Walter Rice Timeline
(from all linked articles thus far)
July 6, 1920: Born Abbeville, SC
Or FL
1973-1983: works at Griswold Hotel (restaurant cook) Essex, CN
1990: relocates to McCormick, SC
Jan 1992: Serious auto accident
January 25, 1992: takes cab home due to damaged vehicle
Feb 1992: utility bills unpaid, mail uncollected; 2 yrs later, coroner estimates TOD as Feb 1 & COD as massive heart attack.
Later 1992: 2 thieves break in to WR’s trailer & discover his deceased remains; one waits months, then notifies PD
April 5, 1993: McCormick PD investigate, find Rice’s remains & remove Walter's body (1994 in one report- I think 93 correct)
Jan 26, 1994: Unsolved Mysteries airs Walter’s story seeking heirs.(Season 6, Ep 17)
April 1995: Rice’s 138-145K estate goes to the state of SC
MISC TIDBITS/ INFO:
-Social Security number invalid
-Birth Certificate- unverifiable
-Passport stamps from several
foreign countries.
-Fingerprints tied to CIA?
-Relatives: no wife, no kids,
youngest of 8 kids- so 7 brothers/
sisters. Possible “Niece, Jane”
-Visited 2 Hospitals: Augusta, GA
(listed niece “Jane, next-of-kin) &
Abbeville, SC (listed "James
Edwards", as next-of-kin, but this
person is actually a neighbor)
Let me know what I missed, or messed up & I’ll fix!