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The first part of the film portrays the story of the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh on July 27, 1981, along with its effects on the marriage of John and Revé Walsh. The second part focuses on the Walshes' attempts to pass national child protection laws in the wake of Adam's murder, and the formation of awareness groups surrounding child ...
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 .
John and Revé Walsh were portrayed by actors Daniel J. Travanti and JoBeth Williams in Adam, a 1983 NBC television film dramatizing the days following Adam's disappearance. The real Walshes appeared at the end of the broadcast to publicize photographs of other children who had vanished but were still missing.
Adam Walsh (1974–1981), abducted American child Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act , sex-offender legislation signed on the 25th anniversary of Adam Walsh's abduction Adam Walsh (American football) (1901–1985), American football player and coach
Code Adam is a missing-child safety program in the United States and Canada, originally created by Walmart retail stores in 1994. [1] This type of alert is generally regarded as having been named in memory of Adam Walsh , the 6-year-old son of John Walsh (the host of Fox 's America's Most Wanted ).
John Walsh, Adam's father, continues to believe that Toole was guilty. [14] On December 16, 2008, 27 years after the 1981 murder, Hollywood, Florida, police announced Toole as the murderer, and the Adam Walsh case was closed. [15] [16] The police did not reveal any new physical evidence and pointed out that they still had no DNA evidence. [15] [17]
Honest Thief is a 2020 American action thriller film [6] directed by Mark Williams, from a screenplay by Williams and Steve Allrich.The film stars Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos and Robert Patrick, and follows a former bank robber (Liam Neeson) who decides to turn himself in to the FBI, only to be set up by corrupt agents.
The film was released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2007, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, and was released in the United States on May 20, 2008, by Paramount Home Entertainment. [27] The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray by Kino Lorber in December 2023, featuring a new 4K scan of the film. [28]