Adam Walsh Act
Submitted by njdante on February 18, 2011
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Adam Walsh Act
Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
What should have been a day of shopping turned tragic on July 27th, 1981 when 6 year old Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears Department store as his mother walked away a short distance to look for something (Thomas, & Michels, 2008). After a massive manhunt underwent, roughly two weeks after his disappearance, sadly Adam’s decapitated head was found on August 10th, 1981. After Adam’s death his father became an advocate for missing children. He helped co-found the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and in 1988 he hosted "America's Most Wanted" (Thomas, & Michels, 2008).
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