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Unsolved January 13, 1996 Homicide

Amber Hagerman

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date January 13, 1996
Location Arlington, Texas
Victim Age 9
Gender Female

Nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bicycle in an Arlington parking lot. A neighbor saw a man pull her into his truck. Her body was found four days later in a drainage ditch. Her kidnapping directly inspired the creation of the AMBER Alert system, which has since saved thousands of children.

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