A Tropical Getaway Turned Bloody, and the 20-Year Fight for Justice
In 1974, the idyllic Palmyra Atoll—a remote Pacific paradise—became the stage for a real-life horror story. Two couples arrived, but only one left: Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns sailed back to Hawaii on the Sea Wind, a yacht belonging to Mac and Muff Graham, who had mysteriously vanished. The Grahams’ disappearance was initially dismissed as a boating accident, but when Muff’s skeletal remains were found years later in a shallow island grave, the FBI uncovered a chilling tale of betrayal, starvation, and cold-blooded murder.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime--6473403/support.
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In 1974, the idyllic Palmyra Atoll—a remote Pacific paradise—became the stage for a real-life horror story. Two couples arrived, but only one left: Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns sailed back to Hawaii on the Sea Wind, a yacht belonging to Mac and Muff Graham, who had mysteriously vanished. The Grahams’ disappearance was initially dismissed as a boating accident, but when Muff’s skeletal remains were found years later in a shallow island grave, the FBI uncovered a chilling tale of betrayal, st...