[Murder Cases here are usually filed in the name of the perpetrator, or the lead perpetrator. If the case remains unsolved or with several killers, the case may be filed in the name of the victim]
Wade, Joshua p1 - Walker, Albert Johnson p1 - Walker, Denzil Keith p1 - Walker, James p1 - Wallner, Peter p1 - Walsh Street murders p2 - Walshe, Brian p2 - Wamsley, Andrew et al p2 - Ward, Delbert p2 - Ward, Douglas p2 - Ward, Jason p2 - Wardell, Gordon p2 - Warmus, Carolyn p1 - Warne & Lockett p2 - Warne, Susan p2 - Warnock, James p2 - Warr, Jason p2 - Warren, Edward p3 - Warren, Zoe & Keiran Adey p3 - Washington Snipers p3 - Waterman, Amber p4 - Waterman, John p4 - Waters, David et al p4 - Watkins, William p5 Watts, Chris p5 - Weaver, Eli & Barbara Raber p5 - Weaver, Ward p5 -
WADE, JOSHUA: World’s Most Evil Killers TV -
On 3rd August 2007 52-year-old nurse Mindy Schloss was preparing for a shift at the local medical centre but she never arrived. Detectives were horrified to learn that Mindy’s neighbour was 27-year-old Joshua Wade, a man who’d already escaped justice seven years earlier. It would take a city-wide manhunt and a dramatic standoff to finally capture the elusive killer. World’s Most Evil Killers s7e5: Joshua Wade, Sky Crime 2023
WALKER, ALBERT JOHNSON: Real Crime TV - Body at the Bottom of the Ocean TV -
‘Albert Walker thought he had committed the perfect murder and that he was going to get away from it scot-free.’ Real Crime [with Mark Austin] s6e4: The Almost Perfect Murder, ITV 2007, rozzer
A man’s body falls out [the nets] with the fish … the post-mortem revealed several injuries including a deep gash on his head. ibid.
1996: The mystery of Ron Platt’s death … They’ve stumbled across an international criminal on Interpol’s most-wanted list. ibid.
[comment]: Albert Walker was the most manipulative man I’ve ever met. Body at the Bottom of the Ocean aka Devil in Disguise: The Murder of Ronald Platt, Channel 5 2024
Albert Walker is the former financier accused of killing a British associate and assuming his identity. ibid. TV news
A murky tale of murder involving two continents and million of dollars. ibid. TV news
He needed a convincing uncomplicated identity. ibid. comment
The body had been trawled up by a local fishing trawler and brought into Brixham harbour. ibid. rozzer
WALKER, DENZIL KEITH: How I Caught the Killer TV -
6th July 1994, Lincolnshire: The body of a young woman is found in a ditch but who is she? How I Caught the Killer s2e4: Body in the Ditch, Sky Crime 2020
The woman had been badly beaten and had consumed a cocktail of drugs. ibid.
‘The actions of a sexual sadistic predator.’ ibid.
Julie was a 27-year-old Australian. She had been living in the UK for several years. ibid.
The police had a name: known sex offender Denzil Walker. ibid.
WALKER, JAMES: I Am A Killer TV -
[Walker]: I’ver never been a bad person. I’ve always been misunderstood. I Am a Killer s3e3: Blackout, Netflix 2024
In April 2002, James Walked was convicted of murdering store clerk James Curry. Walker has never denied committing the murder but claims to have no recollection of doing so. ibid. captions
From a young age Walker struggled to integrate socially. Walker claims his childhood aggression was linked to periods of memory loss. ibid.
WALKOWICZ, WANDA murder: see COLON, CARMEN murder
WALLNER, PETER: Faking It: Tears of a Crime TV - Killer at the Crime Scene TV -
A missing wife. The husband says it’s self-defence. But is he faking it? Faking It: Tears of a Crime s3e2: Peter Wallner
A quiet road in Cobham, Surrey, the commuter belt just south of London. It’s a Friday morning – time for the fortnightly emptying of wheelie bins. But this Friday in June 2009 was different because at this house the wheelie bin was different. ibid.
‘The bin was too heavy. The rubbishmen refused to remove it, then the landlords turned up, and on his way out he looked at the bin and he saw a foot sticking out the top.’ ibid. reporter
As word spread of the discovery, police asked if anyone could remember the young woman who lived at the house. Melanie Wallner, aged 30. It was while working at this exclusive hotel in Surrey she met the chef – Peter Wallner recently arrived from Germany. ibid.
His solution is to put her out with the rubbish. And he thinks that because the rubbish is collected mechanically that she will be tipped into the garbage disposal, probably crushed, end up on a landfill and no-one would be any the wiser. And actually that so nearly could have happened. ibid. Kerry
Saturday, 6th June 2009: A decomposing body has been found in a wheelie bin. But when the victim is identified, so is a world of deceit … ‘Where had she been for three years?’ Killer at the Crime Scene s2e10, Channel 5 2022
Melanie [Wallner] allegedly died three years ago of a brain aneurysm. ibid.
Detectives need to speak to Malanie’s husband, Peter. ibid.
WALSH, KATRINA: see WILLIAMS, SARAH
WALSH STREET murders: Crimes that Shook Australia TV -
On 12th October 1988 Melbourne would be rocked by the news of a vicious double shooting: the victims were two innocent police officers investigating an abandoned car. The investigation into the shootings would uncover a tale of revenge, violence and deceit. The brutal murders of two young police officers at Walsh Street were crimes that shook Australia. Crimes that Shook Australia s3e9: Walsh Street, CI 2018
Their threat to avenge the death of one of their own by killing two police was about to become very real. ibid.
The same names were being mentioned, names they were well aware of: the notorious bank robbers known as the Flemington Crew. ibid.
By July 1990 police had amassed enough evidence to charge four men with the Walsh Street killings: Peter McEvoy, Victor Peirce, Trevor Pettingill and Anthony Farrell would face justice in court. ibid.
The second crucial witness was Wendy Peirce, the wife of Victor Peirce … Whatever the reason for Wendy Peirce’s change of heart, the Crown’s case was fatally compromised. ibid.
‘They found each of the four not guilty.’ ibid. reporter
WALSHE, BRIAN: What goes on behind closed doors in the Walshe house? In 2014 Brian Walshe allegedly threatened to kill Ana and a friend. A years later she [Ana] married him. Now she’s missing and look at Brian’s smile! True Crime Recaps: Ana Walshe Case Shocking Details! Youtube 7.19, 2023
She never made it to the office … so what happened to Ana? ibid.
The next day Home Depot cameras caught him allegedly buying $450 worth of cleaning products. ibid.
They unearthed a hatchet, a hacksaw, a bloody rug and used cleaning stuff. ibid.
When they check out his browser history they found searches for how to dismember and dispose of a 115-pound woman’s body. ibid.