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Conviction July 27, 1981 Homicide

Adam Walsh

Status Conviction
Type Homicide
Date July 27, 1981
Location Hollywood, Florida
Victim Age 6
Gender Male

Six-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida. His severed head was found two weeks later. The case transformed his father John Walsh into a victims' rights advocate who created America's Most Wanted. Otis Toole confessed to the murder but died in prison; he was officially named as the killer in 2008.

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