Timothy James Tim Brooks, 52, a ranch owner and hunting enthusiast from Marlow, Oklahoma, died of a gunshot wound on August 8, 2012. His death was initially treated as possibly self-inflicted and remained officially classified as undetermined for six years while investigators continued to examine the scene and surrounding circumstances.

In 2018 authorities arrested his son, James Kyle Brooks, alleging James had killed his father and staged the scene to look like a suicide to collect a $500,000 life insurance policy. James was tried in 2019 for first-degree murder; the jury deadlocked after six hours and declared a hung jury, with a retrial scheduled.

Before the retrial proceeded, James Kyle Brooks experienced a rapid decline in health while in county jail. In early 2024 the Stephens County District Attorney’s office dismissed the murder charges without prejudice. No conviction has been entered in connection with Timothy Brooks’ death.

Does anyone have information about Timothy’s final days, the investigation, or the insurance policy that could help clarify what happened?