Adam's Legacy: Boy's slaying stirred a nation / by Jonathon King.
by King, Jonathon; Nolin, Robert; Holland, John; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookPublisher: Sun-Sentinel, c2001. ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Walsh, John | Crime prevention | Kidnapping | Missing children | America's Most Wanted (Television program) | Fugitives from justice | Murder victims' families | True crime television programs | Children -- Crimes against | Murder -- Investigation | Murder victimsSummary: "Adam's abduction and murder in 1981 raised public awareness and produced legislation to help protect other youngsters." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article reflects upon Adam Walsh's tragic death, describes its impact on the country and details its role in improving the recovery rate of missing cchildren, which today [2001] stands at 93 percent.Summary: "Six-year-old Adam's {Walsh] slaying turned his dad into a crusader for victims as well as a celebrity." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article examines the impact Adam Walsh's abduction and murder had on his father, John Walsh, who became a well-known activist and host of "America's Most Wanted," a television show that broadcasts real-life crimes in an effort to bring criminals to justice.Summary: "As the trail grows colder, investigators have only their hunches and old clues to guide them...Twenty years after someone snatched Adam Walsh from the Hollywood Mall and decapitated him, police haven't caught his killer and probably never will." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article relays that despite continued efforts to pinpoint and capture Adam Walsh's murderer, police have no suspects "strong enough to be charged in an investigation marred by lost evidence, sloppy police work and time, which has eroded memories and most hopes of finding out what really happened.".
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Isues 2002.
This MARC record contains three articles.
Originally Published: Adam's Legacy: Boy's slaying stirred a nation, July 22, 2002; pp. 1A+.
Originally Published: Adam's Legacy: For the Walshes, a lifetime of grief, July 23, 2001; pp. 1A+.
Originally Published: Adam's Legacy: Boy's slaying baffles police 20 years later, July 24, 2001; pp. 1A+.
"Adam's abduction and murder in 1981 raised public awareness and produced legislation to help protect other youngsters." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article reflects upon Adam Walsh's tragic death, describes its impact on the country and details its role in improving the recovery rate of missing cchildren, which today [2001] stands at 93 percent.
"Six-year-old Adam's {Walsh] slaying turned his dad into a crusader for victims as well as a celebrity." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article examines the impact Adam Walsh's abduction and murder had on his father, John Walsh, who became a well-known activist and host of "America's Most Wanted," a television show that broadcasts real-life crimes in an effort to bring criminals to justice.
"As the trail grows colder, investigators have only their hunches and old clues to guide them...Twenty years after someone snatched Adam Walsh from the Hollywood Mall and decapitated him, police haven't caught his killer and probably never will." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article relays that despite continued efforts to pinpoint and capture Adam Walsh's murderer, police have no suspects "strong enough to be charged in an investigation marred by lost evidence, sloppy police work and time, which has eroded memories and most hopes of finding out what really happened.".
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