Two Weeks Later

On July 28, 1996, 2 weeks after Walker had killed and thrown Platt off the side of his yacht, a body would eventually be found in the tangled up nets of John Copik, a fisherman who was troll fishing in South Devon. When he took a look at the body, he saw an injury to the back of the dead man’s head, making it seem like he had accidentally fallen into the water and drowned to death. But there was one piece of evidence that was going to lead them straight to the real identity of the dead guy.

Rolex To The Rescue

When the body was pulled out of the water, the one thing that happened to be completely intact was a Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch that was still on the wrist of the dead body. When authorities contacted Rolex, they were able to trace the serial number of the watch to the owner, which was Ronald Platt. This was the first clue police would find into who the deceased man was.