REOPENED: Secret in the Well

Cold Case Files

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True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the fall of 1987, Fred Wilkerson disappeared. He didn't leave a note. There was no sign of foul play. And yet his son, Tim, knew in his heart what the whole town came to suspect - that Fred had been murdered. Sixteen years later, investigators take up the case, and look to get to the bottom of the town's biggest mystery. Join us for this classic Cold Case Files story, featuring the voice of Bill Kurtis. Check out our great sponsors! Nutrafol: Grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and use code FILES to save $10 off your first month’s subscription! Quote your car insurance at Progressive.com to join the over 29 million drivers who trust Progressive!

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0:00.0	Hey cold case fans, we have something special for you. We're bringing you double the episodes
0:05.2	every week. We know you dedicated fans need your fix in between new episodes, so every Thursday
0:11.4	we are back bringing some of our best episodes from previous seasons. Let us know which classic
0:16.4	episodes you'd like to hear again in the comments. And don't worry, we'll see you back here every
0:20.7	Tuesday for all new episodes of Cold Case Files too. Now onto the episode.
0:30.7	In all my years of law enforcement, very few times what I say that I've ever dealt with a true
0:35.8	social path. As Queen's was a conniving type person, Daddy Bought the property and then they
0:45.3	had it both in both of their names. She was going to get this property by whatever means possible.
0:51.9	It was late November 1987. Willie, Fred Wilkerson was a 49-year-old resident of the city of
1:00.2	LaGrain, Georgia, about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta. LaGrain just called the city, but it's really
1:06.8	more like a small town. The population at the time was fewer than 25,000. In addition to working
1:13.6	as a truck driver, Fred was also chief of the troop county volunteer rescue squad and a loving
1:19.0	father to his son, Tim and daughter, Tracey. But on that late fall day, the day after things
1:25.2	giving, Fred disappeared. He didn't tell anyone where he was going. He didn't leave a note.
1:33.6	He didn't even take a bag or clothes or his wristwatch. He just vanished and didn't come back.
1:40.4	What happened to Fred became the talk of the town. Rumors flew. People had suspicions,
1:46.9	but the truth remained a mystery for 16 years. From A&E, this is Cold Case Files, the podcast.
2:04.3	I'm Brooke. And to tell you the story of this classic case, the secret in the well, here's Bill Curtis.
2:11.2	In 1987, Tim Wilkerson is 18 years old. The night his father, Fred, goes missing.
2:17.8	I knew something was wrong, you know, immediately. When I got inside and saw there was no
2:22.1	note or anything. Of course, he was gone. His car was gone. And I thought it was very odd because
2:31.6	we always left each other's notes where we left, go somewhere. Of course, the next morning,
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