“Come with me, sweetie…”

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On February 17, 1974, just past midnight in Fort Worth, Texas, 12-year-old Jim Walker is jolted awake by the sound of screeching tires in his front yard. He sees Rodney McCoy, his sister Carla’s boyfriend, stumbling toward the Walkers front door—badly hurt and covered in blood. But, one thing is immediately clear: 17-year-old Carla is nowhere to be found. This night marks the beginning of Jim’s nearly half-century-long battle to get justice for his sister and finally take down a serial killer hiding in plain sight. 

If you have any information concerning any of these unsolved cases, please contact the Fort Worth Police Department:

Fort Worth Police - Cold Cases: https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/Crime-Public-Info/Cold-Cases-Landing/Cold-Cases 

Fort Worth Police - Tipline: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/coldcasetips

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Credits

Written, directed and edited by Alexandre Gendron

Edited by Hannah Alicbusan

Researched Bianca Yzabelle Tan

Voiceover by Will Akana

Produced by Salim Sader

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Sources

“The Last Dance.” Forensic Files II: Cable News Network, Inc., 2022.

“The Night He Turned Bad.” Evil Lives Here: Discovery Communications Inc., 2024

“After the Dance.” Dateline: NBCUniversal Media, LLC, 2023.

“Dance to Doom.” On the Case With Paula Zhan: Discovery, 2021.

“Glenn McCurley.” World’s Most Evil Killers: Woodcut Media LTD, 2024.

“High School Homicide.” The DNA of Murder With Paul Holes: Oxygen Media Productions, LLC, 2019.

“Carla’s Last Valentine.” Bloodline Detectives: Peninsula Television, 2022.

News Reports

Teen's 1974 Murder Changed the Way Cold Cases Are Solved, Inside Edition

Proposed ‘Carla Walker Act' could fund advanced DNA testing to solve cold cases, NBC

Suspect in 1974 murder of Carla Walker pleads guilty, gets life in prison, WFAA

The Promise Ring, Dateline NBC

Getty Images

Bill named in memory of North Texas teen Carla Walker would create funding to help solve other cold, WFAA, 2024

Glen McCurley Pleads Guilty During Trial To Murdering Carla Walker In Fort Worth In 1974, CBS Texas, 2021

Capital Murder Trial Underway in Carla Walker Cold Case, NBCDFW, 2021

Fort Worth police give update on officer-involved shooting, NBCDFW, 2024 

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