Carla Walker, Part Seven: Detective John Terrell

Gone Cold - Texas True Crime

Vincent Strange

True Crime

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Few individuals outside of the Walker family dedicated their lives to finding Carla Walker’s murderer; to be certain, no police officer worked as diligently and relentlessly as Fort Worth Police Department Burglary Detective, John Terrell. His work on Carla’s case largely drove the narrative that the local public came to know and trust. But was his motive rooted in seeking Justice for Carla or was Terrell’s deepest, most subconscious desires to see the case through a result of his hellbent obsession with a known burglar and rapist? Please listen to the end of the episode for a promo from our friend and fellow Texan’s podcast, Swindled. You can support gone cold podcast – texas true crime by visiting https//:www.patreon.com/gonecoldpodcast. There you’ll also find exclusive monthly episodes available only to donors.You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter by using @gonecoldpodcast

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0:25.0	We'd also like to ask that you stick around until the end of the episode for a promo of our friend and fellow
0:30.7	Texans podcast, swindled.
0:33.4	Now on to the show.
0:35.3	The Gone Cold Podcast may contain violent or graphic subject matter.
0:39.2	Listener discretion is advised. But I did have several inmates to tell me was one of the most cold-blooded people they'd ever met.
1:06.0	Sure enough, bad actors convicts that were in there for murders and a few other things. Oh, The abduction and murder of Carla Walker has largely been defined in the press for many years by one individual's narrative.
1:50.0	John Terrell was a burglary detective in 1974 and would retire as such several years later turning
1:56.5	down according to him a promotion to homicide.
2:00.4	After he retired he dedicated a majority of his time and efforts to finding Carla's Killer, or rather proving that he knew who Carla's Killer was.
2:09.5	Terrell was written up with unfettered praise several times by local journalists, his investigative efforts
2:15.4	often written as gospel by several local news sources.
2:19.2	It's understandable because Terrell's narrative reads like a detective magazine story.
2:24.3	It's almost irresistible.
2:26.3	This is the story of Detective John Terrell's obsessive crusade.
2:31.5	On August 27th, 1973, a young Texas Christian University student, Jennifer, struggled to start
2:38.6	the ignition of her car.
2:40.3	A man began approaching the vehicle, but just before he got near the car it fired up.
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