Episode 129 The Walker Family Murders

In 1959 Osprey, Florida was shaken by the murder of the Walker Family, just days before Christmas. The quadruple murder remains unsolved. Some investigators believe there’s a connection between the murder of the Walkers in Florida…and the Clutter Family Murder in Holcomb, Kansas. 

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Episode Sources

Walker Murder Investigative Report from Florida Sherrif’s Bureau. Accessed June 1, 2023. https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/525057/walker-2.pdf

The suspects: A litany of names and clues. Herald-Tribune. Accessed June 8, 2023https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/12/19/the-suspects-a-litany-of-names-and-clues/28452224007/

Years Later, Sarasota Murders Tied to ‘In Cold Blood’ Case. Accessed June 8, 2023.https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2013/05/18/years-later-sarasota-murders-tied/8122891007/

Unsolved Mysteries: The Walker Family Murders. Accessed June 8, 2023.https://truecrimedetective.co.uk/in-cold-blood-ii-the-walker-family-murders-d16969e7dac4

Resurrecting the “Mummy murder’ case. Accessed June 8, 2023.https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1994/03/23/resurrecting-the-mummy-murder-case/

Clutter Family Murders. Accessed. Accessed June 9, 2023.https://www.gcpolice.org/about-gcpd/history/famous-cases/clutter-family-murders

No DNA link between Walker murders, ‘In Cold Blood’ killershttps://web.archive.org/web/20151126101903/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130813/ARTICLE/130819868

Walker investigation shows parts of ‘In Cold Blood’ don’t add up. Accessed June 9, 2023.https://web.archive.org/web/20130128075855/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20121209/ARTICLE/121209622?p=2&tc=pg

Did the Clutter Murderers Kill Again? Accessed June 10, 2023.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323951904578292491087476234

Episode Music

Emotional Alone by Purple Planet Music. Licensed under Creative Commons; Theme Song “Dark & Troubled” by Pantherburn. Special thanks to Phillip St Ours for permission for use