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Mayor’s office outlines timeline for mass graves investigation; forensic team reports identifications
Summary
City officials told the Public Works Committee the 1921 Race Massacre mass graves investigation completed a field season in late October–early November and has moved remains to lab work; forensic lead said the team has identified C.L. Daniels and others and will continue laboratory and genealogy analysis before broader public reporting.
The mayor’s deputy chief of staff told the Tulsa Public Works Committee that the administration is committed to the ongoing investigation of mass graves related to the 1921 Race Massacre and outlined a two‑part cadence of updates tied to fieldwork and commemoration seasons.
“We have a commitment in this administration to the Graves investigation,” the deputy chief of staff said, adding the recent field season ran from late October into early November and that laboratory analysis and DNA sequencing follow the excavations.
Dr. Stubblefield, the lead forensic…
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