Chris Walker
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Michael and Norma began to believe that someone had murdered Jack so that Michael would take a harder fall. The same someone who had shot at Michael in his own backyard, and that someone was still a threat to Michael and his entire family. So even while preparing for his appeal, Michael decided that he couldn't hide behind his property wall anymore.
Michael and Norma began to believe that someone had murdered Jack so that Michael would take a harder fall. The same someone who had shot at Michael in his own backyard, and that someone was still a threat to Michael and his entire family. So even while preparing for his appeal, Michael decided that he couldn't hide behind his property wall anymore.
He called Sergeant Capron at the Stockton PD and told him that he was ready to help the police collect evidence against the person he believed had killed his father, his brother. Michael's call came as welcome news to the detectives looking into Jack's murder. Their searches of Robert's home and recording studio hadn't yielded conclusive evidence, but Robert remained their primary suspect.
He called Sergeant Capron at the Stockton PD and told him that he was ready to help the police collect evidence against the person he believed had killed his father, his brother. Michael's call came as welcome news to the detectives looking into Jack's murder. Their searches of Robert's home and recording studio hadn't yielded conclusive evidence, but Robert remained their primary suspect.
Maybe with Michael working for them, they could get Robert to confess on tape. They installed a recording device on Michael's home telephone, and Michael wasted no time in putting his brother on the defense. Here's a clip from one of the cassettes Michael recorded.
Maybe with Michael working for them, they could get Robert to confess on tape. They installed a recording device on Michael's home telephone, and Michael wasted no time in putting his brother on the defense. Here's a clip from one of the cassettes Michael recorded.
The audio might be a bit hard to understand since the tapes have degraded over the years. The men begin to argue about money, and then Robert asks Michael.
The audio might be a bit hard to understand since the tapes have degraded over the years. The men begin to argue about money, and then Robert asks Michael.
Apologize for shooting my father, Michael says. And in response, Robert insists that Jack died a different way. This caught the detective's attention because Robert said the same thing about a heart attack on multiple calls, like this one. There would be many such calls over the coming months, which Michael regularly turned over to police officers.
Apologize for shooting my father, Michael says. And in response, Robert insists that Jack died a different way. This caught the detective's attention because Robert said the same thing about a heart attack on multiple calls, like this one. There would be many such calls over the coming months, which Michael regularly turned over to police officers.
And with each call and each denial by Robert, Michael became increasingly aggressive in trying to get his brother to admit to the murder.
And with each call and each denial by Robert, Michael became increasingly aggressive in trying to get his brother to admit to the murder.
Michael was saying, are you trying to justify what you did now, that you took out Dad? Meanwhile, the newspapers caught wind of the investigation into Robert, which put additional strain on both him and his marriage. According to Robert's mother-in-law, They didn't talk.
Michael was saying, are you trying to justify what you did now, that you took out Dad? Meanwhile, the newspapers caught wind of the investigation into Robert, which put additional strain on both him and his marriage. According to Robert's mother-in-law, They didn't talk.
unhappy enough that she and Robert separated, and Annette moved out. Then, one night in November of 1991, about nine months after the murder, Robert called Annette's parents in distress.
unhappy enough that she and Robert separated, and Annette moved out. Then, one night in November of 1991, about nine months after the murder, Robert called Annette's parents in distress.
Why had he placed all the pets outside? And what was that smell?
Why had he placed all the pets outside? And what was that smell?