Daniel Ashton Walker, a 21-year-old white man, was shot to death on October 1, 1974, while parked in his van along Interstate 40 about 62 miles west of Needles in the San Bernardino County desert. Walker had stopped to rest and was carrying an 18-year-old hitchhiker he had picked up earlier. At about 6 a.m. an unknown assailant woke Walker and shot him multiple times; Walker was taken to a local hospital but died of his wounds. The hitchhiker, asleep in the back, escaped unharmed and later flagged down a motorist.

Witnesses reported seeing two white men leave the scene in a gold van. Investigators thought robbery may have been the motive after the suspects took $80 but left other valuables, including $600 in traveler's checks, a motorcycle, and a stereo system. For decades the killing remained unsolved until investigators later identified Thomas Eugene Creech as a suspect based on corroborated statements and intimate details he provided.

The identification brought some closure to Walker’s family after many years. Does anyone have memories or information about Interstate 40 near Needles in 1974, the gold van, or the two men seen leaving the scene?