original_query: What were some of the criminal activities committed by William Erwin Walker?
query: What were some of the criminal activities committed by William Erwin Walker?
answer: William Erwin Walker committed a violent series of thefts, burglaries, and shootouts with police, including one that resulted in a fatality.  His crimes included burglarizing an auto repair garage, stealing weapons from an Army warehouse, stealing cars, breaking into stores, and robbing warehouses and offices of record and film companies. He also committed more than a dozen armed robberies and safecracking, ultimately netting him approximately $70,000.