John Walker, Jr.

Born in July 28, 1937, the son of studio salesman for a Warner Brothers. His father was a drunkard who cruelly beat his wife and children. John's hatred for his father prompted him to spend a week plotting his murder (he decided against it). Eventually, his father abandoned the family.

In 1955, John Walker was arrested for burglarizing a gas station. Having confessed to several other crimes, a judge took the advice of John's older brother and allowed him to join the Navy rather than serve jail time. John's brother Arthur was a Naval and believed the discipline would be beneficial to his younger brother. John felt immediately that he was smarter than others with whom he served.

John Walker was stationed in Boston Massachusetts and met a young woman named Barbara Crowley. The two began dating and when Barbara became pregnant they married. Barbara gave birth to a daughter (Margaret) and the family moved to Norfolk, Virginia after John was transferred to serve on a submarine as a radioman.

Barbara gave birth to two more girls (Cynthia and Laura) and a boy (Michael). Although he was fairly successful in his job, the family saved all of their money in hopes of John opening a business. In 1966, he bought a house in Charleston , South Carolina which he turned into a bar (financed by his savings as well as a loan from Arthur).

The bar was largely a failure and the pressure contributed erratic behavior from John. He began engaging in adulterous affairs and constant arguments with his wife. Barbara, likewise unhappy, turned to a surprising lover, John's older brother Arthur.