COOK LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IF CHOKED FOR TOO LONG? AND HOW LONG DOES A RAPE VICTIM HAVE TO PRESS CHARGES? ANOTHER ONE, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE CHLOROFORM TO MAKE SOMEONE FALL ASLEEP WHEN INGESTED? AFTER COOK’S ARREST, DETECTIVES GOT A SEARCH WARRANT FOR LETTERS. HE WROTE IN JAIL IN MAY, ONE OF THEM TO HIS FAMILY AND ANOTHER TO MADELINE’S FAMILY, APOLOGIZING FOR THEIR LOSS. AND ANOTHER LETTER, NOT ADDRESSED TO ANYONE. BUT READ, QUOTE, THERE WAS SOME CHOKING. IT DOESN’T FEEL LIKE I KILLED HER. DEFINITELY DIDN’T RAPE HER. HER BEING SCARED OF ME IS A LIE. THE DEFENDANT HAS THE RIGHT TO TO PLEA AT ANY POINT IN THIS TIME. AND WE ARE JUST ON THE TRACK TO GO TO TRIAL NOW THAT PROBABLE CAUSE HAS BEEN FOUND. MADELINE’S FAMILY SENT A STATEMENT TO MEDIA TODAY SAYING SHE WAS A SHINING LIGHT IN THEIR LIVES AND TOUCHED MANY WITH HER KINDNESS AND POSITIVE LEVITY. COOK’S FORMAL ARRAIGNMENT WILL BE JANUARY 11TH AT 9 A.M. REPORTING IN NOR
Is the evidence enough to convict accused rapist, murderer in Cleveland County?
Much of the evidence presented on Tuesday shocked the courtroom
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Updated: 5:30 PM CST Dec 12, 2023
Is the evidence enough to convict an accused rapist and murderer?It's a question a jury may face soon as Chace Cook was ordered to stand trial. Based on witness testimony on Tuesday, a judge found Cook bound to go to trial in the death of Moore teenager Madeline Bills.| MORE | Man charged with raping, murdering Moore teenager will head to trial Much of the evidence presented on Tuesday shocked the courtroom."The judge decided there was probable cause and that the defendant will be bound over for trial," said Alexis White, the public information officer for District 21 District Attorney's Office.Bills' mother testified about finding her daughter dead in her room in the pool house of their home in April.From Cook's phone, they found videos of him having sex with Bills. One of the detectives described it as "very forceful."They also found jarring search history from Cook, including "What happens if choked for too long" and "How long does a rape victim have to press charges." He had also searched "How long does it take chloroform to make someone fall asleep when ingested."After Cook's arrest, detectives got a search warrant for letters he wrote in jail in May. One of the letters was to his family and another was to the Bills family, apologizing for their loss. | MORE | Mom of Moore High School senior, Madeline Bills, speaks out after her deathAnother letter wasn't addressed to anyone but read, "There was me choking, it doesn't feel like I killed her. Definitely didn't rape her. Her being scared of me is a lie.""The defendant has the right to plea at any point at this time, and we are just on the track to go to trial now that probable cause has been found," White said.The Bills family sent a statement to the media on Tuesday saying she was a shining light in their lives and touched many with her kindness and positivity.Cook's formal arrangement will be Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. Top HeadlinesOklahoma City residents casting votes for proposal to fund new downtown arenaParents and players angered by Westmoore head football coach's removalOSU graduate student dies in tragic accident while duck hunting'Kind, caring, empathetic': Colleagues mourn Oklahoma couple killed in plane crash
CLEVELAND COUNTY, Okla. — Is the evidence enough to convict an accused rapist and murderer?
It's a question a jury may face soon as Chace Cook was ordered to stand trial. Based on witness testimony on Tuesday, a judge found Cook bound to go to trial in the death of Moore teenager Madeline Bills.
| MORE | Man charged with raping, murdering Moore teenager will head to trial
Much of the evidence presented on Tuesday shocked the courtroom.
"The judge decided there was probable cause and that the defendant will be bound over for trial," said Alexis White, the public information officer for District 21 District Attorney's Office.
Bills' mother testified about finding her daughter dead in her room in the pool house of their home in April.
From Cook's phone, they found videos of him having sex with Bills. One of the detectives described it as "very forceful."
They also found jarring search history from Cook, including "What happens if choked for too long" and "How long does a rape victim have to press charges." He had also searched "How long does it take chloroform to make someone fall asleep when ingested."
After Cook's arrest, detectives got a search warrant for letters he wrote in jail in May. One of the letters was to his family and another was to the Bills family, apologizing for their loss.
| MORE | Mom of Moore High School senior, Madeline Bills, speaks out after her death
Another letter wasn't addressed to anyone but read, "There was me choking, it doesn't feel like I killed her. Definitely didn't rape her. Her being scared of me is a lie."
"The defendant has the right to plea at any point at this time, and we are just on the track to go to trial now that probable cause has been found," White said.
The Bills family sent a statement to the media on Tuesday saying she was a shining light in their lives and touched many with her kindness and positivity.
Cook's formal arrangement will be Jan. 11 at 9 a.m.
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