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| almost anxiously, confessed to the crime stating that he had always
| hated women and knew that someday he would kill one. He asked that
he be tried, given the death sentence and hanged as quickly as possi-
ble. Subsequently, a wealthy importer who had seen his photograph in
| the newspapers came forward and said that Walter was the man who had
| bludgeoned him into unconsciousness and robbed him of an expensive
| wrist watch after the importer had invited him to his home on the
| night of Dec. 1, 1935, MAKER Walter admitted this and said that he
thought that he had killed the man, He was strongly suspected of
having perpetrated a series of sex murders in San Francisco in 1931
| which were unsolved and aleo of having killed a Utah business student
at Golden Gate Park, Louise Jeppeson, on May 13, 1934, and whose mur-
der in many details was similar to that of Miss Cousins, Walter, how-
ever, refused to admit anything other than the killing of Miss Cousins
and the attack on the importer. Found sane by a panel of psychiatrists
Walter's attorneys who had pleaded him hot guilty by reason of insanity!
had little defense as he admitted the Cousins killing and begged to
be hanged. His last words, spoken to the Warden before he was hanged
at Yan Quentin on Dec. 4, 1936, were: "It is a great life if you don't
weaken," '
_ AMAZING DETECTIVE, Auge, 19623; MASTER DETECTIVE, Decey 197k. Page 26
almost anxiously, confessed to the crime stating that he had always
hated women and knew that someday he would kill one. He asked that
he be tried, given the death sentence and hanged as quickly as possi-
ble. Subsequently, a wealthy importer who had seen his photograph in
the newspapers came forward and said that Walter was the man who had
bludgeoned him into unconsciousness and robbed him of an expensive
wrist watch after the importer had invited him to his home on the
night of Dec. 1, 1935, KXKEEX Walter admitted this and said that he
thought that he had killed the man, He was strongly suspected of
having perpetrated a series of sex murders in San Francisco in 1931
which were unsolved and also of having killed a Utah business student
at Golden Gate Dark, Louise Jeppeson, on May 13, 193, and whose mur-
der in many details was similar to that of Miss Cousins, Walter, how-
ever, refused to admit anything other than the killing of Miss Cousins
and the attack on the importer, Found sane by a panel of psychiatrists
Walter's attorneys who had pleaded him hot guilty by reason of insanity
had little defense as he admitted the Cousins killing and begged to
be hanged. His last words, spoken to the Warden before he was hanged
at San Quentin on Dec. , 1936, were: "It is a great life if you don't
weaken," :
AMAZING DETECTIVE, Aug, 19623 MASTER DETECYIVE, Dec., 197). Page 26
almost anxiously, confessed to the crime ae that he had alvays
hated wanen and knew that someday he would one. He asked that
he be tried, given the death sentence and Wee as quickly as possi-
ble. Subsequently, a wealthy importer who had seen his Photograph tn
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bludgeoned him into unconsciousness and robbed him of an expensive
wrist watch after the importer had invited him to his hone on the
night of Dec. 1, 1935, XIMMEE Walter admitted this and said that he
thought that he had killed the man, He was strongly suspected of
having perpetrated a series of sex murders in San Francisco in 1931
which were unsolved and aleo of having killed a Utah business student
at Golden Gate Bark, Louise Jeppeson, on May 13, 193), and whose mur-
der in many details was similar to that of Miss Cousins, Walter, how-|
ever, refused to admit anything other than the killing of Miss Cousins
and the attack on the importer, Found sane by a panel of psychiatrists
Walter's attorneys who had pleaded him hot guilty by reason of insanity|
| had little defense as he admitted the Cousins killing and begged to
be hanged, His last words, spoken to the Warden before he was hanged
at, ios ees on Dec. 4, 1936, were: "It is a great life if you don't
weak:
AMAZING DETECTIVE, Aug., 19623 MASTER DETECTIVE, Dec., 197. Page 26
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“WALTER, Albert, dr.
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Walter, the 28-year-old son of a well-to-do Boston realtor, had acted _
irrationally since his early teen years. In 1930, he enlisted in the
Army and-was-assigned- to the Medical Cerps-but deserted in 1932. Prior
A wanderer, he
tried his hand at many different occupatiohs ranging from restaurant
manager to janitor and even acquired a wife in New tork City, but
nothing seemed to settle down and he inevitably returned to San Fran-
“cisco. On his last return, he met 25=year=old Blanche Cousins, a na-=
tive of Idaho on_a Greyhound Bus in Salt Lake City, MissCousins was
going to San “rancisco to enroll in business shcool and, as she knew
noone in the city, she accepted Walter's invita6ion to show her .
around. On the night of June 16, 1936,-she invited him to her apart-
ment for dimer, After they had eaten, Walter made advances and when
when she proved to be unreceptive, he strangled her into unconscious
ness with his hands and killed her with a garrote fashioned from hex
ohe of her silk stockings and tied to the head of her bed. 4fter she
was dead, he undressed her and ravaged the body for over an hour,
Identified as the young man who had been seen in her company repeatedly
for over a’ week, :he was arrested in his hotel room and he immediately
“WALTER, Albert, Jr.
eae |
Walter, the 28-year-old son of a well-to-do Boston realtor, had acted
irrationally since his early teen years. In 1930, he enlisted in the
Army and-was—assigned tothe Medical Corps but deserted in 1932. Prior
to his receiving am dishonorable discharge, he spent some time in the
Army Disciplinary Barracks then located ah Alcatraz. A wanderer, he
tried his hand at many different occupatiohs ranging from: restaurant
manager to janitor and even acquired a wife in New tork City, but
nothing seemed to settle down and he inevitably returned to San Fran-
“cisco. On his last returny he met 25-year-old Blanche Cousins, a na=
tive of Idaho on_a Greyhound Bus in Salt Lake City. MissCousins was
going to San “rancisco to enroll in business shcool and, as she knew
noone in the city, she accepted Walter's invitation to show her
around. On the night of June 16, 1936,-she invited him to her apart-
ment for dinner. After they had eaten, Walter made advances and when
when she proved to be unreceptive, he strangled her into unconscious=
ness with his hands and killed her with a garrote fashioned from hex
one of her silk stockings and tied to the head of her bed. After she
was dead, he undressed her and ravaged the body for over an hour.
Identified as the young man who had been seen in her company repeatedly
for over a week, he was arrested in his hotel room and he immediately,
WALTER, Albert, Jr.
Walter, the 28-year-old son of a well-to-do Boston realtor, had acted
irrationally since his early teen years. In 1930, he enlisted in the
Army and was-assigned to the Medical Corps-but deserted in 1932. Prior
to his receiving am dishonorable discharge, he spent some time in the
Army Disciplinary Barracks then located ah Alcatraz. A wanderer, he
tried his hand at many different occupatiochs ranging from restaurant
manager to janitor and even acquired a wife in New York City, but
nothing seemed to settle down and he inevitably returned to San Fran-
cisco. On his last return, he met 25-year-old Blanche Cousins, a na=
tive of Idaho ona Greyhound Bus in Salt Lake City, MissCousins was
going to San Francisco to enroll in business shcool and, as she knew
noone in the city, she accepted Walter's dnvita6ion to show her
around. On the night of June 16, 1936,-she invited him to her apart-
ment for dimer, After they had eaten, Walter made advances and when
when she proved to be unreceptive, he strangled her into unconscious=
ness with his hends and killed her with a garrote fashioned fron
one of her silk stockings and tied to the head of her bed, After she
was dead, he undressed her and ravaged the body for over an hour.
Identified as the young man who had been seen in her company repeatedly]
for over @ week, he wae arrested in his hotel roon and he smediat ely,
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