Collin J. Walker & Monte L. Walker

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The Terre Haute Police Department and the state of Indiana issued the Amber Alert after the children were abducted at knifepoint on June 13th.

Collin J. Walker, 4 years of age. He's a white male. He's 3 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 43 pounds. He has short red hair and blue eyes. He has a reddish scar above the right eyebrow. He was last seen wearing a dark green T-shirt with the word 'Athletics' on the front and a white in color numeral '6' on the back. Khaki colored shorts with a stain on the right leg and Navy blue/grey/orange colored tennis shoes.

Monte L. Walker, 2 years of age. He's a white male. He's three feet tall. He weighs 30 pounds. He has short red hair and blue eyes. He has a birthmark in his hair above his right ear. He was last seen wearing a white zipper shirt with blue collar and red and navy blue stripes around the bottom of the shirt, with white socks and navy blue shoes.

The children were last seen at 1:13 p.m. at 1695 South S.R. 46 in Terre Haute, Indiana and are believed to be in extreme danger.

The suspect is Katron Lance Walker who also goes by the name Ratron Walker who is a white male, 32 years-old, born June 16, 1973 with a tattoo on his head with the letters I - C - E and another unknown tattoo on the left arm, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, jean shorts and a grey ball cap. Walker allegedly took the children by knife point.

The suspect vehicle is a 1990 two tone grey full custom Chevrolet Van with Indiana license 84 H 9897 which was last seen traveling southbound on S.R. 46, just south of Hulman Street in Terre Haute, Indiana.

If you have any information on these children, please contact Terre Haute P.D. at 1-888-58AMBER or dial 911.

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The Terre Haute Police Department and the state of Indiana canceled the Amber Alert early Wednesday after the children and the suspect were located. One of the children was killed and the other injured by the suspect. The suspect also suffered self inflicted wounds. No further information on their condition is available at this time.

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Fellow workers of Teresa C. Walker at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College conducted a service Wednesday morning to pray for the Terre Haute woman, her two boys and their father.

Katron Lance Walker, 32, on Tuesday allegedly abducted his sons, Collin J. Walker, 4, and Monte L. Walker, 2. Police found the older boy dead in a private lake near Blackhawk, in southeastern Vigo County.

The 2-year-old child remained late Wednesday in Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Katron Walker faces possible charges of murder and attempted murder.

“Our college campus, because we are a faith-based institution, immediately turns to gathering together in prayer. I called the entire college community together and we had a prayer service for the whole college community,” said Sister Joan Lescinski, president of the college.

“The tragic loss of someone we love is hard at any time, but to lose a child in a manner like this is simply devastating,” Lescinski said.

Prayers were said for the children, as well as the mother and father, Lescinski said.

“One of the basis of a Christian community is both compassion and forgiveness. We also prayed for the father in hopes that he can find forgiveness in this situation which is alleged to have happened,” she said.

“We believe that you end violence not by more violence and vengeance, but by bringing a Christian spirit of forgiveness to such a tragic situation,” Lescinski said.

The college has opened a gift account at First Financial Corp. for Teresa Walker and family, Lescinski said.

At age 30 in 2002, Teresa married Katron, then 29, in Vigo County, county records show. She graduated from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. In 1995, she worked as an admission counselor.

She returned to the college in 2004, where she works as an assistant director of career development, working with students pursuing education majors.

Vicki Kosowski, chief student development officer, and Susan Greshem, director of career development center, each know Teresa Walker from her work at the college.

“She is a very warm and extraordinary caring person. She always has a smile on her face and is always upbeat,” Kosowski said. “Our reaction on campus is one of shock and disbelief.”

Greshem describes Teresa Walker as “very nurturing and always looking for the good. This is so hard for me, because this is her life. She loves the Woods and is very connected to this community. The love of her life are her children. She centered everything around them. She is probably one of the best mothers I’ve ever met.”

“She is the mother who sews and creates the Halloween costumes every year. She loved to talk about her children and share their lives with us,” Greshem said.