Episode 33: The Unsolved Murders of Antoinette Whitaker and Joyce Gaunt

Teenagers Antoinette Witaker (13) and Joyce Gaunt (17) were both found murdered in the greater Seattle area, about 9 months apart, in 1977 and 1978.  Aside from their individual involvement in the foster system and some basic teenage rebellion, there aren't many obvious connections between their cases.  A 2010 Seattle Times article brought these cases to Sara's attention and naturally she brought them to the podcast - what happened to Antoinette and Joyce, and are their cases connected?

Sources

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/california-killer-may-be-linked-to-seattle-slayings-in-1970s/ https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/serial-killer-ruled-out-in-washington-case/ https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/red-haired-man-with-boy-no-photo.99606/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172146356/antionette-jean-whitaker https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187083157/joyce-francine-gaunt https://www.newspapers.com/image/735903830/?terms=%22joyce%20gaunt%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/735905889/?terms=%22joyce%20gaunt%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/735777839/?terms=%22joyce%20gaunt%22&match=1 https://www.historylink.org/file/10574 https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/24/rodney-alcala-serial-killer-who-murdered-orange-county-girl-dies-on-death-row/ Excerpt from “Murder in Washington: Notorious Crime Sites: The Topography of Evil” by Marques Vickers Excerpt from “Serial Killers Among Us” by Zoe Keys Excerpt from “But I Trusted You” by Ann Rule