Albert Walker
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Albert Johnson Walker was a Canadian criminal, originally from Paris, Ontario. He was a financial planner who defrauded clients of millions and left his family with nothing. In 1990 he fled to Europe with one of his daughters, and in time became Canada's most wanted criminal and the second most wanted on Interpol. He eventually made his way to Harrogate in North Yorkshire where he lived with his daughter, Sheena, who was posing as his wife. During this time, Sheena had two children. The paternity of the children has not been revealed. He changed his name to David Davis and began a business career with partner Ronald Platt. Platt, raised in Canada, wished to return there. Walker bankrolled this trip, but claimed he needed Platt's driver's license, signature stamp and birth certificate for the business. When Platt left for Canada, Walker assumed his identity.
However, Platt returned three years later. Walker, worried that his new identity would be discovered, murdered him and dumped his body in the sea. Two weeks later the body was discovered by a fisherman and later identified by the serial number of his Rolex watch. Soon Walker's deceptions unraveled and he was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for murder in 1999.
On February 22, 2005, The Globe and Mail reported that Walker will be transferred to a Canadian prison, where he may face additional charges of fraud, theft and money laundering.[1]
