so billy did a vigil and became a quest for this mythical figure of the walker? can t win the case sitting in your office. i sat out there for six weeks. richardson hoped he might find the real perpetrator but came up empty handed. then before the second trial, richard ason hired an investigator to review the search and finally they found their mystery man. no murderer, but a high school senior who worked at the local supermarket. kid by the name of john lived down the street from the eastburn s. he was an easy sleeper and had a habit of walking the neighborhood at 3:00 in the morning. he was a big blond kid with a blond mustache. it fit. it fit like a glove. during the retrial, richardson kept his discovery from the prosecution, timing the mystery walker s entrance for maximum impact. the back doors burst open.