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Name |
Walker, Tommy |
Born |
01/20/1935 |
Birthplace |
Henderson, Texas |
Father |
John Howell Walker |
Mother |
Linnie Mae Walker |
Notes |
Tommy Walker joined the Texas DPS with the Texas Highway Patrol. He promoted to the Rangers in 1974, serving in Companies C and A, in Lubbock and Houston. He attained the rank of Sergeant and specialized in blood spatter analysis and fingerprints. He retired from the Rangers in 1992. In the 1980s, Walker was assigned to Liberty and San Jacinto counties. He is best known for his involvement in the investigation that led to the federal prosecution of former San Jacinto County Sheriff James "Humpy" Parker. Parker's name became synonymous with greed, corruption, abuse of power and torture, and he was the subject of a book titled, "Terror on Highway 59." Walker and the late Ranger Wesley Stiles, who worked under Capt. North at the time, were assigned to the Parker investigation after the FBI failed to put together a case after months of work. In March of 1983, Parker pleaded guilty to two felony civil rights charges and one extortion charge. On the same day, he resigned as sheriff of San Jacinto County, a position he had held since 1969. |
Occupation |
Texas Ranger 1974-1992 |
Spouse |
Jo Ann Barker |
Additional Information |
Oral History Interview With Tommy D. Walker |
Related Records
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Texas Rangers In-Service School 1987 - MS 13 Robert K. Mitchell Collection
P.13.132
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