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Walker Family Murders

2022/12/19
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讲述者:本期节目讲述了1959年佛罗里达州奥斯普雷镇发生的沃克一家四口惨案。案发当天,沃克一家四口被发现死在家中,现场有未拆封的圣诞礼物。警方调查发现,克里斯汀在客厅门口被发现,头部中枪,并遭受性侵犯;克利夫和三岁的吉米在房间角落,头部中枪;一岁的黛比在楼上浴缸中被发现,头部中枪。现场遗失了克里斯汀的校服、克利夫的口袋刀和他们的结婚证。警方最初怀疑克里斯汀的前男友或情夫是凶手,但没有找到证据。警方推测凶手认识沃克一家,因为凶杀方式很私密,而且没有强行闯入的迹象。警方在案发现场发现了血迹斑斑的牛仔帽、香烟纸和指纹等线索,但由于当时缺乏指纹数据库,这些线索未能立即发挥作用。警方根据证据推测了案发过程,认为凶手不止一人,克里斯汀在回家后遭到袭击并反抗,随后被杀害;克利夫和孩子们回家后很快被杀害。警方还发现了深色和金色的头发,但当时的技术无法进行比对。此案一度陷入僵局,但随着时间的推移,警方陆续调查了一些嫌疑人,包括丹尼尔·麦克劳德、克利夫的表兄弟和威尔伯·图克,但都排除嫌疑。柯蒂斯·麦考尔成为新的嫌疑人,他与克里斯汀有染,并拥有类似的枪支,但测谎结果不确定。警方在沃克家附近发现沾血的衣物,推测凶手用沃克一家的衣物擦拭血迹。此后,埃米特·门罗·斯宾塞自称是凶手,但他的供词有漏洞。1994年和2012年,警方分别收到新的线索,并开始重新调查此案,怀疑此案与克鲁特一家谋杀案有关。警方重新考虑佩里·史密斯和理查德·希科克是否是沃克一家谋杀案的凶手,并对他们的遗体进行了DNA检测,但结果不确定。沃克案和克鲁特案存在一些差异,例如头发颜色和作案动机。最初被报告丢失的结婚证后来被找到。尽管史密斯和希科克是主要嫌疑人,但缺乏确凿证据。至今,沃克一家谋杀案仍未破案,有多种可能的理论,包括凶手认识沃克一家、凶手是克里斯汀的情人、凶手是克利夫认识的人、以及随机袭击或性侵犯案失控等。未来可能通过先进的DNA技术重新检测现有样本,或通过基因系谱学找到凶手。 Courtney Fretwell-Ariola:本期播客《沃克一家谋杀案》讲述了一起真实犯罪故事,并结合法医学角度进行分析。

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Daniel McLeod discovers the brutally murdered bodies of the Walker family, including Cliff, Christine, and their two children, in their home in Osprey, Florida.

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#155 - A few days before Christmas in December 1959, four members of the Walker family were brutally murdered inside their home in Osprey, Florida. The victims were Cliff Walker, his wife, Christine, and the couple's two young children. The ensuing investigation into their murders led the police to an endless search for their killers.

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