A Daring Escape
The whistles and clashing of the communal train station allowed Walter to reminisce about the freedom he once had and longed for. Juvenile detention became a test of patience for Walter as he waited for a sign or a chance, “I always wanted to know where that train was going,” he said.

A Daring Escape
First Disappearance
one night, he was granted an opportunity as the guard watching the doors of the juvenile center turned around to see what the time was. This was the moment that Walter had been waiting for and he quickly took it. Walter said, “I ran out the back door — toward the sound of that whistle. And that was the first place I ever escaped from,” although it would certainly not be the last.

First Disappearance