Investigators say the pair lost custody of their children after their underage daughter caught the ex-husband having sex with a blow up doll.
STILLWATER, Okla. -- A divorced couple in Stillwater is behind bars accused of a strange crime. The pair allegedly tried to fake the man's death to escape arrest warrants and so he could start a new life as a woman.
The couple is now charged with false reporting of a crime.
Investigators say the pair lost custody of their children after their underage daughter caught the ex-husband having sex with a blow up doll.
Late last month, the ex-wife Heather Davis told police she dropped off William Davis at his favorite fishing spot in Lake Carl Blackwell.
Just hours later, Heather claimed William went missing.
When the alleged lakeside disappearance story quickly unraveled, police say Heather came clean.
According to court records, she admitted, "William told her he would give up his parental rights to their children and get a sex change if she assisted him in the faked death."
"He had some outstanding warrants and there was visitation issues. So the plan was to report him missing so he could get a sex change operation. Then he could return to the family with a different identity," Stillwater police Captain Randy Dickerson said.
The couple's neighbors had plenty to say about the ill-conceived custody plot.
"Why give up your kids and mess that up to help him out? I'd have told him to jump in a lake somewhere," RC Cox said.
"That's crazy and to do this for a sex change? That's a bit ridiculous," Rhonda Williams said.
Once in jail, Heather allegedly claimed, "She went along with the plan because she wanted William out of her life."
A day after Heather's arrest, William turned himself in to police.
At first he claimed he had been robbed at the lake and that's why he disappeared.
Later he admitted that wasn't true.
OK, there's a lot going on here, but for the record, I will say that I don't think Will and Heather thought this through all the way. So, first the couple lost custody of the kids because the dad/ex-husband was caught banging Blow Up Betty. As a result, this was the plan they came up with?
I hate to bring some logic to this, but here it goes...
After some crude internet searching, it looks like a sex change operation will cost around $25,000 in the US, maybe $10,000 in Canada, and $8,000 in Thailand. Not to mention the years of counseling and hormone therapy needed for years leading up to the change. In all, I saw quotes around $50,000 minimum. I don't think a divorced couple living in a trailer in Oklahoma had $50,000 in cash lying around. This is an assumption, but watch the video and tell me you disagree. Also, they fake his death, then how does he either get the operation in a hospital, or leave the country when you clearly need valid ID for either of those options. Overall, just way to many holes in their plan. Don't get me wrong, I like the commitment and where their heads are at, but if you are going to go for, go all the way. How about just a touch of research? This is kind of like our buddy Daniel Vagnini and his fake mugging. There's some potential with each of them, but the execution was off.
-Big Ran
PS: They could probably make this a sweet Law & Order SVU.
