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World. Police: 1981 killing of Adam Walsh solved. A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh...
Adam John Walsh (November 14, 1974 [1] – c. July 27, 1981) was an American child who was abducted from a Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, on July 27, 1981. His severed head was found two weeks later in a drainage canal alongside Highway 60/Yeehaw Junction in rural Indian River County, Florida.
Following the killer’s arrest, investigators searched his car with Luminol, a chemical agent used to identify the presence of blood — and they found what many people believed to be an outline of Adam Walsh’s face. John Walsh was among the believers, but other experts cast doubt on the evidence.
John Walsh’s son Callahan explains how his brother Adam's murder made him determined to catch ‘bad guys’. The son of the longtime 'America's Most Wanted' host wants to keep the legacy of...
Associated Press. By Yolanne Almanzar. Dec. 16, 2008. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh, which raised awareness about missing children and led to television shows like...
In September 1996, he died at 49 of cirrhosis. He had confessed to Adam’s murder, but like many of his other murders, he later recanted his claims. The case never officially closed until 2008 ...
Story by Eboni Boykin-Patterson. • 4mo • 4 min read. A Serial Killer and His 6-Year-Old Son: The Tragedy That Drove John Walsh to Chase America’s Biggest Criminals. The 1981 murder of his...
