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Emma Jane Walker, a 16-year-old high school junior and cheerleader at Central High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, was tragically murdered on the night of November 21, 2016. She was a compassionate and kind girl, well-loved by her friends and family. Walker was of Caucasian ethnicity and had a bright future ahead of her, planning to study neonatal nursing in college.

The perpetrator, William Riley Gaul, was Walker's ex-boyfriend. Gaul, a former college football player, was enraged by Walk ...Read More
Victim Details

Emma Jane Walker

Female

White / Caucasian

Knoxville

TN

2016-11-21

16

Emma

Jane Walker

11/25/2025