Convictions, life sentences upheld in “Cathouse” slayings

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the murder convictions and life sentences of two men in 2009 slayings of four people, including a woman who was featured in the HBO series “Cathouse.” The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday rejected appeals of 43-year-old Russell Lee Hogshooter and 42-year-old Denny Edward Phillips for the slayings. Both men were convicted of six counts of murder because two of the victims were pregnant. Their attorneys did n