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Sep 4, 2006 · Amber's Story: Directed by Keoni Waxman. With Elisabeth Röhm, Teryl Rothery, Myron Natwick, Sophie Hough. Story about Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted while riding her bicycle, prompting her mother to seek out a system that alerts the nation of abducted children, we know that to be called an Amber Alert today.
Amber's Story. 2006 · 1 hr 29 min. TV-14. Crime · Drama. Dramatized version of the real-life kidnapping of Amber Hagerman and how her family’s crusade to protect children created The Amber Alert system. Subtitles: English. Starring: Elisabeth Röhm Teryl Rothery Myron Natwick Sophie Hough Zal Kudwig. Directed by: Keoni Waxman.
- Keoni Waxman
- 89 min
- January 1, 2006
- The Kidnapping of Amber Hagerman
- How The Case of Amber Hagerman Inspired The Amber Alert System
- The Legacy of Amber Alerts to This Day
Born on November 25, 1986, Amber Rene Hagerman had just nine short years on earth. On January 13, 1996, she and her five-year-old brother Ricky went for a bike ride that turned out to be Amber’s last. According to WFTV 9, the siblings left their grandmother’s house in Arlington, Texas, around 3:10 p.m. She’d instructed them to stay close, and Amber...
As Amber’s family mourned their loss, however, a Texas mother named Diane Simone had an idea. She called a local radio station and wondered aloud about creating a national alert system for missing children. “I said, ‘I can’t get over this child. There has to be something we can do,'” she told PEOPLEin 2022. If Americans already received alerts for ...
According to the AMBER Alert website, the national system has saved over 1,000 children since its launch in 1996. “AMBER Alerts also serve as deterrents to those who would prey upon our children,” the site added. “AMBER Alert cases have shown that some perpetrators release the abducted child after hearing the AMBER Alert.” Here’s how AMBER Alerts w...
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Jan 17, 2023 · Amber's story had a heartbreaking ending, but her death brought about change for the better. Most importantly, in 1996, it spurred Diana Simone, a Texas resident who heard about Amber's case, to ...
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The true story behind the Amber Alert. After the kidnap and murder of her 9-year-old daughter Amber Hagerman, Donna Whitson campaigns for a nationwide alert to help authorities locate abducted children. Her efforts end up saving the life of 10-year-old Nichole Timmons, after she is abducted from her California home late one night in 2002. 300 ...
Jan 20, 2023 · A New Documentary Tells The Story of Amber, “The Girl Behind The Alert”. Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert attempts to find new meaning in a ’90s child murder. It comes off as an opportunistic rehash. On Jan. 13, 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was kidnapped by a stranger in a truck after going on a bicycle ride with her younger brother ...
