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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 .
Dec 16, 2008 · 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 in 1981, Florida police said Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2021 · Six-year-old Adam Walsh was kidnapped from inside a Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall on July 27, 1981. His severed head was found two weeks later in a canal along Florida’s...
Dec 16, 2008 · In the summer of 1981, 6-year-old Adam Walsh disappeared from a Sears parking lot. Twenty-seven years later, police identified his killer and said the case was solved.
Nov 13, 2009 · Adam John Walsh, age 6, is abducted from a mall in Hollywood, Florida, and later found murdered. In the aftermath of the crime, Adam’s father, John Walsh, became a leading victims’ rights ...
Aug 10, 2016 · The remains of Adam Walsh were found Aug. 10, 1981, precisely 35 years ago. His murder changed the way the U.S. deals with missing children.
Jul 27, 2021 · MIAMI (CBSMiam) -- Forty years ago today, Adam Walsh went missing. His disappearance forever changed how authorities handled missing kid cases as Florida became the first state to set up a ...
Mar 20, 2023 · On July 27, 1981, six-year-old Adam Walsh went to a Sears department store in a Hollywood, Florida, mall with his mother. While she went to look for a lamp in the lighting section, she allowed her young son to stay in the toy department just a few aisles over. It was the last time she saw him alive.
Dec 17, 2008 · — The murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh, which raised awareness about missing children and led to television shows like “America’s Most Wanted,” has been solved, the authorities said...
Dec 16, 2008 · Adam Walsh went missing from a Hollywood mall on July 27, 1981. Fishermen discovered his severed head in a canal 120 miles away two weeks later. The rest of his body was never found.