Walter Collins

Victim of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders

Walter Collins was a 9-year-old boy who went missing in 1928. He was the subject of a highly publicized investigation into the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, a series of child abductions and murders that took place in the Los Angeles area. Collins' disappearance was a major news story at the time and led to widespread outrage and calls for reform within the Los Angeles Police Department.