Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is adamant that Kevin Ray Underwood, a convicted child murderer, should not receive clemency. In 2006, Underwood carried out the disturbing murder of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin, who lived next door to him in Purcell. According to a statement from the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, Underwood meticulously planned to abduct, assault, and kill Bolin in a chilling case which also involved cannibalistic intent.
"Kevin Underwood is a deeply evil monster who committed an unthinkable murder that took a 10-year-old child away from her parents and loved ones," Drummond said in his appeal to the state's Pardon and Parole Board. The execution is slated for December 19, following a clemency hearing set for December 4. The attorney general has firmly positioned the death penalty as the singular appropriate consequence for a crime he deems one of Oklahoma's most heinous, as reported by the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office.
The case, remembered for its shocking violence and tragic loss, has lingered in the minds of Oklahomans for over 18 years. As the date of Underwood's scheduled execution nears, both the community and the family of the victim await resolution from a dark chapter in the state's history. Drummond's strong recommendation against clemency represents a wider plea for a measure of justice for those affected by what he described as an "unthinkable murder," as per the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office.
