Unsolved Dallas Case: Faith, Betrayal, and the Attack on Pastor Walker's Wife

The Attack on Peggy Walker

• 📌 On April 22nd, 1987, Peggy Walker, wife of a prominent Dallas pastor, was found severely beaten and strangled in her garage.
• 💔 She was only 38 years old, a devoted mother of two, and unable to walk, talk, or eat independently after the attack.

Suspicion Falls on Pastor Walker

• 🔍 Dallas police and media immediately focused on Reverend Walker, who claimed innocence.
• 🤥 Detectives discovered Pastor Walker lied about his whereabouts on the night of the attack, revealing he was with his mistress instead of at the SMU library.
• ⚖️ He invoked the Fifth Amendment 43 times before a grand jury and refused to speak with the Dallas Police Department.

Allegations and Defense

• ✉️ Pastor Walker insisted his family had received death threats prior to the attack, but authorities believed he authored these letters himself.
• 🎤 Under pressure, he resigned from his church and later moved to California with his lover, Lucy Papon, before filing for divorce.

Trial and Acquittal

• 🧬 In August 1992, DNA evidence led to the arrest of Ray Lee Walker for the attempted murder of his wife.
• 🎭 His 1993 trial was described as a circus, with his lover testifying and Walker emotionally recounting finding Peggy.
• ❌ Despite prosecutors' arguments, the jury deliberated for 17 hours and found Ray Lee Walker not guilty.

Lingering Questions

• 😔 Peggy Walker sadly passed away in 2011, and her children grew up without her.
• ❓ Dallas police were unable to identify any other suspects, leaving the question of who attacked and ultimately killed Peggy Walker unsolved.