Missing and Murdered Children

I wrote about the abduction at knifepoint yesterday of Collin & Monte Walker by their father in Terre Haute, Indiana. Unfortunately the case turned deadly for four-year-old Collin Walker, his father stabbed him to death. In the case of two-year-old Monte Walker, he was also stabbed by his father, but at the time of this writing he is recovering at a Terre Haute, Indiana hospital.Why did this happen? Could this kidnapping have been handled differently by law enforcement? According to this article from WTHR Indianapolis News an Amber Alert should have been called earlier:

Police say Walker took his children at knife point from their grandparents Terre Haute home at around 1:00 pm Tuesday. Teresa Walker recently filed for divorce, calling her husband mentally unstable and threatening.

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Update: June 14th 12:30 a.m. PDT

WTHR - Indianapolis Indiana News is reporting that the amber alert issued for Collin and Monte Walker was called off just before midnight. Police would not give any information other than to say that they were working a crime scene. When asked if the children were alright, they stated they could not give out that information.

Another headline found on the web stated: “Amber Alert Ends Tragically”. Continue reading