November 27, 1964: Secretary Found Stabbed to Death in the ‘Thanksgiving’ Murder

Posted on November 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

November 27, 1964: Portrait of Joyce Gail Walker. November 27, 1964: The death of Joyce Gayle Walker is one of the more haunting killings of the 1960s. I’m not sure it was ever solved. I can’t find any follow-up stories on it.

November 27, 1964: Thanksgiving murder of Joyce Gail Walker

… and a bylined version by Howard Hertel and Jack Smith.

 

November 27, 1964: Thanksgiving murder of Joyce Gail Walker.

November 27, 1964: Thanksgiving murder of Joyce Gail Walker.

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1 Response to November 27, 1964: Secretary Found Stabbed to Death in the ‘Thanksgiving’ Murder

  1. MikeOHara's avatar MikeOHara says:
    November 27, 2009 at 2:19 pm

    Odd it was never solved. The police have a visual ID and must have fingerprints. The perp must have been covered in blood, too.

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