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What Happened to John Walsh’s Son Adam? All About the Devastating Case


John Walsh began hosting ‘America’s Most Wanted’ after the tragic murder of his son Adam in 1981. Find out everything you need to know about the case here.

Image Credit: Bettmann John Walsh is known to audiences for his time hosting America’s Most Wanted, where he helped capture hundreds of fugitives across the United States. Adam’s disappearance sparked a massive manhunt, but after a couple of weeks, the boy’s severed head was found in a drainage ditch in Indian River County. John and his wife were key figures in leading Congress to pass laws, changing the ways that crimes against children were investigated.

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