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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 .
Adam Walsh, 6, of Hollywood, Fla., was murdered in 1981. Authorities say they've solved the killing of the boy whose father, John Walsh, later gained fame as the host of television's...
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...
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...
After six-year-old Adam Walsh was kidnapped and killed in 1981, his father John Walsh launched the show "America's Most Wanted" to prevent other parents from going through the same pain. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions and/or images of violent, disturbing, or otherwise potentially distressing events.
Coming just two years after six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared in New York City while walking to his school bus stop, Adam became the new poster child for child abductions. The movement was fueled by Adam’s parents, Reve and John Walsh, who became activists in the aftermath of their son's murder.
Walsh was six years old when he was kidnapped in July 1981 after his mom briefly left him alone in the toy department of Sears store in Hollywood right across the street from the Hollywood...
While Revé Walsh shopped for a lamp in Sears, her 6-year-old son Adam waited for her in the nearby toy department, drawn to a video game console where some older kids were hanging out and having fun. But when Revé returned to the spot where she had briefly left her son, she didn’t see him anywhere.
Adam Walsh’s much-publicized murder was the catalyst for change as law enforcement learned how to deal with missing children. Adam’s parents started the Adam Walsh Outreach Center for...
Adam Walsh, 6, was kidnapped on July 27, 1981. (AP) THE KIDNAPPING OF KAMIYAH MOBLEY: THE 8-HOUR-OLD BABY ABDUCTED FROM FLORIDA HOSPITAL ON THIS DAY IN 1998. Adam's parents launched a...