Ep. 015 & 016 | The Murder of Adam Walsh
[Part 1 of 2]
In 1981, 6-year-old Adam Walsh was kidnapped from the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, where he was shopping with his mother Reve. Two weeks later, Adam's partial remains were found in a drainage canal about 136 miles north of where he was abducted.
Adam's parents went on to make significant changes to policy, forever benefiting the families of missing and murdered children. Adam's father, John Walsh, also went on to host over 1,000 episodes of the hit TV show, America's Most Wanted.
In the end, the family and authorities are satisfied that they know who killed Adam, but are you? Well, this is A Trial by Podcast, so we'll let you be the judge.
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John Walsh's Tears of Rage tells the story of the Adam Walsh case. (2008, December 17). The Washington Examiner.
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Walsh, J., & Schindehette, S. (1998). Tears of rage: From grieving father to crusader for justice: The untold story of the Adam Walsh case. New York: HarperCollins.
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