King Walker African American Male Missing From Gary Indiana Since July 2015

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KING RAJAN WALKER

IDENTIFIERS

  • Date of Birth: May 11, 2013

  • Missing Age : 2 years old

  • Current Age: 6 years old (at time of this entry) King is now 7 years old, as of May 2020

  • Height 3 ft

  • Weight: 34 lbs

  • Black hair in dreadlocks

  • Dark brown eyes

  • Male

  • African American

  • Limited vocabulary at time of disappearance

CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES

  • Blue T-shirt

  • Red shorts

  • White sneakers

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE

At the time of his disappearance, King Walker was spending the weekend with his grandfather, Eugene Bynum; Eugene’s wife, Susanne and his Aunt, Diamond Bynum at 529 Matthews Street in Gary, Indiana. King would visit on the weekends and had been dropped off at his grandfather’s home the night prior to his disappearance.

According to police reports, a call was received by Gary Police Department on the morning of July 25th, 2015, just before 11:13 am. The caller was Susanne who was calling to report Diamond and King missing. According to the reports, Susanne, Diamond, and two-year old King Walker, laid down around 10:00 am that morning. When Susanne woke up at 11:10 am, both Diamond and two-year old King were nowhere to be found. The front door was stated to have been unlocked.

The last time Diamond and King were said to be seen was about 10:20 am on the morning of July 25, 2015.

King’s Aunt Diamond had a history of wandering away home in search of food and many times had been found in grocery stores. While many theories exist, one theory is that because of Diamond’s history of wandering in search of food, that she walked away from the residence to go to a local store and took King along with her. Being that the family was new to the Gary area, Diamond may not have been familiar with the neighborhoods, and the two of them potentially got lost.

While this theory seems plausible due to Diamond’s history and diagnosis, according to the span of time in the police reports, Diamond and King would not be able to get too far together on foot. If they were last seen at 10:20 am and reported missing at 11:13 am, that would mean they were gone for under one hour. Diamond has some physical limitations that would make it difficult to carry or control two-year old King Walker for any length of time. On her own, she could potentially go a few miles, but with a two-year-old child she would likely not make it too far. The other theory presented is that perhaps they were accosted by someone while out walking.

King’s grandfather does not believe this to be an occurance of Diamond wandering off in search of food. The family had just been grocery shopping and a chocolate cake was left untouched on the counter. If Diamond would have been food-seeking, she would have to go no further than her own kitchen.

Diamond and King’s disappearance was certainly alarming. A lot of scrutiny was placed on local Law Enforcement as many believe the intial response from Law Enforcement was not aggressive enough. Unfortunately, King did not fit the criteria for an Amber Alert and his disappearance was not broadcasted quick enough to prompt a nationwide watch.

Searches were conducted on foot through several abandoned homes and buildings by family and community members. Task forces brought in K9 to see if they could find a scent that would lead them to Diamond and King, and while K9 was able to pick up scent within a few blocks of the home, the scents were picked up in random areas that did not lead to a straight path to Diamond and King. One scent was trailed near a local park but then stopped. Another trail led to a local gas station and the family had to fight to get surveillance video which ultimately resulted in no images of Diamond or King.

According to police reports, a few suspects were questioned - each suspect named as being involved and each with similar descriptive events, but no arrests were made.

The Northwest Indiana Major Crimes Task Force investigated their disappearance in October of 2016. At that time, they submitted several items to the Police crime lab, conducted interviews, searched areas again with K9 and executed at least one search warrant. Still, there have been no answers as to where Diamond and King may be or what may have occurred. Currently, the case is under the authority of Gary Police Department and has not been turned over to the FBI for additional, ongoing investigation.

CONTACTS

  • Indiana State Police - District 13

    • (219) 696-6242

  • Gary Police Department

    • Detective Salazar 219-881-1260

  • National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

    • Amanda Bixler, NCMEC Liaison

    • Brenda Galarza, NCMEC Liaison

    • 1 (800) 843-5678

    • NCMEC ID # 1252008

  • NamUs The Regional Program Specialist

    • Allen Neal

    • (682) 347-8829

    • Allen.Neal@unthsc.edu

    • NamUs ID #MP57950

LINKS

  • Case Files Chicago

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCLb-RHXCio

  • NCMEC Video

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wtMLWTJu2k

DIAMOND AND KING: UNCOVERING THE TRUTH PODCAST SERIES

  1. AUDIO PODCASTS

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UPDATE July 2020

NCMEC has placed Diamond and King on several billboards throughout the Northwest Indiana and Chicago areas. Billboards are now located at the following areas:

  • I-65 near 81st (Merrillville, Indiana)

  • I-8094 N/S .4 Miles E/OClark F/E

  • I-80/94 S/S .4 Miles E/O Torrence F/W

  • TAFT S/S .4 Miles E/O Torrence F/W

  • S 30 S/S .4 Miles W/O Colorado F/E

  • Mississippi W/S .25 MI S/O S 30 F/S

If you should see one of these billboards, please let us know!!

Billboard located in Merrilville, Indiana