Tony Walker described himself as a “washed-up nobody” who probably deserved to die in prison.
Seth Smith
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A Berkeley man was convicted of killing a Cal student. He must now explain why
Until now, the motive for the fatal shooting has been shrouded in mystery. That is set to change Monday as part of a recent plea deal.
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After killing of Cal student, Berkeley man confessed, key witness says
An old friend of defendant Tony Walker said he confessed to a killing in June and had the same type of gun used in the crime just two days before the Seth Smith homicide.
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Murder charges filed after Cal student’s killing
The Alameda County district attorney’s office filed felony charges Monday against 60-year-old Berkeley resident Tony Walker in the June killing of 19-year-old Cal student Seth Smith.
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Police make arrest in fatal shooting of Cal student
Berkeley police detectives have arrested a local man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Cal student who was walking on Dwight Way in West Berkeley in June.
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Remembering Seth Smith, 19, a Cal student who was killed in Berkeley on June 15
Friends called Seth “everyone’s brother.” He was revered by teachers as a student who took “AP everything.” A $50,000 reward has been offered to help solve the case. A new scholarship fund has also been created.
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$50,000 reward offered to help solve murder of UC Berkeley student
The city of Berkeley has announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in the murder of 19-year-old Cal student Seth Smith on Monday night.
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Young man fatally shot in Berkeley identified as 19-year-old Cal student
The young man found on Dwight Way late Monday night with a fatal gunshot wound to the head has been identified as a 19-year-old student who was set to begin his third year at UC Berkeley.
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Update: Young man killed in fatal shooting in southwest Berkeley
Police in Berkeley are investigating the death of a man found with a gunshot wound to the head late Monday night.
