Arthur Lee Walson, a 21-year-old African American male, was born on August 7, 1949. He died on July 9, 1971, and was interred at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri.
In 1980, Andre Jones confessed to committing a triple murder in 1971, when he was 14 years old. The alleged victims were Arthur Lee Walson, 21, and brothers Frank Slaughter, 23, and Jack Slaughter, 21, and had been shot and stabbed.
Jones said he killed the men for failing to pay him money for drugs he gave them. An officer said he didn't report Jones's confession since he believed that he was too young to have committed the murders on his own. Jones refused to say if he had an accomplice in the alleged murders.
Despite his confession, Jones was never prosecuted for the 1971 murders of Arthur Lee Walson and the Slaughter brothers. The lack of charges may have been influenced by the officer's belief that Jones was too young to have committed the murders on his own, and Jones's refusal to disclose whether he had an accomplice. As a result, the case remains unresolved, and no arrests have been made in connection with these homicides.
