His name was Joshua Lee Walden

11 years ago this mouth a 10 year old boy by the name of Joshua Lee Walden on the 8th went missing while he was riding his bicyle in the East Lake nighborhood then in the 11th he was found dead in a wooded area off 16th Avenue by his brother and some other kids whom where playing in the area. It was determined that the cause of death was suffocation. Police say that there were no apparent signs of trauma but there where some superfical abrasions on the nose and on the right side of his face and muriatic acid was poured on the body. Josh's shoes, socks, and bicycle where missing and to this day the killer has never been found. A few months after I started looking into this murder I came across a news story about a man by the name of Earl Teague who like me is looking for answers. I was able to find his phone number and did talk to him over the phone it was thanks to him I now know that the cloths Josh was found in was not the same ones the he went missing in. I also did so research and found the muriatic acid is as known as hydrochoric acid and that it is use in many differant type of businesses alot of which can be found here in Chattanooga. I now have made 300 posters and have begun hanging them up.

What I was hopeing to get by posting this here are and tips or Ideas that might help to find this killer and finde justice for a young boy and his family. I have add a video below

Dark Ghost,

I watched the video. Thanks for sharing information about this with us. If you can find any more information on this case, please let us know.

I will Tothain but when I move to Florida Mystery Man will be taking over the case completey but he has been working with me side by side on the since he became a RLSH and he has copies of everything that I have on it.

Oh okay. That's good that he'll be able to continue your work on that case when you move. Have you introduced Mystery Man yet to that guy who is also working on the case?

No not yet but they do know of each other

Oh okay.

So any one have any thoughts or comment on this case

Dark Ghost,

Have you found any more info on this case? The more info we have, the more thoughts we can have relevant to the case and the solving of it.

Not yet I am still looking and I ahve yet to get any new leads but I did hang up some posters in East Lake Park

Dark Ghost,

Keep us updated with any new info you find or hear. In the mean time, what are some of your theories so far on this case?

Well the East Lake neighborhood even back the was known for drugs and crime so I think that the boy my have seen some thing that some one did not want any one knowing about so they killed him. But what sticks out for me is that the acid that was poured on the body at the dump site. that stuff is not easy to get.

@ dark ghost:

ok i'll help you out on this,unsolve mysteries is my bag. first off forget about the bike,if it was removed from the crime scene,it's gone. but here is something to focus on,the video mentioned his clothes were changed. you need to find out details on that,if they were his or not. the first thing I notice about this case is the fact between his bike being missing & his clothes being changed,is that it seems important to change his appearance. also search the internet or old newspapers maybe by micro finch or local news paper company & see what else happened on that date. It seems possible that maybe he seen something while being on his bike & this case is a cover up for something else that happened? he was on a red bike & alot of people knew him,so that may explain why the drastic change. if you find any events that happen during that time,try to see if any place had security cameras,maybe your boy is in something & could help you figure out what's really going on? but whatever it is I'd bet money his appearance at the date,is important & why the time was spent to change his clothes & ditch the bike.

a acid based chemical such as chloroform,can easly be made by mixing a variety of chemicals together such as bleach & ammonia or chlorine with brake fluid ect. so it was most like made & not purchased & was used to poison him & sterile everything from any type of detection. I'm still going with his appearance as the major key factor.

http://www.newschannel9.com/articles/year-993752-old-knows.html

http://www.newschannel9.com/video/v/1339078476/local-news-wtvc


http://www.newschannel9.com/video/v/541442156001/local-news

Here are a few links about the cold case

thanks for sharing the links. I looked em over & it is a possible answer. however it don't really explain why changing his clothes or the missing bike? plus it weird that a sex offender did it & there were no evidence of a sexual encounter. It don't rule it out,but it don't jive neither.

I know who lived in that house you know the one that burned down

Well not directly but I went to high school with them it was a two guys, there father , the fathers girlfriend , and her kids.

and your thoughts on them & if the house ties in to the murdered boy?

I know that the old borther was nuts and a male whore as he would jump in bed with and girl at shcool and the younger on was quit and shy but he was in the school band. There dad was a recoverd drug additte that is all I know. But Mr. Teagal seems to think that there is a link between the house burning and the boys murder.

I don't. the chain of events are wrong,they said the house burt down b4 the boy was missing. I find it hard to put the 2 together,there's something else going on here?

like I said b4,the victim's changed appearance has something to do with it. most bodies that are found are either nude or in the same clothes when they were taken. it's not often someone goes threw the trouble to change the victims clothes unless there is a reason. find out that reason & peice together the case. (seems like these people are being too profiled,cuz the did'nt fit into the area,but that don't mean they did it. I could be wrong,but this all seems to be a cover-up to something else & the boy may have witnessed & it seems like they ditched the bright red bike & changed his clothes to prevent some kind of identification.)

Some murderers pour acid on the body because they mistakenly believe it would dissolve and eliminate it, however, that is not the case, and most of the time, it actually preserves it instead.

Question:
Did they find any food in his stomach during the autopsy?

no It was'nt done to disolve the body,it was done to sterilze the body from detection. that was confirmed in one of the videos,by a detective. the autopsy would'nt have shown that,between him being missing for so long & the time it takes to do a autopsy,it would have been gone anyways. food breaks down into a paste-like substances & disolves after that. the only thing that may have been there would have been dye,sometimes pills or other things can leave a dye stain on the stomach tissue,but even that take a large amount like a over dose to detect & it fades quickly. he would have been dried out before then,stiff & already decomposing.

I have not yet seen the M.E. report ShowStopper

Red Vision has some interesting points. I like them in general.

But I do side with ShowStopper in believing that the combination of changing his clothes AND using hydrochloric acid were an attempt to conceal the identity of the body. I think the killer was hoping to misdirect suspicion of the body being Joshua's, which would also mean that the location the body was left at would also be an attempt to misdirect authorities.

Given that, I would think that the red bike would also be re-painted by the killer and given away or something to a random kid or abandoned to be "found" by a random kid, minus any distinctive frills which could be tossed in the trash. Did any kid get a bike of that model?

And if no one else mentioned it, I think it seems clear that he was killed by someone (an adult?) pinching his nose as they held his mouth shut. An adult is also suggested by having access to hydrochloric acid.

so to recap so far,it seems the majority agrees the child's appearance is a major factor. again dark ghost if you can find out if the other set of clothes he was wearing was his or not would be helpful. if it was his,this could narrow down the suspects due to the fact they would need access to his wardrope after he was missing. also just in case,if you can find out more about why the house caught on fire that may be helpful. (i'm not certain if they are the right suspects or not? but there may be a deeper reason why they are being profiled so much,such as a cover-up.) also there must be in your area a place where you can find open accounts of events from the area,such as a library or college library or something like that & check to see more details to reconstruct the chain of events. also if your in the area,going to the crime scene is always good,by some slim chance you may find something missed from before. well you got our attention dark ghost,we're waiting on your follow ups.