The Vanishing of Walter Collins
From Crime at Bedtime by Jack Laurence
May 2, 2026 · 30 min · Season 2 · Episode 45
About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of nine-year-old Walter Collins and the ensuing battle with a corrupt police department.
In 1928, nine-year-old Walter Collins vanished on his way to the cinema in Los Angeles. Months later, police declared they had solved the case and returned a boy to his grieving mother. But when Christine Collins insisted the child was not her son, she found herself locked in a battle with one of America’s most corrupt police departments and at the centre of a mystery that would spiral into one of California’s darkest criminal cases. Become a Patreon or Apple + subscriber now for ealry and ad free access from as little as $1.69 a week. All the details here Subscribe to Crime at Bedtimes Youtube channel HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Jack Laurence
Topics covered
- disappearance
- true crime
- police corruption
- California
- mystery
Keywords
- Walter Collins
- Christine Collins
- disappearance
- police corruption
- true crime
- Los Angeles
- 1928
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Acast
Places: Los Angeles
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