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The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

Episode 240 - Call of Duty and the Cheerleader - The Murder of Emma Walker

The Minds of Madness - True Crime Stories

themindsofmadness

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.4 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

A 16-year-old Cheerleader from Tennessee was shot through her bedroom wall in the middle of the night. 

Police initially suspected her on-again/off-again footballer boyfriend, who took straight to social media to mourn her murder.

But just days before her death, the victim told friends about a mysterious man in black stalking her neighborhood…

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Research & Writing:
Giselle Melanson Tattrie

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Law and Crime
Law and Crime 2
Law & Crime 3
ABC News
WBIR News10
Oxygen
Medium
Court Junkie Ep 128: A Fatal Obsession: The Emma Walker Story
People
Legacy.com
Yahoo News
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 
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The Commercial Appeal
Facebook
State of Tennessee v. William Riley Gaul
The Independent 

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0:29.0

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0:29.8

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0:31.6

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0:33.3

The You know, A 16-year-old cheerleader from Tennessee was shot through her bedroom wall in the middle of the night.

1:11.8

Police initially suspected her on-again, off-again footballer boyfriend, who took

1:16.4

straight to social media to mourn her murder.

1:19.8

But just days before her death, the victim told friends about a mysterious man in black

1:25.5

stalking her neighborhood.

1:27.8

Police soon uncovered a clue in a video game stunt called the Call of Duty Wallbanger,

1:33.5

where the player shoots a victim through a wall and hits their target.

1:38.6

Join me now, as we find out how First Corinthians, a fake kidnapping, and a full house actor,

1:46.0

all came together to convict a murderous intruder who never even entered the house.

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