The search ended on April 14, 2006, two days after her father realized she was gone and 24 hours after local authorities issued an Amber Alert.
Underwood remained calm until police noticed a plastic storage tub, sealed with duct tape, in his bedroom closet.
[4] On April 3, 2008, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock approved the recommended death sentence.
On April 3, 2008, McClain County District Judge Candace Blalock approved the recommended death sentence.
"I recognize that although I do not want to die … I deserve to for what I did," he said in a tearful two-minute statement Friday at his clemency hearing.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond and his assistants told the board Underwood's crimes "remain some of the most depraved and notorious in Oklahoma history."
On October 1, 2024, Underwood's second death warrant was released and he was scheduled for execution on December 19, 2024, his 45th birthday.
[7] On the morning of December 19, 2024, Underwood was executed via lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.
He was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m.[1] His last meal consisted of chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, a cheeseburger with french fries and ketchup, pinto beans, a hot roll and a cola drink from the prison canteen.
In his final statement he said "The decision to execute me on my birthday and six days before Christmas was a needlessly cruel thing to do to my family, but I'm very sorry for what I did and I wish I could take it back."