Buried Secrets: Walmart Santa and Family Face Murder Charges
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
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🗓️ 27 May 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
It’s one of the most grotesque true crime stories in Georgia’s history. Elwyn Crocker Sr., a former Walmart Santa Claus, stands accused of murdering his two children, burying their bodies in his backyard, and continuing life as if nothing happened. But the horror runs deeper: text messages show family members casually discussing burial details, including one that reads, “Cool! How deep?”
The children, Mary and Elwyn Jr., were never reported missing. Mary, forensic experts say, starved to death with a BMI of 8.6. Her brother’s body was so decomposed the cause of death couldn’t be determined—but both deaths were ruled homicides. As this dark saga winds its way through years of court delays, new revelations shake the case: a civil lawsuit now alleges Walmart ignored repeated warnings about Crocker’s alleged pedophilic behavior—while he was portraying Santa in their stores.
In this episode, we unpack the disturbing messages, the forensic testimony, and the devastating legal implications of both the murder charges and the civil lawsuit. What did Walmart know? Why did no one report the children missing? And how does a man portray holiday cheer while allegedly hiding a house of horror?
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| 0:00.0 | This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. |
| 0:05.7 | Well, here we go. |
| 0:06.9 | We got a story about Georgia man, Santa Claus, Walmart, and a lot of abuse. |
| 0:15.0 | One of those fine uplifting stories that picks you up and makes you feel good. |
| 0:19.9 | A Georgia man who once played Santa Claus |
| 0:22.7 | at a Walmart is at the center |
| 0:24.9 | of a chilling double murder case. And if you're wondering, yeah, |
| 0:28.3 | that's him behind me. That was Santa |
| 0:30.9 | at a Walmart. |
| 0:32.9 | He's accused of killing two of his own children |
| 0:36.4 | and burying them in his backyard, |
| 0:39.1 | all with the alleged help of his wife, her mother, and other family members. |
| 0:45.8 | Family matters. |
| 0:47.9 | Alwyn Crocker Sr. is charged with the murders of 14-year-old Mary Crocker and her brother, |
| 0:52.1 | also 14, Elwyn Crocker Jr., who died two years ago in |
| 0:56.9 | 2018 and 2016, respectively. Prosecutors say the children were never reported missing, and their |
| 1:02.9 | bodies were ultimately discovered behind their family home in Effington County. Following a tip from a |
| 1:09.8 | concerned individual in late 2018, text messages presented by prosecutors |
| 1:14.4 | during motion hearings this week have revealed disturbing details about the alleged crimes. In one |
| 1:20.0 | exchange, Crocker Sr. reported texts his wife, mother, Kim Wright, saying, |
| 1:24.7 | Almost done. Barrying Mary. her reply, cool, how deep? |
| 1:33.7 | Cool. |
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