 Says Bixby will continue to teach the current educational standards as it always has. Russell Mills, 1023 KRMG, Tulsa's News and Talk. A man who killed his girlfriend with a hammer will spend 20 years in prison. A judge sentenced Harvey Murphy earlier this week. Murphy confessed to killing his girlfriend, 52-year-old Kimmy Jo Stipes, inside their home in Mays County in 2019. He admitted to being under the influence of meth.