of frozen meat. At around 6:00 p.m., Coleman was stopped by police for a traffic violation. The pickup truck he was driving was searched, and several incriminating items were found. Roxie Seward's wallet was found on Coleman, and the stolen packets of frozen meat were found in his truck. A watch belonging to Delthea Warren was also discovered. In addition, it was determined that the shotgun used to carry out the murders was very rare, and Coleman was found to own one. Testimony also placed Coleman's pickup truck at the Warren's home at around the time the murders were committed. None of the evidence was refuted. Because of the overwhelming amount of evidence against him, Coleman was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of John and Roxie Seward. On April 23, 1979, while awaiting trial for the murder of the Sewards, Coleman escaped from the Muskogee County jail through its tarpaper roof. He broke into a home which he burglarized, and then stole the homeowners' car. The following day, Officer Tom Dotson pulled over Coleman for a speeding violation in Luther. An altercation followed, and Coleman slit Dotson's throat before stealing his revolver and forcing him into the backseat of his patrol car. Coleman left Dotson for dead and handcuffed him inside his locked patrol car. Two days later, Coleman carjacked Russell E. Lewis Jr. in Tulsa, and fatally shot him in the head with the revolver he had stolen from Dotson. He then dumped Lewis' body down an embankment near Tulsa Park. The body was found two days later. On April 28, Coleman was pulled over in Tucson, Arizona by Pima County deputy Terry Parrish for driving erratically. After the two exchanged words, Coleman took out his gun and kidnapped Parrish. He stole Parrish's gun, handcuffed him, and drove him out into the desert in his patrol car. Coleman prepared to execute him but changed his mind and left him locked in the car out in the desert. Law enforcement had watched the confrontation from a helicopter and were able to direct units to Coleman's location. Coleman was arrested by Arizona law enforcement and taken into custody. The revolver, however, that had been used to murder Lewis, was nowhere to be found. Authorities found the weapon in the desert near where Parrish had been left for dead three months later. Trial Following his capture, Coleman was held at