luckyseven
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2015
- Messages
- 1,319
- Reaction score
- 111
I looked for a thread on this and didn't see one, which seems very surprising.
Hamilton Co. Cold Case: Who Killed Joshua Walden?
April 24 2015, 08:33 AM
Hamilton Co. Cold Case: Who Killed Joshua Walden?
April 24 2015, 08:33 AM
Investigators are turning to new resources to help solve a Hamilton County child murder case. For nearly 15 years, Joshua Walden's killer has not been brought to justice.
"The murderer is still out there and as long as I keep this memory alive then maybe this won't happen to another child," said Crystal Walden, the victim's older sister.
<snipped>
Her brother was just 10 years old when he went missing. The East Lake Elementary student was last seen riding his bicycle alone one Friday. He was reported missing the next day and on Sunday, December 10th, 2000, a horrific discovery. "Then, approximately 12 hours or so after it was reported, his body was discovered by his brother and some friends who were walking the neighborhood," said Sgt. Bill Phillips, of Chattanooga Police.
Phillips was among the Chattanooga detectives investigating. Josh's body was found up along a trail off 16th Avenue. Grisly details of how he was murdered were withheld for a year. Crystal first spoke with NewsChannel9 in 2001 after finding out that Josh was suffocated then covered with muriatic or hydrochloric acid.
<snipped>
"We are currently in communication with the TBI crime lab about some testing available today wasn't back then, new-type DNA testing," said Mathis.
Authorities will send things collected from the crime scene and ask for forensic testing that could provide clues for the TBI crime lab to decipher. Investigators are also turning to help on a broader scale.