Sam Mullins
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To get to the Lady Jane's mooring just across the river, he needed a ride. Not just from anyone, but from a man named Captain Kirk.
On the short ride across the river, Albert would have had a perfect view of the Greenway estate.
On the short ride across the river, Albert would have had a perfect view of the Greenway estate.
The house is famous because Agatha Christie, the most famous mystery writer in history, lived there for the last 40 years of her life.
The house is famous because Agatha Christie, the most famous mystery writer in history, lived there for the last 40 years of her life.
Before he was picked up by Walker, Platt had breakfast at the place he was staying and checked out.
Before he was picked up by Walker, Platt had breakfast at the place he was staying and checked out.
As Ron Platt walked away from the Anchorage that morning, it was the last time he was ever seen alive. Back in the rented cottage, Sheena spent the day doing something I'm very familiar with. She was just trying to have a smooth time with her two young children.
As Ron Platt walked away from the Anchorage that morning, it was the last time he was ever seen alive. Back in the rented cottage, Sheena spent the day doing something I'm very familiar with. She was just trying to have a smooth time with her two young children.
When the kids fell asleep that night, as she waited for her father to return, Sheena did something that would prove to be very important in the case against Albert Walker. She turned on the TV. When Sheena first told police that she watched television the night Albert was gone, right away they asked, oh yeah, what was on?
When the kids fell asleep that night, as she waited for her father to return, Sheena did something that would prove to be very important in the case against Albert Walker. She turned on the TV. When Sheena first told police that she watched television the night Albert was gone, right away they asked, oh yeah, what was on?
And Sheena remembered exactly what she was watching that night.
And Sheena remembered exactly what she was watching that night.
The ceremony was in Atlanta, but since the UK is five hours ahead, it aired on tape delay in the UK the following night.
The ceremony was in Atlanta, but since the UK is five hours ahead, it aired on tape delay in the UK the following night.
Albert Walker eventually came back that night around 10 p.m., looking windswept and disheveled, and went straight to bed. The next morning, Captain Kirk took Albert, Sheena, and the kids to the Lady Jane to, quote, tidy up. Two days later, they went back to Woodham Walter, and five days after that, the fisherman John Coppock discovered Ron's body in his fishing net, six miles away from the shore.
Albert Walker eventually came back that night around 10 p.m., looking windswept and disheveled, and went straight to bed. The next morning, Captain Kirk took Albert, Sheena, and the kids to the Lady Jane to, quote, tidy up. Two days later, they went back to Woodham Walter, and five days after that, the fisherman John Coppock discovered Ron's body in his fishing net, six miles away from the shore.
So as the timeline came into focus, it was clear. By placing Ron and Albert and Sheena all on the river dart on those key dates, the inquiry had unearthed a clear story of circumstance. But the fact remained. If you're going to tell a story of circumstance in a jury trial, you need something more. They needed Sheena. And they needed her to testify.