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A Tulsa jury convicted Newberry of murdering Chandra Cole.
On Tuesday, Sept. 22, a Tulsa jury found Dilan Newberry guilty of murdering Chandra Cole, 50, and recommended life without parole. Sentencing is set for Nov. 12, and no sentence has been imposed yet.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A guilty verdict is a finding of guilt. It is not a sentence, and a jury recommendation is not the judgment until the judge imposes sentence. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, a Tulsa jury found Dilan Newberry guilty of murdering his girlfriend, Chandra Cole, 50. The jury deliberated less than two hours, recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole, and formal sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2026.
Cole was found stabbed and beaten to death in her Cherry Street-area Tulsa apartment in 2024. KTUL framed the killing as February 2024. Those are the reported facts of the 2024 death that went to the jury. They are not a sentence. NewsOn6 reported deliberation of less than two hours and the recommendation of life without the possibility of parole. A recommendation tells the court what the jury asks. It does not impose the term.
KTUL reported that formal sentencing is set for Nov. 12, 2026. The judge still imposes sentence. Until that hearing, the recommendation is not the final judgment. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Reporting noted by Chicago Police Department, ABC7 Chicago, and CBS Chicago.