GUILTY TX - Sarah Walker, 40, stabbed to death in McKinney model home, 8 July 2006

[deannegold]

JBean]I have seen some pretty bizarre Buyer's in my day... but that is just so hard to even imagine.
I also wonder if there is just a part of her life that hasn't surfaced or if it was just some drug crazed wildperson. Either which way it is the nightmare of every new home sales person.

As an investigative writer in the same city that Sarah Anne Walker was murdered, an option to write an article or book on the subject was recently presented. For that reason it was suggested I check this web site in hopes of learning more about Sarah’s personality. That said, I think realtors might be unnecessarily frightened. Absolutely everyone should be vigilante and take personal safety precautions seriously, but it appears there’s no need for realtors to panic. By all accounts, there is much more to the story than has been made public. For now, just pray for Sarah’s loved ones and for the police who are reportedly working around the clock to bring them closure.

 

[JBean]

As an investigative writer in the same city that Sarah Anne Walker was murdered, an option to write an article or book on the subject was recently presented. For that reason it was suggested I check this web site in hopes of learning more about Sarah’s personality. That said, I think realtors might be unnecessarily frightened. Absolutely everyone should be vigilante and take personal safety precautions seriously, but it appears there’s no need for realtors to panic. By all accounts, there is much more to the story than has been made public. For now, just pray for Sarah’s loved ones and for the police who are reportedly working around the clock to bring them closure.

Welcome.

I think that you are right in that not just realtors should be vigilant and cautious. As I said in another post, I lock my self in my storefront because I am alone in there.It is in a shopping center with lots of other businesses.But I am still alone.
I was taken at gunpoint once in my place of business, with lots of other co-workers around, and I don't intend to have it happen again.
Realtors get particularly spooked because the nature of our business puts us alone in homes with strangers at all different hours. But it can certainly happen to anyone at antime, even in our own homes.
We will be anxious to hear what you may uncover during your investigation. Hopefully you can share with us what you discover.

 

[close_enough]

This is one of those cases I'm becoming obsessed with...uh-oh. I am constantly thinking about it. Maybe because we are in the same profession, or who knows. I just know I wish we were getting more information. But since we aren't I hope LE is holding it back and has info that will result in an arrest.

same here....i wish we'd hear something....

 

[close_enough]

By all accounts, there is much more to the story than has been made public.

yeah, i don't doubt that at all....thanks!..

keep us posted if you can...

 

[deannegold]

Thank you for your thoughts. I can only imagine how I'd feel were I a realtor: scared out of my mind. So again, it's important to remember that this crime appears to have been highly personal so for any realtor out there, try not to worry.

 

[scandi]

Welcome Deannegold to WS! You're a Web Sleuther now ;}

I sold real estate from '81 - '91, and holding open houses was standard fare for the job. We never worried about it or even thought about it. It was a different age.

Maybe now that is why I don't think this murder has anything to do with her being a Realtor. It just means that the killer had to have the right opportunity to get to her.

Whomever did this, I think {and think many of the group do as well}, think it was a crime motivated by anger. A struggle in two parts of the house, so many stab wounds to probably insure she was dead and no rape or theft of her personal items tell me that. She had to be a very self assured gal as I've read she might have spent what she made but did well and enjoyed the lifestyle. I don't think she would put up with somebody accosting her suddenly without a fight, which is what I think happened.

Someone wanted her gone, out of the picture forever, and I think that person knew where she would be as they had studied her routine, waited for the perfect moment to confront her and then probably moved swiftly in trying to kill her with the knife. The killer might not have anticipated a struggle from her, and hopefully that struggle will help name the perpatrator.

I heard Pat Brown say the other day that someone can deliver 27 stab wounds in just minutes. The perp wouldn't have much to say as he or she would know time was of the essence, and so I doubt there was much talk and think the amount of time the killer was in the house was just the time it took to kill her

I'd guess 10 minutes would have done it. 10 minutes of hell for Sarah, and now I just want Justice for her.

It's just what I think with so little to go on, and that can change in the blink of an eye with probably any info at all! It's been almost 2 weeks. The police have to have a handle on it, don't you think. They just won't say anything until it is a bullet proof prosecution.

Deanne, do you know if the house was carpeted? We are going to enjoy discussing the case with you, oh and we'll probably try to pick your brain. We are starving for any info we can get now!

Scandi

 

[docwho3]

I don't know if this crime was from personal anger or just a paranoid anger. Remember the murder committed by scot dyleski (he killed the wife of that prominent defense atty)? He stabbed his victem several times but he really had no personal relationship with her of any kind. It was alleged that he had used stolen credit cards to buy things and that he had tried to have stuff shipped to the same address I think and thought she had picked up "his" stuff when it was delivered. We could be looking for a similar individual or other younger type person. Maybe someone had a similar "reason" to kill. Who knows?

 

[indallas2]

Just read in the Dallas Morning News that this case will be profiled on America's Most Wanted this week along with another murder in McKinney that is unsolved.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-quadkilling_20cco.ART0.North.Edition1.22ba88a.html

 

[YellowDog]

Here is a portion of an article I found on WFAA.COM describing two previous attacks on Sarah. I found it interesting that no one was identified either time, nothing was missing on the first attack and the police have no record of the second attack. Could she be covering up for someone? Was it her ex? Was he a wife beater? Was she afraid of him and is that why she moved out instead of asking him to leave? If she was afraid of her husband though, I don't think she would have left her son with him. Did she enrage him that morning when he came by her apartment? Something is very strange here. Supposedly, she loved him and, supposedly, he still loved her yet they divorced. So many questions and so few answers...............................................

Quote:
Family members said Walker had not mentioned being afraid for her safety. They said they had no idea who killed her but noted that she had called police to report two incidents at her Frisco home.

The first call came on Oct. 31 when Walker reported that a friend had stolen some property. When police arrived, nothing was missing and it appeared that Walker was intoxicated, according to police. She had a bump on her head, and paramedics took her to Centennial Medical Center in Frisco.

Family members said the second call came in November when Walker told them that she was attacked in her home so severely that she was taken to the hospital. She told her family that someone had broken in, but she could not identify her attacker.

Police say they have no record of that attack, and a spokeswoman at Centennial said she was admitted after the October incident only.

Mull said Tuesday that he believes there is a connection between those attacks and Walker's death.

"It's an incredible coincidence, let's put it that way," he said. End Quote

Yellowdog

 

[kato]

Here is a portion of an article I found on WFAA.COM describing two previous attacks on Sarah. I found it interesting that no one was identified either time, nothing was missing on the first attack and the police have no record of the second attack. Could she be covering up for someone? Was it her ex? Was he a wife beater? Was she afraid of him and is that why she moved out instead of asking him to leave? If she was afraid of her husband though, I don't think she would have left her son with him. Did she enrage him that morning when he came by her apartment? Something is very strange here. Supposedly, she loved him and, supposedly, he still loved her yet they divorced. So many questions and so few answers...............................................

Quote:
Family members said Walker had not mentioned being afraid for her safety. They said they had no idea who killed her but noted that she had called police to report two incidents at her Frisco home.

The first call came on Oct. 31 when Walker reported that a friend had stolen some property. When police arrived, nothing was missing and it appeared that Walker was intoxicated, according to police. She had a bump on her head, and paramedics took her to Centennial Medical Center in Frisco.

Family members said the second call came in November when Walker told them that she was attacked in her home so severely that she was taken to the hospital. She told her family that someone had broken in, but she could not identify her attacker.

Police say they have no record of that attack, and a spokeswoman at Centennial said she was admitted after the October incident only.

Mull said Tuesday that he believes there is a connection between those attacks and Walker's death.

"It's an incredible coincidence, let's put it that way," he said. End Quote

Yellowdog

Maybe she did it for attention? Some people go to those extremes.

 

[izzyB]

Maybe she did it for attention? Some people go to those extremes.

what i remember reported about these two "strange" incidents is that the police said she appeared to be intoxicated when they came out that first time, and that she was unable to identify anything that had been taken.

she had her Ex pick her up from the hospital after the second, and they were living apart by then, as with the first attack, so i really do not think that if he was the perp she would call him for a ride home, but of course stranger things have happened and i know you cannot discount that she would call her batterer if it was the EX.

the thing that has disturbed me the most is that a friend of hers said, maybe in the article in sunday's paper, that about a year before they split sarah showed up with a black eye one day at work. nothing was said about this.
could it be from the husband, sure. could it be from bumping heads with her little boy, sure. could she have gotten drunk and fallen, sure. we really do not know at this point.

in the sunday paper she was portrayed as a go-getter and a take charge kind of person who enjoyed a good time. i do not see that type of person letting her son live with the man who beat her up, so that is why i do not believe she had a history of physical stuff with the Ex, but of course this could be entirely wrong and he's the guy. i just have no idea.

 

[scandi]

Morning Izzy Mae,

Maybe the son was awarded custody in the divorce. He could have had a sharp attny, and he could have held something over Sara's head and threatened to spill the beans if she contested him. Like if she had a drinking problem for instance. Just thinking here, not starting a rumor. LOL

I also had read right away that in one of the attacks she fell down the stairs which is why she had to go to the hospital.

Today is the first time though that I have heard about another crime in McKinney that the police might be looking at in relationship to hers. I do trust the cops 6th sense about the attack and the murder maybe being related.

For some reason I don't think a husband would choose a knife as a weapon because it would create such a messy scene, and even if he came in wearing something to remove after it was over, he would have to dispose of it and that always would bring a liability to him if it was found.

I could see a woman choosing a knife more than a man. This is really complicated to put together because there is so much we don't know :banghead:

SCandi

 

[kato]

Morning Izzy Mae,

Maybe the son was awarded custody in the divorce. He could have had a sharp attny, and he could have held something over Sara's head and threatened to spill the beans if she contested him. Like if she had a drinking problem for instance. Just thinking here, not starting a rumor. LOL

I also had read right away that in one of the attacks she fell down the stairs which is why she had to go to the hospital.

Today is the first time though that I have heard about another crime in McKinney that the police might be looking at in relationship to hers. I do trust the cops 6th sense about the attack and the murder maybe being related.

For some reason I don't think a husband would choose a knife as a weapon because it would create such a messy scene, and even if he came in wearing something to remove after it was over, he would have to dispose of it and that always would bring a liability to him if it was found.

I could see a woman choosing a knife more than a man. This is really complicated to put together because there is so much we don't know :banghead:

SCandi

Don't forget Darren Mack who used a knife of some sort. Or O.J. if one feels (as I do) that he is guilty. Those were both very messy crime scenes.

 

[izzyB]

Morning Izzy Mae,

SCandi

i hope you will not be offended if i point out that i am not izzy mae, but rather izzyB. :waitasec: i know if can get confusing have two izzy's on the site.

 

[scandi]

Oh I'm so sorry IzzyB. I just woke up and have had no coffee! My coffee maker died this morning. I wasn't even thinking when I wrote that.

:blowkiss: Scandi

 

[kato]

Oh I'm so sorry IzzyB. I just woke up and have had no coffee! My coffee maker died this morning. I wasn't even thinking when I wrote that.

:blowkiss: Scandi

I would be going nuts if I didn't get that 1st cup of joe as soon as I get up.

 

[scandi]

I'm with you Kato. And my body is so use to it I'm going to have to get dressed, run down to Starbucks before I can finish reading the new posts.

Right now posting here I have the regular address bar showing. But if I go to any search engine, Yahoo or Google, it isn't there. When I get back Kato I'll call the computer guy and pass on the info he tells me. I tried to learn what to do last night by Googling - no address bar + repair - but it was too complicated and has something to do with Mozilla Firefox I think.

Scandi

 

[izzyB]

Oh I'm so sorry IzzyB. I just woke up and have had no coffee! My coffee maker died this morning. I wasn't even thinking when I wrote that.

:blowkiss: Scandi

it is no problem whatsoever. izzy mae has not posted on this particular thread as far as i know, but i only pointed out in case she did start. i might have said one thing, and then she another thing, and then you might be totally confused!!!

and actually, when i see she has posted on a thread more than once or twice, i try to avoid posting just so we will not be confused by others!!!

and btw, i LIVE for that first cup of coffee in the morning. i get up before 6 and the only thing that is mandatory is that coffee!!

 

[kato]

I'm with you Kato. And my body is so use to it I'm going to have to get dressed, run down to Starbucks before I can finish reading the new posts.

Right now posting here I have the regular address bar showing. But if I go to any search engine, Yahoo or Google, it isn't there. When I get back Kato I'll call the computer guy and pass on the info he tells me. I tried to learn what to do last night by Googling - no address bar + repair - but it was too complicated and has something to do with Mozilla Firefox I think.

Scandi

Ok thanks. Go get that coffee!

 

[deannegold]

Thanks Scandi. Sorry I it took me so long to get back. My understanding is that the area of the struggle is hardwood. I'm told too that the flooring of the adjacent kitchen is granite- like tile. This is a very high stakes investigation so until and unless there's an arrest, don't count on anything being released. It simply won't happen. Dynamics behind the scenes have insured it. FYI: As for LE narrowing it down to six suspects, among them a woman, sources claiming inside information state LE claims no such statement was ever made. But, the possiblity of her killer being a woman is certainly up there. Again, this was a very personal attack.