the ba ck of the AWBESH automobile and he strangled her to deaths
Additionally, she was raped either before or after her death and
her body was buried in an irrigation ditch. Whitaker, a personable
and likeable young man, was not suspected for some time. When he
submitted to a polygra ph test, the inconsistencies in his sbory
became evident and he finakly confessed, revealing the location of
the body. He claimed that he blacked out at the time of the actual
killing and the assault. Because of the intensity of the feeling
at lubbock, he was granted a change of venue to Vernon, Tex., and
there he was convicted and sentenced to die, Whitaker calmly went
to his death in the electric chair on August 30, 195. His last
words, spoken to a prison official with whom he had become friendly,
were? "Captain, you've been mighty good to me and I want to tell
you that I appreciate it very mich,"
SOURCES: TRUE DETECTIVE, JANUARY, 1959
MASTER DETECTIVE, NOVEMBER, 1973
See 268 SOUTHWESTERN -2nd= 172
the ba ck of the S¥SESH automobile and he strangled her to deaths
Additionally, she was raped either before or after her death and
her body was buried in an irrigation ditche Whitaker, a personable
and likeable young man, was not suspected for some time. then he
submitted to a polygra ph test, the inconsistencies in his sbory
became evident and he finakly confessed, revealing the location of
the bodye He claimed that he blacked out at the time of the actual
killing and the assault. Because of the intensity of the feeling
at Iubbock, he was granted a change of veme to Vernon, Tex., and
there he was convicted and sentenced to die, Whitaker calmly went
to his death in the electric chair on August 30, 195). His last
words, spoken to a prison official with whom he had become friendly,
were: "Captain, you've been mighty good to me and I’ want to tell
you that I appreciate it very mich," :
SOURCES: TRUE DETECTIVE, JANUARY, 1959
MASTER DETECTIVE, NOVEMBER, 1973
See 268 SOUTHWESTERN -2nd-'172
the ba ck of the ¥KME&K automobile and he strangled her to death.
Additionally, she was raped either before or after her death and
her body was buried in an irrigation ditch. Whitaker, a personable
and likeable young man, was not suspected for some time. When he
submitted to a polygra ph test, the inconsistencies in his st
became evident and he finally confessed, revealing the location of
the body, He claimed that he blacked out at the time of the actual
Killing and the assault, Because of the intensity of the feeling
at Iubbock, he was granted a change of veme to Vernon, Tex., and
there he was convicted and sentenced to die, Whitaker calmly went
to his death in the electric chair on August 30, 195h. His last
words, spoken to a prison official with whom he had become friendly,
were: "Captain, you've been mighty good to me and I want to tell
you that I appreciate it very mch,"
SOURCES: TRUE DETECTIVE, JANUARY, 1959
MASTER DETECTIVE, NOVEMBER, 1973
See 268 SOUTHWESTERN -2nd='172
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Whitaker, a 19-year-old native of Wethersfield, Conn., was the son of
a well-to-do and respected transportation executive. However, his
police record showed no Less than 46 violations of the law for crimes
such as vandalism, petit larceny, housebreaking, automobile theft and
safe-cracking. Finally he joined the U, S, Air Force to escape pro=
Secution and was stationed at Reese 4ir Force Base outside of Lubbock,
Texas, while awaiting admission to £light training school. While at
a Iubbock skating rink, he met 18-year-old Joyce Fern White, a high
school ‘student who lived nearby and a romance blossomed between the
two. Miss White wanted to move up the date of their prospective
marriage EKEXX but Whitaker was more deeply in love with a girl back
in Wethersfield. Shortly before he was to be transferred to San
_ Antoniog he claims that she told him that she was pregnant and he
egreed to elope to New Mexico. On the night of Jan. 8, 1953, they
returned from their date early and he left her house ailone, By a
pre-arranged plang he returned and she met him, They drove out in
the country and Whitaker claims that she informed him that she was.
not actually pregnant and he became enraged. There was spme cord in
WHITAKER, Walter E., Jr.
Whitaker, a 19-year-old native of Wethersfield, Conn., was the son of
a well-to-do and respected transportation executive. However » his
police record showed no less than 6 violations of the law for crimes
such as varidalism, petit larceny, housebreaking, automobile theft and
safe-crackinge Finally he joined the U, 5, Air Force to escape pro~
secution and was stationed at Reese 4ir Force Base outside of Lubbock,
Texas, while awaiting admission to Plight training school, While at
a Iubbock skating rink, he met 18-year-old Joyce Fern White, a high
school. student who lived nearby and a romance blossomed between the
two. Miss White wanted to move up the date of their prospective
marriage KAXXK but Whitaker was more deeply in love with a girl back
| in Wethersfield. Shortly before he was to be transferred to San
Antoniog he claims that she told him that she was pregnant and he
agreed to elope to New Mexico, On the night of Jan. 8, 1953, they
returned from their date early and he left her house alone. By a
pre-arranged plan, he returned and she met him. They drove out in
the country and Whitaker claims that she cnt orped him that she Was.
not actually pregnant and he became enraged. There was some cord in
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agreed to elope to New Mexico. On the night of Jan. 8, 1953, they
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