Scott Walker Found Guilty of Murdering Teen Bernadette Walker Despite No Body
Scott Walker was today convicted of murdering 17-year-old Bernadette “Bea” Walker at Cambridge Crown Court—even though her body has never been found.
The chilling case centres on the mysterious disappearance of Bea, last seen when Scott picked her up from his parents’ home in Werrington, Peterborough, on 18 July last year. The teenager had been staying there after accusing Scott—whom she called “dad” but wasn’t biologically related to—of sexual abuse.
The Disappearance and Deception
Scott never returned Bea to their home in Millfield that morning. Instead, his phone pinged cell towers miles away in Dogsthorpe and Gunthorpe, then went dead for over an hour. For seven agonising weeks, Scott and Bea’s mother, Sarah, spun an elaborate lie to police, family, and friends to suggest Bea had run away.
Today, Scott was found guilty of murder plus two counts of perverting the course of justice—sending fake messages from Bea’s phone and feeding false info to cops. Sarah previously admitted to perverting justice too, though it’s still unclear if she knew Bea was dead or was just covering up the abuse allegations.
Dark Secrets Behind Closed Doors
“Bea thought she could confide in her own mother, who should have been able to protect her, but instead she met a tragic end,”
said Detective Inspector Justine Jenkins of the Beds, Cambs and Herts Major Crime Unit.
The court heard Bea’s mother didn’t report her missing until three days later. Scott claimed she ran off during a confrontation, leaving her rucksack behind. But police uncovered he had visited a family-owned lock-up garage in Walton and made secret trips to a rural Lincolnshire area. Traces of Bea’s phone activity and social media accounts were faked by Scott and Sarah to suggest she was alive and hiding.
Ominous Clues and a Haunting Diary
Bolstering the horrific picture, Bea’s diary was found in the Walton lock-up alongside her rucksack. One painful entry read: “Told my mum about my dad and the abuse. She called me a liar and threatened to kill me if I told the police. What kind of parent wouldn’t believe their daughter?”
Police launched a massive search but Bea’s whereabouts remain a mystery.
DI Jenkins added: “Despite Bea leaving home without her phone, messages were sent from it to cover up the truth and delay reporting her missing. Lies piled up daily, preventing any real search for Bea—and now justice has finally been served.”
If anyone has information about Bea’s disappearance, they are urged to contact the authorities immediately.
