The source provides an extensive narrative detailing the horrific 1974 abduction and murder of Carla Walker, a 17-year-old cheerleader from Fort Worth, Texas. It chronicles the initial crime, where Carla was kidnapped from a bowling alley parking lot after her date, Rodney McCoy, was severely beaten by the assailant. The episode describes the agonizing three-day search that ended with the discovery of Carla's body and the subsequent decades that the case remained unsolved, despite preserved evidence and multiple suspects. Finally, the narrative explains the 2020 breakthrough, which utilized advanced forensic genetic genealogy to identify and ultimately convict Glen Samuel McCurley for the murder, bringing closure to the Walker family after nearly fifty years.

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