A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick
A woman known as Heather Jane experienced a traumatic reaction after listening to a podcast about her father, Albert Walker, a notorious murderer. Walker, dubbed the 'Rolex Killer,' embezzled money and killed a man at sea in 1996. In her essay, she reflects on the impact of true crime media and its often exploitative nature.
- ▪Heather Jane listened to a podcast about her father, Albert Walker, and became physically ill.
- ▪Walker, known as the 'Rolex Killer,' murdered Ronald Platt at sea after assuming his identity.
- ▪Jane criticizes the true crime genre for retraumatizing victims' families while failing to address deeper issues.
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A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder 4:56 pm Fri May 29, 2026 VG1 / Shutterstock.com In January 2025, a woman who writes under the byline Heather Jane got a Google Alert: CBC had a new podcast, Sea of Lies, about her father. He is Albert Walker, the man the British press called the "Rolex Killer." Walker embezzled millions from Canadian clients, fled to the UK with her teenage sister, assumed the identity of a man named Ronald Platt, and murdered Platt at sea in 1996. Police caught him after Platt's body was identified by the serial number on his Rolex. She listened to the series in one sitting. The next morning, she vomited and was sick for three days. A peer told her, "It wasn't food poisoning, babes.
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