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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2025 · 7 MIN

True Crime at Sea: The Unsettling Events at Palmyra Atoll (1974)

from The Ocean is Scary Podcast

Palmyra Atoll Murders (1974): This isolated and complex case involved the disappearance and murder of Malcolm and Eleanor Graham, who were sailing their yacht, the "Sea Wind," in the Pacific. Another couple, Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns, later arrived in Hawaii aboard the Grahams' yacht. Years later, Eleanor Graham's remains were discovered on Palmyra Atoll. Walker was convicted of her murder, while Stearns was acquitted. Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted Charles Manson, wrote a book about the case titled "And the Sea Will Tell."#doublehomicide #killer #truecrime #ocean #ship #murder #dinghy #horrific #scary #mystery #gruesome #sailing #lostatsea #alone #homicide #hawaii #palmyraatoll #grahams #horror #paradiseMusic: The Dark Side Of The Sun by Savfkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FdN8tlohp4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Palmyra Atoll Murders (1974): This isolated and complex case involved the disappearance and murder of Malcolm and Eleanor Graham, who were sailing their yacht, the "Sea Wind," in the Pacific. Another couple, Buck Walker and Stephanie Stearns, later arrived in Hawaii aboard the Grahams' yacht. Years later, Eleanor Graham's remains were discovered on Palmyra Atoll. Walker was convicted of her murder, while Stearns was acquitted. Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted Charles Manson, wrote a book about the case titled "And the Sea Will Tell."#doublehomicide #killer #truecrime #ocean #ship #murder #dinghy #horrific #scary #mystery #gruesome #sailing #lostatsea #alone #homicide #hawaii #palmyraatoll #grahams #horror #paradiseMusic: The Dark Side Of The Sun by Savfkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FdN8tlohp4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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