That's one way to look at it... or you could look at the reality of who that creep really is: he took a minor across state lines to have sex with her (by his own admission) and destroyed the lives of millions of people through the Nazi-inspired law he pushed to have passed in his son's name. I guess it depends on which cup of Kool-aid you choose to drink.
Mr Walsh stated himself the police did not treat him or this case seriously in the beginning. Ironically Mr Walsh is being asked by law enforcement to help them with cases for over 35 years.
Ironically the last few dahmer victims could have been stopped too if it weren’t for the incompetent policemen that gave konrad sinthasomphine back to dahmer. Later to kill him
@@oblongfan1 Look at Gacy, he picked up and raped/tortured a couple of men and ended up releasing them instead of killing them and both men went to the police and they didn't take them seriously.
Seems like decade after decade, there’s a consistent need for police reform. Maybe these cops would’ve done things differently if it had been their child or loved one.
How could anyone ever go back to their regular work after losing a child like this. John had no choice but to make this his life work. God bless Adam, and his family. Thank you John for all you do.
My husband is named after adam. His mother was watching the case of adam on the news & it touched her so much, she named my husband adam. & our son is adam jr. Little adam walsh has touched many people's hearts. So has his father. Bless the walsh's hearts.
How awful to lose a child to abduction. My brother lost his 2 children of separate auto accidents 3 months apart. That was bad enough. Poor Adam, an INOCENT child, what he mustve felt, I cannot even fathom.
this is upsetting .i need to share. Fedco store in San Bernardino. Had a toy store dept. It had a ramp that went into toys dept....parents would let their kids shop for toys while parents shopped. so sad
@@catsmith3771 I guess I grew up in a time where the Fedco dept store had a toy dept. It was on east side of building with a ramp...one way in and that way out. kids would be there will parents shopped. Never would we think someone would hurt us. What happened to Adam was so tragic and really made people aware. thank you.
That's true. I was at a Barnes N Noble several years ago with my boyfriend and teenaged children. We had all separated and were looking at books of our own interest when a "Code Adam" was called. Knowing what that was I immediately began looking for the child they described over the intercom, along with the staff. He was found safe and unharmed, TJTM, However, my boyfriend and my 2 pre-teens had no idea what was going on. Now they know, so if they hear that announcement they know to begin looking quickly.
@@bsoz9759 yes this was the case at Kroger Company as well. We had certain trained Staff members who would respond to a Code Adam. Even some customers knew what a Code Adam was and helped looking out for lost misplaced children. Adam Walsh is flying high with the Angels. John Walsh has done so much to help keep children safe and John dedicated his life to put away these monsters that done horrible crimes against children and families. While it was terribly sad that Adam was murdered but it was the start to help many future children to get the Justice they so deserve! ⚖ John Walsh is definitely a National Hero!!! He has brought something so positive from Adams death and I am sure that Code Adam will stay with us for many years to come. May God Bless John and his entire family for his devotion and may Adam rest in peace.
I lost my son at a sears for 10mins back in the early 2000s.. I was looking at the new HD TV at the time. I turn around and he was gone. I ended leaving sears thinking we ran off with his mom which she was shopping a couple of stores down .. we had cops and sears security looking all over for him.. my wife spotted him peeking out of the entertainment center shelf .. but those 10mins seemed like an hour.
John Walsh turned tragedy into triumph. He's helped take down a lot of evil monsters over the years. Rest in peace, Adam. No 6 year old should never have had to endure such brutality
It's rare that couples stay together after a loss like this. And going forward having 3 more children. He definitely turned a tragedy into triumph for missing and exploited children.
This story has been one of the defining events of my adult life. God bless John & Reve. They are two of my biggest heros. Very brave people. I could not have survived the experience let alone gone to have 3 more children. They took their horrifying experience & used it to literally help millions of other parents & children. God bless you for your work.
Interesting factoid: Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs n Harmony was abducted by his mom's boyfriend along with his sisters and was missing for two years. During one of the tv showings of the movie ADAM (1983), his photo was shown at the end. His babysitter recognized him and called it in to the show and they were recovered. He went on America's Most Wanted in 2002 to thank John Walsh for all of his work to find abducted children.
❤❤❤ that's great. I hate that this happened to the Walsh family and any other family that has had family murdered or disappeared. It was such an awesome thing that John did out of this tragedy. He has helped so many people. I wish the show was still on.
Yes and social workers do the same trauma to kids with no good reason, but instead of the relief of death the traumatised child grows up to suffer for years n years. Almost worse
All because of Adam's tragic story, I refused to let my kids stay from me in stores. It was always on my mind. I remember it like it was yesterday. My oldest daughter was born in 82, so it was very fresh in my mind. Rest in Paradise Little Adam.
Absolutely heartbreaking... my heart goes out to Mr. Walsh, he turned his pain and I'm sure anger into something good by trying to help others going through the same pain.
Damned security guard. Adam was so young. Why did he put him out of the store instead of asking him where his mother was? It makes me so mad every time I hear this part of the story repeated.
Yes, older teenage boys or boys older than 12 might be safe in looking for their parent but a little 6 year old. You say he shooed the children outside? Common sense would tell you not to do that although the security guard was unaware that maybe the little boy was with the older boys. Nothing changes it now but people need to be alert.
In today's times I don't understand how anyone can just let their children wander off! HOWEVER PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, so you people who think you are so PERFECT good for you. MOST OF US HUMANS ARE IMPERFECT!!!! I was working at a WALMART years ago and found a little girl wandering around by herself. I asked her where was her mom/dad & she didn't know. I took her to the service desk and told my manager that I saw her walking around by herself. The boss called on intercom about anyone looking for a child to come to the service desk. Her mother came & was frantically looking for her daughter. She said she turned her back for a second and her daughter was gone. Kids wander off, it doesn't mean that it's the parents/ or other family members fault!!!!
@@rhondagrider4803 well he didnt exactly wander off. He was in the video game department when the idiot security guard made him go outside. When we were kids my mom would plant is in the tv section while we shopped.no security idiot kicked us out, but being kids I'm sure we would have followed the instructions
@George Westinghouse Do you have access to a photo of the child to examine? If you do I would like to explain why I feel that Adam was murdered by someone he knew. Everyone has a larger and smaller side to their face and torso. Normally all the features ( hands, eyes, feet,etc) match in size. In Jimmy's case the larger eye is located on the small side of his face,which is not the norm.In my research I have found that it indicates on victims of homicide that they didn't know who murdered them. Case in point Jimmy didn't know that man. Now with Adam, there was no difference in his features indicating he knew his killer. So unless he had met any of the suspects accused of his murder, then it would be impossible that anyone besides someone he knew to have murdered him. Tell me what you think after checking it out.
Michael, I know your heart is in the right place but I disagree with you saying there should be a memorial where little Adam's head was found. He was no doubt killed elsewhere and this part of his small body dumped in a ditch. As a mother I can tell you that I would not want a memorial to my child in such a place. I read his head was cremated and the ashes given to his parents. This story is beyond horrific and yes, people are interested in what happened. But an ugly ditch where a body part was found of a six year old child is not where a memorial should be placed. Just my opinion.
I totally agree! Like the Anthony's, where Caylee's body was found, they removed all the memorabilia from that spot. I also as a mother, wouldn't want that either.
I agree as well however if you think about it, there’s many other areas children (and adults) have died horrifically weather it’s by rape, murder, body parts, car crash, burned, drowned...and they make it a memorial.
My family lives in Vero Beach, Florida. Not too far from where his head was found. My family is good friends with John and Reve Walsh. My father actually use to babysit Adam back when he was still alive. This story traumatized me as a child hearing about it due to my family being friends with their family. It’s crazy to think that I know them and have been to their home in Florida and know his other kids Meghan, Callahan and Hayden. Awesome family and what John created after this happened has helped find so many more children and brought together an amazing system for missing persons. I feel blessed to know John. The memory of Adam will always be alive within my family, theirs and many others. God bless you all and keep a close look on your loved ones. ALSO READ THE BOOK - TEARS OF RAGE by John Walsh himself. Every little detail about what happened is in this book and even a written letter to John from Otis Otoole (murderer) Some parts of the letter are horrific but a must read!
I'm very very sorry Hayden I saw little Adams Walsh movie and I cried wow I thought that I would actually meet someone who new little Adam Walsh again I m very truly sorry John Walsh lost if you see it then give them my simplys I was ten years old in eighty one
Adams life was snuffed out by a monster....But thanks to the John Walsh family..it wasn't in vain..they have done so much since then to prevent this from happening to other kids...👍👍
@SERGIO BACA God doesn’t control what men decide to do...God could but that’s not what God chooses to do. Without suffering we would know no joy. It’s awful and unfair and sick and makes you want to scream but it isn’t Gods fault...it’s whoever the sick fuck is that did it
I live nearby and every time I pass by here, I think about Adam. I was never sure of the exact location, so I appreciate taking the risk to point it out. Thank you!
I agree and Adam had to feel all alone during his murder not knowing where his parents were. Rest in peace Adam! Thank God for his Dad being a champion for the country.
I found a book that someone wrote about Adam's disappearance and death called Finding Adam (I found it once at my local library and I haven't had the nerve to read it again). If what Toole said he did to Adam is true than that truly horrifies me, I like to brag that true crime stuff doesn't bother me but when I read what Toole claims he did to Adam I had to stop because I started to feel sick to the point where I was dry heaving and almost threw up two or three times. I did end up finishing the book but after that part I had to take constant breaks. And then there were pictures to go along with the story and one of them honestly looked like the bloody imprint of a little face crying out in pain on the floor of the car that Toole was driving that day. After I saw that picture I would break out into sobs at random points because the image would just pop up in my mind for three days straight.
@@Iyasha2008 .. I never known about the book you are speaking about but I agree, Otis toole, Jeffrey dalmer at otis's former cell mate all involved with such crimes are totally evil. I wished police identified Otis as the killer earlier instead of his death bed confession as he deserved to face capitol punishment in Adams death. What I am shocked about and still questioning is how did Jeffrey dalmer know the location where Adams head was found to be spotted there? It was either a network between these sick killers in communication with each other or someone is lying since Jeffrey dalmers original arrest and people known Jeff's activities from the news and just said Jeff dalmer was seen there being fresh in everyones minds. My heart breaks for the Walsh family even today being Adams age, from Adams area where he was kidnapped and killed and now a young grandfather, I really can't imagine my kids or grandkids being in a parents worse nightmare. the only good thing that ever stemmed out of this mess is with John Walsh saving and fighting for children everywhere with his show. May God be with him and Adams mother.
@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 Adam was killed eight years before I was born but I grew up watching America's Most Wanted and I remember my dad always telling me not to leave his side when we'd go shopping because he didn't want me to be taken like Adam was. When I got older I asked him who Adam was and he told me the story. If I went somewhere that had games to play both my parents made it clear that I was to stay near the games until they came to get me and if a worker told me to leave that section for what ever reason that I was to meet them where ever they were going to be at and to make it clear that I was going off to look for them. Basically neither one of my parents allowed me to leave the building without them.
I have a weird connection to this horrific story, although I never met the Walsh family. I lived within walking distance of the same mall Adam was taken from and I shopped there with my daughter many times. The story of Adam hits very close to home for me because my little girl was the same age, went to the same school and was in same class as Adam, so this was extremely chilling to me. Heartbreaking, terrifying situation.
John Walsh is so strong . he lived a parents worst nightmare. He was able to turn his grief into strength and help children and catch criminals. I'm just sorry he's not able to see or hold his son
As a parent myself…I wouldn’t have the strength of one if my child went missing… It’s literally my greatest fear. Thank you both for recognizing and respecting these kinds of crimes.
Learning about stuff like this, now that I have my own kids, makes me feel like my parents didn't love me. I was out wandering the neighborhood alone from a very young age. Or playing in my yard on a busy road with no fence, and no one ever checked on me. I actually got lost twice. Once in a Kmart and once at the beach. I don't remember my mom being upset 🤔
It's important that you are doing things like this. There is a movement in this country to bury any part of history that people find offensive and uncomfortable. Things like this need to be remembered.
Tearing down racist man statues is a history all of us can live without. I'm SURE that's what you're referring to. 🤣🤣🤣 Way to encite hateful conversation.
I remember this story when I was a kid. It was one of those stories that gripped America and everyone was talking about Adam. His dad did what any parent would do in desperation for justice. Thank you for sharing this. Rest In Peace Adam
This is when America changed for my generation. Parents left us alone while moms went to work, we walked to the mall alone at age 10. After this horrific crime, kids didn’t feel safe. I know I didn’t, I was scared. It shaped how I parented my kids, no one was gonna steal my kid. That sweet beautiful Adam and parents…..it was just so beyond anything we heard about. Living in Florida all my life it felt so close so real.
I believe a piece of John Walsh died with his son. It’s sooo heartbreaking 💔 John Walsh is an amazing man he has done amazing things. I am so glad he’s back on TV now catching these disgusting horrible people. I pray that little boy didn’t suffer my heart hurts thinking about how terrified he was. This story really stuck with me. It’s still does to this day💔
@@anthonyvinetta1718 You really got your response to the Wrong person Not only do I believe he and his mentally disturbed wife had a hand in Adams murder but had the audacity to try to blame Dead men for their murder.
I was in the 9th grade with a six yr old baby brother and this story came on the news and scared me to death. I remember daily asking did they find Adam yet? I never forget seeing his father crying when they found what was left of him. This was the first time I had paid attention to the news and I must say being as young as I was it was traumatizing. I cried and cried for him and his parents. The Walsh family made such a difference with their work for families, Bless them.
If you can find the clip of him crying, look closely, they were crocodile tears, he was even looking out of the corner of his left eye to see if people were watching.
@@taco2947 I'm sure one of the two was.The other probably help cover up. One thing I've learned about murderers is police should always be skeptical about the exact time of the crime because some killers take time to plan before calling in a murder or in this case a kidnapped child.
@Black Phillip Why did Jesus tell the thief beside him at Calvary, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise." Also, what, then, did Apostle Paul mean when he said, "To be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord"? Are these verses unbiblical?
@Black Phillip Whatever floats your boat is a passive aggressive statement. It shows your hostility towards those of faith. My question is why the defensive attitude? Im not a man of faith, but I do respect those that are, simply because they base their lives on solid ethical principals. Im pretty sure, the morally bankrupt liberal left in this country are the same folks burning our cities and communities down, the places that families go and count on for income. Why comment at all if its just to show the world your fear of being held accountable.
I remember this from my childhood. He’d be just behind me in age today. John Walsh has certainly turned this tragedy into an opportunity to help others. Gotta love and respect that. 💙
As a child in the 1980’s my parents never allowed me out of sight. Because of the Adam Walsh story there’s been a lot of criminals brought to justice and parents kept their kids closer
I was born in 79 and still know this case from watching John show growing up. Never knew about Dahmer that’s like the weirdest coincidence ever...almost too good of a coincidence.
Because of this case, I applaud parents who put leashes on young children. I do NOT care how it looks. I care that the child has NOT become lost or STOLEN. God bless.
When my daughter's were young One would cling to me and the other was just going where her mind let her, I lost her in a Macy's store while shopping, she was list for almost an hour, I lost my mind but she was found in the middle of the clothes rack hiding, the circular kind. I bought her a leash, I received many stares and bad looks. I would do it all over again now that she made it to her 30ties. I can't imagine how much turmoil and hurt these parents feel even to this day. God Bless them
@@wilmaflintstone3247 I'm thankful you shared your story. Safety is first and foremost over embarrassment and ignorance. The same thing happened to my sister-in-law. There one moment and gone the next. The terror felt never leaves. God bless.
Yep,my three year old grandson has the harness because he tends to take off running without warning.At least we know he's safe and that is all that matters!!
I put a leash on mines when she was 2 yrs old she ran in Sears store under the clothes rack i was crawling like hell to catch her bought the least at that moment and cashier help me put it on her befor i paid her.That happen 38 yrs ago and i still have my daughter by my side.I hope every parents does this.
Something empathically about this case that still gets me when I see or even hear something about this! John Walsh has done the most amazing work from such a sad devastation👼🏻
It started when a woman ate a fruit. she ate it thinking it was going to make her all knowing. Then her husband willingly ate from that fruit because he loved her more than he loved God.
@@itsjustnopinionok you poor deluded cultist. I bet you believe transgender is wrong too? Even tho god supposedly took a rib from man and built woman out of it? Y'all are a joke.
Adam and I were the same age and I remember this horrible story, I haunts me till this day, so sad , I have kids and I always think of Adam Walsh and I keep a hawk eye on my kids !!
I thought by the intro this was going to be pretty rough but you found a very tactful way of telling the story. This is every parent's worst nightmare thank you for conveying it respectfully.
The people driving past would have no idea that a child's head was thrown in a ditch just beside the road. Disturbing to think about how often we drive past crime scenes like this without knowing.
Seriously. Just a couple months ago my dad told me that a piece of land right next to a highway we drive down all the time was the scene of a crime (a women's body was either in or underneath one of the trees). I had zero clue
There was a park I would walk through every day to get to a bus. It was within 500 meters of my home/only way to get to the stop without walking many km out of my way. One weekend, a 17yo girl was stabbed to death there. I still had to walk through that park, it looked the same. You would never think some child’s life had been taken so violently. It never felt the same. Such sadness. But I know most people would see that park the way people see that roadway. No one would suspect anything unless they knew the story.
This case is so interesting and weird for me since I grew up in Sunrise, close to Hollywood. The work that John Walsh has done is so heroic stemming from such a horrific act.
I have grown up hearing this story, I was born and raised in Hollywood, FL. I remember everything you have talked about, it's very accurate! Great video!
I grew up there. Went to that Sears location dozens of times. Eerie reminders. I was about Adam’s age as well. I used to always hang out at that video game section like he did. It was an old Atari 2600 display. All the kids hung out there while their parents shopped.
I was almost abducted by a man in a white van. He said he had a puppy and asked me if I wanted to see it. I thought about what my parents told me and said no and ran. He then hopped into his van and peeled out! When I think of Adam, I think of how he could have heard the same type of thing and he went to check it out and was taken. I feel sad about adam.
@Raylee Irvine Thank God your okay! These predators still lurk out there. It was easier to get away with crimes back then but there are still crimes today.
Same happened to me when I was in the 5th grade after school I was walking to my aunt’s house who stayed in walking distance of the school. A blue car pulled up and a white man said that my mother was in the hospital and he was there to pick me up I asked him what was the password ( My parents set up passwords for me and my sister we use if someone other than them were picking us up) the man said “No time to play secret agent kid” I then said again what’s the password and he got angry and said get in I ran back towards the school screaming and two teachers who were on bus duty saw me and came to me and took me to the principal’s office and the principal called the police. The man was gone before police arrived and after that police officers were stage in the area before and after school.
@@americanoutdoorsman_1133 Wow. I once read a story of a kidnapper/killer knowing the password because the father was friends with him and told him drunk in a bar. The result was his child getting killed by a pedofile. People reading this, never tell the passwords to anyone, not even a family friend! I am glad you asked this guy about the password and only your parents knew it. It's important to give kids that safety measure that only the parent and kid know. I almost became a casualty later in life at 14. My uncle told my mom he would pick me up from my friends. He was visiting us. My mom thought nothing of it. I came outside from my friends and thought great, I'm hungry and can hardly wait to get home so mom can make me a sandwich. He drove and asked if I want to practice. I said sure! We switched places and I drove and then he said, we need to switch again because I don't want your mom to see your driving. I said okay. When I hopped back into the passenger side, he pulled a knife out on me and told me in a screaming tone to take my clothes off. I was shocked! I pretended with my left hand I was going to and with my right hand I unlocked the door and jumped out. He sped away and a man from a business ran over to me and said are you okay. I told him to call the cops because he attempted to rape me. I went home, feeling upset and confused. I cried and my mom cried and held me while we waited for the cops. They never got him because he fled to mexico. He died years later from a child he had sex with that was a prostitute over there. The irony of him getting tb. Well I went to that funeral and was going to spit on him. Turns out his daughter beat me to it. Any parent reading this, you never know who you trust to be around your kids, don't trust anyone because you really don't know how they act when not around you.
When John is speaking during the confirmation of Toole being the one who killed Adam, it brought me to tears. The raw emotion and deep pain in his voice. I cannot even imagine the devastation and depth of his loss. #RIPAdam and may GOD bless John and his family 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔
Rip to this angel, as a child growing up in the 80s, one thing that upset me the most was the stories and pictures of the missing children. It still hurts my heart, the type of evil to make a person do that 😭.
Thank you for making this video. Instead of glamorizing such a tragedy i feel that you very much respected the circumstances, and respected adam and his Family. Again, Thank you for this very informative and educational video. I'll have to visit this location someday to pay my respects. Please make more videos like this.
Growing up in South Florida as a kid I remember when all this happened. I was only around eleven years old at the time but it was all over the tv back then. When my family would travel on the turnpike my Dad would always point out that's where it happen, we would all say a prayer while passing the area. I still wish they would put up a little sign just for his memory. Rip Adam you will forever be missed, and thanks for your father helping so many other families 🙏
Well done. Subscribed. My girlfriend and I were interviewed by police being that I picked her up at work "Le Bon Croissant" at Hollywood Mall the day of disappearence. Sad story.
I was at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure as a 15 year old kid and I met John Walsh in the one food court area. He was very polite and spoke to me and shook my hand. At the time I only knew him as the host of America's Most Wanted but it was not until years later that I found out exactly why he began his crusade against crime. John is my hero and I get so much strength from him and his story. The way he was able to not only keep going, but also use Adam's tragedy to literally change the world for the better, is amazing. God bless Adam Walsh and thank you for giving his father so much strength and ability. The monster who took Adam is dead and gone and thanks to Adam's daddy, many more monsters were locked away forever.
I can’t imagine what John and his family went through. After watching this, I hugged my son tightly. John is a much better man than I am because if I were in his shoes, I’d be taken over with vengeance. My son is my world as I’m sure Adam was to John. Bless him and his family,
Yes this is my very thought… I’d snap and start offing people with a gone for not knowing and friends and family strangers it wouldn’t matter who you are but I’d probably off myself for letting it happen as well lol really not funny because it hurts my heart
I couldn’t bare to live after, if I ever lost any of my boys :( . In fact I wouldn’t ever ever want to feel that pain of losing a child in such a tragic way. RIP Adam !
Wow, this is very emotional. I think all of us who grew up in the 70’s & 80’s were affected by the death of Adam Walsh. Seeing the locations where everything happened just makes it so real. I’m so sorry for Adam & the Walsh family & glad his dad was able to take that pain, heartbreak, & righteous anger & channel it into helping capture so many predators. God bless him and Reve’. She must have suffered such guilt, even though she wasn’t to blame. I remember those days, when children were more independent, even young ones. They often played nearby while parents shopped. I remember those Sears displays & can envision the excitement of a new game system drawing the kids to look. It was an easy set-up for parents shopping nearby to keep their kids occupied for a few minutes. How things have changed. Kids aren’t as carefree and independent as they once were. We have overprotective helicopter parents. Most of us know “Code Adam” means a missing child, watch the doors & everyone stop to look. I don’t know that I could have survived the guilt and trauma. Many parents, I think, would turn that inward and be destroyed. Thank you for this difficult video. We all need to be reminded what can happen in the blink of an eye. Perhaps Adam has saved many lives because if his story.
I was 5 when this happened and I can remember the news of his abduction and murder. How it sent a deep and resounding message to everyone. Nothing like it happened before. It changed the laws on child safety. No child was safe. I was more cautious and mindful of my surroundings and people after it happened. Child innocence was forever altered that day.
I was born the same year as Adam. When I was 10-11 I took risk by not coming home before sun down and I would take long walks by myself in dark roads from the mall. Men in cars would stop and offer me a ride and I would turn it down. There's one particular white guy in his 20's who offered a ride and then came back 5 minutes later and insisted giving me a ride but I declined. Looking back, that was very risky that is why I will make sure my kids don't do what I did when I was a young boy. I could have ended up like him if I wasn't so persistent in saying no I don't need a ride and I was ready to run if they got out the car. Adam could have been a husband and father himself. Its crazy thinking about it. Talk about wrong place at the wrong time.
You did a great job of covering and explaining that alful event. I am the mother of 2 son's ages 32 and 36. As they grew up and even today I tell them to be careful and be aware of their surroundings. Thanks for your commentary.
So sad. I was 10 when this happened. I remember seeing it on the news. The Walsh’s did an outstanding job making sure this was in the news across the nation. Back then that wasn’t always the case. Bless The Walsh Family.
I remember my mom always telling me about John Walsh’s son and how it inspired him to start the show “America’s Most Wanted” every time we watched it in the late 90’s on channel fox 11. Rip Adam
John Walsh triumphed over tragedy. He has taken down so many evil bastards. Such a great man!
Hes a true hero and warrior! Hes fought the good fight!
Still fighting for justice the guy is amazing
AMEN,!!
So true
That's one way to look at it... or you could look at the reality of who that creep really is: he took a minor across state lines to have sex with her (by his own admission) and destroyed the lives of millions of people through the Nazi-inspired law he pushed to have passed in his son's name. I guess it depends on which cup of Kool-aid you choose to drink.
That picture of little Adam with his baseball uniform and bat .Always breaks my heart seeing it ! RIP Adam angel!
Its a profoundly real and tangible
I agree, such a beautiful photo!!!! 😞💔
It's an eerie feeling everytime I see it 😔 poor baby
Yeah Me too :(
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Mr Walsh stated himself the police did not treat him or this case seriously in the beginning. Ironically Mr Walsh is being asked by law enforcement to help them with cases for over 35 years.
It's easy to say out or anger but dozens of Police immediately joined the search and a nationwide bulletin was issued for poor Adam.
Ironically the last few dahmer victims could have been stopped too if it weren’t for the incompetent policemen that gave konrad sinthasomphine back to dahmer. Later to kill him
@@oblongfan1 Look at Gacy, he picked up and raped/tortured a couple of men and ended up releasing them instead of killing them and both men went to the police and they didn't take them seriously.
@@joanna7350 right. I still need to study more of gacys victims
Seems like decade after decade, there’s a consistent need for police reform. Maybe these cops would’ve done things differently if it had been their child or loved one.
How could anyone ever go back to their regular work after losing a child like this. John had no choice but to make this his life work. God bless Adam, and his family. Thank you John for all you do.
He was a coke head who owed tons of money so they paid someone to off his kid
@@Rightopinionhaver ok troll
Will his dad pull so many criminals in prison after this case this went down a history
I would make it my life mission like he did to take down murderers and pedos if something happened to my kids.
terrible but I believe many was used for human organ traffic
My husband is named after adam. His mother was watching the case of adam on the news & it touched her so much, she named my husband adam. & our son is adam jr. Little adam walsh has touched many people's hearts. So has his father. Bless the walsh's hearts.
That almost made me cry. Im holding back. I hope John walsh and his wife see your post/ comment.
OMG that's Soo sweet..😘😘❤
Bonnie May Adam is my husbands name too 😘
THAT IS SO TENDER
Ms. Elite huh?
This is one of them stories you just don’t ever forget. RIP Adam.
I agree
Just started watching. Oh boy this isn't going to be fun.
How awful to lose a child to abduction. My brother lost his 2 children of separate auto accidents 3 months apart. That was bad enough. Poor Adam, an INOCENT child, what he mustve felt, I cannot even fathom.
There should be a memorial for Adam. I know a lot of people have had their child abducted, so maybe that's the reason they dont have a memorial?
The dad hes a suspect i believe, confessing to a murder is not hard evidence
It’s disgusting that any human could do that to a little six-o year-old child!
Rips a deep hole in your heart!!
This still bothers to this day..😢
The human race is capable of unspeakable evil!
They aren't human
I was disgusted what he did to Adam was horrified and sickening
I was only 6 years old when Adam Walsh was kidnapped. I’m 46 and to this day I get a knot in my stomach whenever I hear his name. RIP Adam 🙏
same here
Same age as Adam then.
Same! 😢 i lived in Orlando when this took place.
Same, 47.
My mother used to use this story to scare me into not messing around in stores. I'm a parent now, I totally understand her fear.
this is upsetting .i need to share. Fedco store in San Bernardino. Had a toy store dept. It had a ramp that went into toys dept....parents would let their kids shop for toys while parents shopped. so sad
@@maryschneider2759 I'm sorry, what are you trying to say?
@@catsmith3771 I guess I grew up in a time where the Fedco dept store had a toy dept. It was on east side of building with a ramp...one way in and that way out. kids would be there will parents shopped. Never would we think someone would hurt us. What happened to Adam was so tragic and really made people aware. thank you.
When I was little I used to wonder off my mom used to tell me this story . After that I stop
My mother did the exact same thing
Calling a CODE ADAM also closes all entrances and exits and begins a security check of all parking lots and walkways.
I have a small son. So does this actually work to tell someone who owns or works in stores?
That's true. I was at a Barnes N Noble several years ago with my boyfriend and teenaged children. We had all separated and were looking at books of our own interest when a "Code Adam" was called. Knowing what that was I immediately began looking for the child they described over the intercom, along with the staff. He was found safe and unharmed, TJTM, However, my boyfriend and my 2 pre-teens had no idea what was going on. Now they know, so if they hear that announcement they know to begin looking quickly.
@@bsoz9759 yes this was the case at Kroger Company as well. We had certain trained Staff members who would respond to a Code Adam. Even some customers knew what a Code Adam was and helped looking out for lost misplaced children. Adam Walsh is flying high with the Angels. John Walsh has done so much to help keep children safe and John dedicated his life to put away these monsters that done horrible crimes against children and families. While it was terribly sad that Adam was murdered but it was the start to help many future children to get the Justice they so deserve! ⚖ John Walsh is definitely a National Hero!!! He has brought something so positive from Adams death and I am sure that Code Adam will stay with us for many years to come. May God Bless John and his entire family for his devotion and may Adam rest in peace.
It’s used in schools as well. RIP Adam
My son triggered a Code Adam in a SuperWalmart. They take this VERY seriously.
I lost my son at a sears for 10mins back in the early 2000s.. I was looking at the new HD TV at the time. I turn around and he was gone. I ended leaving sears thinking we ran off with his mom which she was shopping a couple of stores down .. we had cops and sears security looking all over for him.. my wife spotted him peeking out of the entertainment center shelf .. but those 10mins seemed like an hour.
That is the worst feeling !
💕 glade it had a happy ending hope you hug him every time you see him even if he is 30
@@willeysingleton3057 he's 20 yrs old now.. and I still do daily
@@heidiwalker7123 yeah I know.. my wife still brings it up..
@@jerryhdzNtexas that's good glade to hear it, the world needs loving father's.
John Walsh turned tragedy into triumph. He's helped take down a lot of evil monsters over the years. Rest in peace, Adam. No 6 year old should never have had to endure such brutality
This is why I tell my children, monsters DO exist.
😭😭😭
Yap and it not always strangers sadley can be yo fam friends or who ever closse to you
My dad was a homicide cop. He told us kids the same.
Same.
And they and their supporters are all Democrats!!
Man, this horrific story is every parents nightmare. RIP Adam.
I'm glad John and his wife stayed strong and moved on...they didn't let evil destroy them...Adam will never be forgotten...he is a beautiful child...
Yeah? Look up what's going on between him and his daughter and her children online.
It's rare that couples stay together after a loss like this. And going forward having 3 more children. He definitely turned a tragedy into triumph for missing and exploited children.
This story has been one of the defining events of my adult life. God bless John & Reve. They are two of my biggest heros. Very brave people. I could not have survived the experience let alone gone to have 3 more children. They took their horrifying experience & used it to literally help millions of other parents & children. God bless you for your work.
Interesting factoid: Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs n Harmony was abducted by his mom's boyfriend along with his sisters and was missing for two years. During one of the tv showings of the movie ADAM (1983), his photo was shown at the end. His babysitter recognized him and called it in to the show and they were recovered. He went on America's Most Wanted in 2002 to thank John Walsh for all of his work to find abducted children.
I watched the video where bizzy bone talks about this
Wow. I did not know this. Very interesting
❤❤❤ that's great. I hate that this happened to the Walsh family and any other family that has had family murdered or disappeared. It was such an awesome thing that John did out of this tragedy. He has helped so many people. I wish the show was still on.
Wow.... I had no idea, 2 long years smh. Thank God Bizzy and his sister were found.
Used to love that group back in the day. I had never heard about that. Thanks for the interesting tidbit. I’m going to check out the story.
It takes a real coward to take a helpless, defenseless little boy, I cant even begin to process this, just pure evil lives among us RIP Adam Walsh
Yes and social workers do the same trauma to kids with no good reason, but instead of the relief of death the traumatised child grows up to suffer for years n years. Almost worse
I will never forget Adam Walsh. That year I was just 5yrs old and cried and prayed for him.
Wow, I was 5 years old as well and will never forget about this case. I remember watching the TV movie about it and it was just so scary to me.
me too
Bc of adam I was taught stranger danger and bc of adam I wasn't abducted ! I was about 6 yes old in kokomo indiana.
I was one I don't think they ever found out who killed him
Well just think of all the children that are in the hands of monsters right now ......and yet hardly anyone even mentions there names ...
My mother was visiting Florida and was in that Sears the day Adam disappeared. She remembers the search going on in the mall for him. 😞
That's so sad. :(
😔
🥺😢
Bullshit..
Did she see Otis Toole or Dahmer there??
I'm 45 and I still remember 😢💔you are not forgotten Adam.
All because of Adam's tragic story, I refused to let my kids stay from me in stores. It was always on my mind. I remember it like it was yesterday. My oldest daughter was born in 82, so it was very fresh in my mind. Rest in Paradise Little Adam.
Adam... your dad is a Legend! You don’t think of John without thinking of You. Rest easy Adam. We love you ❤️
Adam and God know what John is.
Absolutely heartbreaking... my heart goes out to Mr. Walsh, he turned his pain and I'm sure anger into something good by trying to help others going through the same pain.
What a beautiful child. John Walsh has helped so many to be found. Adam is surely proud of his Daddy. RIP sweet Adam..forever young
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Damned security guard. Adam was so young. Why did he put him out of the store instead of asking him where his mother was? It makes me so mad every time I hear this part of the story repeated.
Yes, older teenage boys or boys older than 12 might be safe in looking for their parent but a little 6 year old. You say he shooed the children outside? Common sense would tell you not to do that although the security guard was unaware that maybe the little boy was with the older boys. Nothing changes it now but people need to be alert.
It was the 80's. Horrific situations like this never occurred here in Hollywood.
@Sue Schaff
There was a security guard that kicked him out of the Sears. And it was a female security guard.
@Sue Schaff
It's been documented that there was a female security guard on duty. Who else kicked Adam out of the store?
That guard is guilty of negligence
He would have just celebrated his 47 th birthday. Rip
45. He was born in 75
@@vjscudie1 he was born in 72
@@jasonups5386 he was born in 1974👍🏽
@@ASH_ketchum_99 . Yes. He's my age. He was born in 1974 , so he would be 46 today like me.
Rip kid just fck up sick people
John Walsh is truly an America hero in my eyes. He took an unimaginable, horrible incident and made the best of it. Adam did not die in vain.
I’m a mother myself. I cannot imagine how his parents must had felt. This is one of the saddest cases I’ve heard. RIP Adam 🙏🙏😢
The really sad fact is that there are thousands just like it.
In today's times I don't understand how anyone can just let their children wander off! HOWEVER PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, so you people who think you are so PERFECT good for you. MOST OF US HUMANS ARE IMPERFECT!!!! I was working at a WALMART years ago and found a little girl wandering around by herself. I asked her where was her mom/dad & she didn't know. I took her to the service desk and told my manager that I saw her walking around by herself. The boss called on intercom about anyone looking for a child to come to the service desk. Her mother came & was frantically looking for her daughter. She said she turned her back for a second and her daughter was gone. Kids wander off, it doesn't mean that it's the parents/ or other family members fault!!!!
@@rhondagrider4803 well he didnt exactly wander off. He was in the video game department when the idiot security guard made him go outside. When we were kids my mom would plant is in the tv section while we shopped.no security idiot kicked us out, but being kids I'm sure we would have followed the instructions
It's bad enough but then the lawyers for Sears really tried to tear them apart especially Afam's mother
Being born in 1976, this was my first introduction to how evil and scary the world could be. It scarred me as a child.
Me too (1976). I remember hearing it about it on the news when the TV was turned on.
I bet you also trusted your parents not to harm you .
@George Westinghouse Do you have access to a photo of the child to examine? If you do I would like to explain why I feel that Adam was murdered by someone he knew.
Everyone has a larger and smaller side to their face and torso. Normally all the features ( hands, eyes, feet,etc) match in size.
In Jimmy's case the larger eye is located on the small side of his face,which is not the norm.In my research I have found that it indicates on victims of homicide that they didn't know who murdered them. Case in point Jimmy didn't know that man.
Now with Adam, there was no difference in his features indicating he knew his killer.
So unless he had met any of the suspects accused of his murder, then it would be impossible that anyone besides someone he knew to have murdered him.
Tell me what you think after checking it out.
Born in 77. Same.
Me too, and myself and 2 friends were almost kidnapped in 1985 by 2 dudes in a van with adult magazines.
Michael, I know your heart is in the right place but I disagree with you saying there should be a memorial where little Adam's head was found. He was no doubt killed elsewhere and this part of his small body dumped in a ditch. As a mother I can tell you that I would not want a memorial to my child in such a place. I read his head was cremated and the ashes given to his parents. This story is beyond horrific and yes, people are interested in what happened. But an ugly ditch where a body part was found of a six year old child is not where a memorial should be placed. Just my opinion.
I do agree with you on that. Honestly, I was just really surprised that there is nothing...anywhere.
He is honored everyday with everything John has accomplished for other missing kids
I totally agree! Like the Anthony's, where Caylee's body was found, they removed all the memorabilia from that spot. I also as a mother, wouldn't want that either.
Agree wholeheartedly!
I agree as well however if you think about it, there’s many other areas children (and adults) have died horrifically weather it’s by rape, murder, body parts, car crash, burned, drowned...and they make it a memorial.
My family lives in Vero Beach, Florida. Not too far from where his head was found. My family is good friends with John and Reve Walsh. My father actually use to babysit Adam back when he was still alive. This story traumatized me as a child hearing about it due to my family being friends with their family. It’s crazy to think that I know them and have been to their home in Florida and know his other kids Meghan, Callahan and Hayden. Awesome family and what John created after this happened has helped find so many more children and brought together an amazing system for missing persons. I feel blessed to know John. The memory of Adam will always be alive within my family, theirs and many others. God bless you all and keep a close look on your loved ones. ALSO READ THE BOOK - TEARS OF RAGE by John Walsh himself. Every little detail about what happened is in this book and even a written letter to John from Otis Otoole (murderer) Some parts of the letter are horrific but a must read!
Hayden. How horrible 🤢
I'm very very sorry Hayden I saw little Adams Walsh movie and I cried wow I thought that I would actually meet someone who new little Adam Walsh again I m very truly sorry John Walsh lost if you see it then give them my simplys I was ten years old in eighty one
He looked just like his dad what a beautiful child and a great man who helped so many people this is sad
His brother Callahan looks almost identical to their dad John. Callahan is doing amazing work as well with National Missing and Exploited Children.
@@Palmetto-J thank you dear for that bit of information. Adam Walsh God bless him and now his brother out there saving lives. Amazing family💕✝️
Adams life was snuffed out by a monster....But thanks to the John Walsh family..it wasn't in vain..they have done so much since then to prevent this from happening to other kids...👍👍
God shall punish the wicked.
Not before the wicked punish the innocent.
@SERGIO BACA God doesn’t control what men decide to do...God could but that’s not what God chooses to do. Without suffering we would know no joy. It’s awful and unfair and sick and makes you want to scream but it isn’t Gods fault...it’s whoever the sick fuck is that did it
The devil will come for his quicker and cruller than they always think.
@@chriscota2672 uh....what?
God is useless!!! How about stopping it before it happens..
This story breaks my heart always has
Yes remember this as a small kid.
That's unbelievable Jeffrey Dahmer was in that area.♏
@@nicholasshade Yes Jeffrey could have been the killer instead of Otis.
Nah...just a coincidence. C’mon, Dahomey would never cut this kids head off and leave it there. Are people really that fughkin stupid.
@@marcuslaker5876 is your last name really laker? Im not asking in disrespect. I just want to know is that your real name or just your computer name?♏
I live nearby and every time I pass by here, I think about Adam. I was never sure of the exact location, so I appreciate taking the risk to point it out. Thank you!
To imagine the fear & pain little Adam went through probably just wanting his parents just guts me ! Rip little man ! 💕😢💕
I agree and Adam had to feel all alone during his murder not knowing where his parents were. Rest in peace Adam! Thank God for his Dad being a champion for the country.
I found a book that someone wrote about Adam's disappearance and death called Finding Adam (I found it once at my local library and I haven't had the nerve to read it again). If what Toole said he did to Adam is true than that truly horrifies me, I like to brag that true crime stuff doesn't bother me but when I read what Toole claims he did to Adam I had to stop because I started to feel sick to the point where I was dry heaving and almost threw up two or three times. I did end up finishing the book but after that part I had to take constant breaks. And then there were pictures to go along with the story and one of them honestly looked like the bloody imprint of a little face crying out in pain on the floor of the car that Toole was driving that day. After I saw that picture I would break out into sobs at random points because the image would just pop up in my mind for three days straight.
@@Iyasha2008 .. I never known about the book you are speaking about but I agree, Otis toole, Jeffrey dalmer at otis's former cell mate all involved with such crimes are totally evil. I wished police identified Otis as the killer earlier instead of his death bed confession as he deserved to face capitol punishment in Adams death. What I am shocked about and still questioning is how did Jeffrey dalmer know the location where Adams head was found to be spotted there? It was either a network between these sick killers in communication with each other or someone is lying since Jeffrey dalmers original arrest and people known Jeff's activities from the news and just said Jeff dalmer was seen there being fresh in everyones minds. My heart breaks for the Walsh family even today being Adams age, from Adams area where he was kidnapped and killed and now a young grandfather, I really can't imagine my kids or grandkids being in a parents worse nightmare. the only good thing that ever stemmed out of this mess is with John Walsh saving and fighting for children everywhere with his show. May God be with him and Adams mother.
@@supportyourtroopsathletes6460 Adam was killed eight years before I was born but I grew up watching America's Most Wanted and I remember my dad always telling me not to leave his side when we'd go shopping because he didn't want me to be taken like Adam was. When I got older I asked him who Adam was and he told me the story. If I went somewhere that had games to play both my parents made it clear that I was to stay near the games until they came to get me and if a worker told me to leave that section for what ever reason that I was to meet them where ever they were going to be at and to make it clear that I was going off to look for them. Basically neither one of my parents allowed me to leave the building without them.
That's why they are inhuman monsters!!
I have a weird connection to this horrific story, although I never met the Walsh family. I lived within walking distance of the same mall Adam was taken from and I shopped there with my daughter many times. The story of Adam hits very close to home for me because my little girl was the same age, went to the same school and was in same class as Adam, so this was extremely chilling to me. Heartbreaking, terrifying situation.
John Walsh is so strong . he lived a parents worst nightmare. He was able to turn his grief into strength and help children and catch criminals. I'm just sorry he's not able to see or hold his son
As a parent myself…I wouldn’t have the strength of one if my child went missing…
It’s literally my greatest fear.
Thank you both for recognizing and respecting these kinds of crimes.
When this happened I remember my parents didn't leave us in cars any more while they shopped. Many parents didnt
I don't even think
Parents should be leaving their child in cars while shopping 🤦
@@anadelia8053 they shouldn't, but it was a different time
Learning about stuff like this, now that I have my own kids, makes me feel like my parents didn't love me. I was out wandering the neighborhood alone from a very young age. Or playing in my yard on a busy road with no fence, and no one ever checked on me. I actually got lost twice. Once in a Kmart and once at the beach. I don't remember my mom being upset 🤔
My grandpa left me in the car one time it was freaking scary I thought someone was going to come and kidnap me
It's important that you are doing things like this. There is a movement in this country to bury any part of history that people find offensive and uncomfortable. Things like this need to be remembered.
The past has to be remembered for us to learn from it.
R.i.p Adam
Isn’t it sad for those lives lost? How they want us to forget those things horrible happened to innocent people, and kids. They’ll never be forgotten.
Tearing down racist man statues is a history all of us can live without. I'm SURE that's what you're referring to. 🤣🤣🤣 Way to encite hateful conversation.
I remember this story when I was a kid. It was one of those stories that gripped America and everyone was talking about Adam. His dad did what any parent would do in desperation for justice. Thank you for sharing this. Rest In Peace Adam
This is when America changed for my generation. Parents left us alone while moms went to work, we walked to the mall alone at age 10. After this horrific crime, kids didn’t feel safe. I know I didn’t, I was scared. It shaped how I parented my kids, no one was gonna steal my kid. That sweet beautiful Adam and parents…..it was just so beyond anything we heard about. Living in Florida all my life it felt so close so real.
I believe a piece of John Walsh died with his son. It’s sooo heartbreaking 💔
John Walsh is an amazing man he has done amazing things. I am so glad he’s back on TV now catching these disgusting horrible people. I pray that little boy didn’t suffer my heart hurts thinking about how terrified he was. This story really stuck with me. It’s still does to this day💔
Every grieving parents dies a little when they lose a child...I speak from experience
It was his innocent demeanor that died. Maybe brought on by guilt.
U asked for this reply he was strangled to deat of course he suffered smh
I agree hes a good man
@@anthonyvinetta1718 You really got your response to the Wrong person
Not only do I believe he and his mentally disturbed wife had a hand in Adams murder but had the audacity to try to blame Dead men for their murder.
I was in the 9th grade with a six yr old baby brother and this story came on the news and scared me to death. I remember daily asking did they find Adam yet? I never forget seeing his father crying when they found what was left of him. This was the first time I had paid attention to the news and I must say being as young as I was it was traumatizing. I cried and cried for him and his parents. The Walsh family made such a difference with their work for families, Bless them.
If you can find the clip of him crying, look closely, they were crocodile tears, he was even looking out of the corner of his left eye to see if people were watching.
@@jasonlindsey9946 So you don't think he was upset?
@@taco2947 I'm sure one of the two was.The other probably help cover up. One thing I've learned about murderers is police should always be skeptical about the exact time of the crime because some killers take time to plan before calling in a murder or in this case a kidnapped child.
He in heaven in the arms of Jesus .and he will never be harm again
Justice comes when those who do evil have their last breath on earth! Confess and repent to Jesus!
@Black Phillip Why did Jesus tell the thief beside him at Calvary, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise." Also, what, then, did Apostle Paul mean when he said, "To be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord"? Are these verses unbiblical?
amen and working through his dad and brother to help others
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@Black Phillip Whatever floats your boat is a passive aggressive statement.
It shows your hostility towards those of faith. My question is why the defensive attitude? Im not a man of faith, but I do respect those that are, simply because they base their lives on solid ethical principals. Im pretty sure, the morally bankrupt liberal left in this country are the same folks burning our cities and communities down, the places that families go and count on for income.
Why comment at all if its just to show the world your fear of being held accountable.
This guy does really good stuff. His Lost Boys filming location video is excellent.
I remember this from my childhood. He’d be just behind me in age today. John Walsh has certainly turned this tragedy into an opportunity to help others. Gotta love and respect that. 💙
As a child in the 1980’s my parents never allowed me out of sight. Because of the Adam Walsh story there’s been a lot of criminals brought to justice and parents kept their kids closer
i dont let my nephews or nieces out of sight when they go with me
This hurt my heart. Rest in peace little man.
My oldest daughter was born in early 1982 and this affected every moment of my life since the very first time I heard he was missing.
I was born in 79 and still know this case from watching John show growing up. Never knew about Dahmer that’s like the weirdest coincidence ever...almost too good of a coincidence.
Exactly I was born in 79 also December lol.
Because of this case, I applaud parents who put leashes on young children. I do NOT care how it looks. I care that the child has NOT become lost or STOLEN.
God bless.
When my daughter's were young One would cling to me and the other was just going where her mind let her, I lost her in a Macy's store while shopping, she was list for almost an hour, I lost my mind but she was found in the middle of the clothes rack hiding, the circular kind. I bought her a leash, I received many stares and bad looks. I would do it all over again now that she made it to her 30ties. I can't imagine how much turmoil and hurt these parents feel even to this day. God Bless them
@@wilmaflintstone3247 I'm thankful you shared your story. Safety is first and foremost over embarrassment and ignorance. The same thing happened to my sister-in-law. There one moment and gone the next. The terror felt never leaves. God bless.
Yep,my three year old grandson has the harness because he tends to take off running without warning.At least we know he's safe and that is all that matters!!
I put a leash on mines when she was 2 yrs old she ran in Sears store under the clothes rack i was crawling like hell to catch her bought the least at that moment and cashier help me put it on her befor i paid her.That happen 38 yrs ago and i still have my daughter by my side.I hope every parents does this.
As a teenager in the late 90's & early 2000's The Americas most wanted was my favorite TV show whatever u wanna called it to watch👍
The fact that 2 different killers were in the same drainage bridge is so surreal
What do you mean? Which ones?
Wonder what attracted them there?
Just wondering what Dahmer was dumping out of the bucket anyway?! I mean WTF?!?
@@NASTYVEGASNATE just in general very interesting
@@FrankFromL.A yeah not sure either scary what the minds of killers think
Something empathically about this case that still gets me when I see or even hear something about this! John Walsh has done the most amazing work from such a sad devastation👼🏻
I remember when this happen, still chokes me up so bad. I'm so sorry this horrible thing happened.
Wow Adam was adorable.... why is this world so evil
Good question !!!!
It started when a woman ate a fruit. she ate it thinking it was going to make her all knowing. Then her husband willingly ate from that fruit because he loved her more than he loved God.
@@itsjustnopinionok you poor deluded cultist. I bet you believe transgender is wrong too? Even tho god supposedly took a rib from man and built woman out of it? Y'all are a joke.
There are so many evil people in this world. I think it is the devil!!!
Human behavior leads depraved acts of cruelty. Sick minds are the root of all evil.
So sorry to John Walsh for the loss of his son & to see him up on that car not giving up hope was powerful!!
Adam and I were the same age and I remember this horrible story, I haunts me till this day, so sad , I have kids and I always think of Adam Walsh and I keep a hawk eye on my kids !!
I met John Walsh at an “ Eagles “ concert in DC, nice man.....horrible tragedy he and his family had to endure....RIP Adam.....
No you didn’t.
I met him at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Baton Rouge years ago!
I thought by the intro this was going to be pretty rough but you found a very tactful way of telling the story. This is every parent's worst nightmare thank you for conveying it respectfully.
The people driving past would have no idea that a child's head was thrown in a ditch just beside the road. Disturbing to think about how often we drive past crime scenes like this without knowing.
Seriously. Just a couple months ago my dad told me that a piece of land right next to a highway we drive down all the time was the scene of a crime (a women's body was either in or underneath one of the trees). I had zero clue
There was a park I would walk through every day to get to a bus. It was within 500 meters of my home/only way to get to the stop without walking many km out of my way. One weekend, a 17yo girl was stabbed to death there. I still had to walk through that park, it looked the same. You would never think some child’s life had been taken so violently. It never felt the same. Such sadness. But I know most people would see that park the way people see that roadway. No one would suspect anything unless they knew the story.
This case is so interesting and weird for me since I grew up in Sunrise, close to Hollywood. The work that John Walsh has done is so heroic stemming from such a horrific act.
John fought back for other victims
It is...John Walsh is a True hero!
Such a wonderful dad and such a tragic story 😢
He is not the hero you think he is.
@@HolyGhostMoneyShot elaborate
We moved to south Florida in june of 81, ill never forget Adam Walsh
South Florida was cocaine-ville back then. Rape. Murder. Machine gun capitol.
I have grown up hearing this story, I was born and raised in Hollywood, FL. I remember everything you have talked about, it's very accurate! Great video!
John Walsh is a angel on earth he's helped solved a lot of crimes thank you for sharing 👍
I grew up there. Went to that Sears location dozens of times. Eerie reminders. I was about Adam’s age as well. I used to always hang out at that video game section like he did. It was an old Atari 2600 display. All the kids hung out there while their parents shopped.
My sister and I used to hang out in the arcade or the toy store while my parents did their Christmas shopping at the mall. That was the 80’s.
I was almost abducted by a man in a white van. He said he had a puppy and asked me if I wanted to see it. I thought about what my parents told me and said no and ran. He then hopped into his van and peeled out! When I think of Adam, I think of how he could have heard the same type of thing and he went to check it out and was taken. I feel sad about adam.
@Raylee Irvine Thank God your okay! These predators still lurk out there. It was easier to get away with crimes back then but there are still crimes today.
Same happened to me. Older white male in red older model car. I ran.
@@InMyPOV2u Wow. It's amazing how much this happens. I'm so happy your safe and got away!
Same happened to me when I was in the 5th grade after school I was walking to my aunt’s house who stayed in walking distance of the school. A blue car pulled up and a white man said that my mother was in the hospital and he was there to pick me up I asked him what was the password ( My parents set up passwords for me and my sister we use if someone other than them were picking us up) the man said “No time to play secret agent kid” I then said again what’s the password and he got angry and said get in I ran back towards the school screaming and two teachers who were on bus duty saw me and came to me and took me to the principal’s office and the principal called the police. The man was gone before police arrived and after that police officers were stage in the area before and after school.
@@americanoutdoorsman_1133 Wow. I once read a story of a kidnapper/killer knowing the password because the father was friends with him and told him drunk in a bar. The result was his child getting killed by a pedofile. People reading this, never tell the passwords to anyone, not even a family friend! I am glad you asked this guy about the password and only your parents knew it. It's important to give kids that safety measure that only the parent and kid know. I almost became a casualty later in life at 14. My uncle told my mom he would pick me up from my friends. He was visiting us. My mom thought nothing of it. I came outside from my friends and thought great, I'm hungry and can hardly wait to get home so mom can make me a sandwich. He drove and asked if I want to practice. I said sure! We switched places and I drove and then he said, we need to switch again because I don't want your mom to see your driving. I said okay. When I hopped back into the passenger side, he pulled a knife out on me and told me in a screaming tone to take my clothes off. I was shocked! I pretended with my left hand I was going to and with my right hand I unlocked the door and jumped out. He sped away and a man from a business ran over to me and said are you okay. I told him to call the cops because he attempted to rape me. I went home, feeling upset and confused. I cried and my mom cried and held me while we waited for the cops. They never got him because he fled to mexico. He died years later from a child he had sex with that was a prostitute over there. The irony of him getting tb. Well I went to that funeral and was going to spit on him. Turns out his daughter beat me to it. Any parent reading this, you never know who you trust to be around your kids, don't trust anyone because you really don't know how they act when not around you.
When John is speaking during the confirmation of Toole being the one who killed Adam, it brought me to tears. The raw emotion and deep pain in his voice. I cannot even imagine the devastation and depth of his loss. #RIPAdam and may GOD bless John and his family 🙏🙏🙏💔💔💔
Rip to this angel, as a child growing up in the 80s, one thing that upset me the most was the stories and pictures of the missing children. It still hurts my heart, the type of evil to make a person do that 😭.
They should have water boarded all these killers to get the truth out.
This was one story that till this day hits me!
@@robd1329 me too I read the tears of rage book years ago it was rough still remember it well
@@robd1329 Me too!
They should have water boarded his parents for letting this happen.
@@HolyGhostMoneyShot Well his father was at work so it wasn't his fault at all.
Thank you for making this video. Instead of glamorizing such a tragedy i feel that you very much respected the circumstances, and respected adam and his Family. Again, Thank you for this very informative and educational video. I'll have to visit this location someday to pay my respects. Please make more videos like this.
Growing up in South Florida as a kid I remember when all this happened. I was only around eleven years old at the time but it was all over the tv back then. When my family would travel on the turnpike my Dad would always point out that's where it happen, we would all say a prayer while passing the area. I still wish they would put up a little sign just for his memory. Rip Adam you will forever be missed, and thanks for your father helping so many other families 🙏
Well done. Subscribed. My girlfriend and I were interviewed by police being that I picked her up at work "Le Bon Croissant" at Hollywood Mall the day of disappearence. Sad story.
Interesting. Anything you can remember that stood out to you the most? TIA 🙂
I wasn't sure why they were asking if I'd seen Adam. My girlfriend was asked a little more, being her restaurant was right by an exit.
@@jeffpersbacker2774 Thank you!
I can't even imagine the guilt of his poor mom. I hope she was able to forgive herself eventually 😔
I was at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure as a 15 year old kid and I met John Walsh in the one food court area. He was very polite and spoke to me and shook my hand. At the time I only knew him as the host of America's Most Wanted but it was not until years later that I found out exactly why he began his crusade against crime. John is my hero and I get so much strength from him and his story. The way he was able to not only keep going, but also use Adam's tragedy to literally change the world for the better, is amazing. God bless Adam Walsh and thank you for giving his father so much strength and ability. The monster who took Adam is dead and gone and thanks to Adam's daddy, many more monsters were locked away forever.
Amen to that
Thank you for this video. Thank you to Jessica for staying safe in the car and thank you for taking the risk to show us this sad place.
This was a horrible sad case and I remember it so well. Thank you for taking the time and braving the location and telling the story. RIP Adam
Love America’s Most Wanted. I’ve watched it since 8. I’m 30. I watch “The Hunt” now. Rest In Peace To John’s son. Truly devastating.
My Heart Breaks for John Walsh, I just can't imagine.
Me too, that security guard chase that little boy out. I felt so bad for the parents .
I can’t imagine what John and his family went through. After watching this, I hugged my son tightly. John is a much better man than I am because if I were in his shoes, I’d be taken over with vengeance. My son is my world as I’m sure Adam was to John. Bless him and his family,
I watched ADAM, and had to go and get my son from his crib as I cried and cried.
@@ldolan4051 as in babysat?
I was born the same year as Adam. I remember that happening. Because of it, mom made me stay glued to her side.
Such a sad, but compelling story. Thank you for having the courage to tackle this story. Most wouldn't.
Having a son that is almost 4 years old and with all of his love and personality if that happened to him I would cease to exist.
Yes this is my very thought… I’d snap and start offing people with a gone for not knowing and friends and family strangers it wouldn’t matter who you are but I’d probably off myself for letting it happen as well lol really not funny because it hurts my heart
@@aliciagreen3374 how do people show so much compassion but think abortion is ok. i know this isnt the place. But I simply don't get that.
@@nonameyet9165 yeah it's really isn't the place. Don't use a boys death as an excuse to vent out your hatred and insecurities.
@@nonameyet9165 Absolutely not even remotely similar. And a horrible place to even mention something like that.
I couldn’t bare to live after, if I ever lost any of my boys :( . In fact I wouldn’t ever ever want to feel that pain of losing a child in such a tragic way. RIP Adam !
The saddest story ever...... makes me sick for John and his wife thinking of the brutal way he was killed..... makes me cry...
Wow, this is very emotional. I think all of us who grew up in the 70’s & 80’s were affected by the death of Adam Walsh. Seeing the locations where everything happened just makes it so real. I’m so sorry for Adam & the Walsh family & glad his dad was able to take that pain, heartbreak, & righteous anger & channel it into helping capture so many predators. God bless him and Reve’. She must have suffered such guilt, even though she wasn’t to blame. I remember those days, when children were more independent, even young ones. They often played nearby while parents shopped. I remember those Sears displays & can envision the excitement of a new game system drawing the kids to look. It was an easy set-up for parents shopping nearby to keep their kids occupied for a few minutes. How things have changed. Kids aren’t as carefree and independent as they once were. We have overprotective helicopter parents. Most of us know “Code Adam” means a missing child, watch the doors & everyone stop to look. I don’t know that I could have survived the guilt and trauma. Many parents, I think, would turn that inward and be destroyed. Thank you for this difficult video. We all need to be reminded what can happen in the blink of an eye. Perhaps Adam has saved many lives because if his story.
I was 5 when this happened and I can remember the news of his abduction and murder. How it sent a deep and resounding message to everyone. Nothing like it happened before. It changed the laws on child safety. No child was safe. I was more cautious and mindful of my surroundings and people after it happened. Child innocence was forever altered that day.
Such a sad and tragic case. God bless John Walsh and his family. He has turned his pain into something good by solving and helping so many families.
I was born the same year as Adam. When I was 10-11 I took risk by not coming home before sun down and I would take long walks by myself in dark roads from the mall. Men in cars would stop and offer me a ride and I would turn it down. There's one particular white guy in his 20's who offered a ride and then came back 5 minutes later and insisted giving me a ride but I declined. Looking back, that was very risky that is why I will make sure my kids don't do what I did when I was a young boy. I could have ended up like him if I wasn't so persistent in saying no I don't need a ride and I was ready to run if they got out the car. Adam could have been a husband and father himself. Its crazy thinking about it. Talk about wrong place at the wrong time.
These animals that hurt the innocent will face the Holy Father one day.
Amen
If they don't face a few here first. 😡
We all will.
@Jeff Nasser God didn't do that. Remember there is also an evil entity that walks to and fro seeking whom he may devour. His name is Satan.
"It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" Hebrews 10:31
Also, when a department store calls a code Adam, the store gets locked down and employees start looking everywhere for the child.
What was done to this innocent beautifull boy is just Unforgivable and should never be forgotten.
GOD Doesn't.
We have to watch our kids ! Period
You did a great job of covering and explaining that alful event. I am the mother of 2 son's ages 32 and 36. As they grew up and even today I tell them to be careful and be aware of their surroundings. Thanks for your commentary.
So sad. I was 10 when this happened. I remember seeing it on the news. The Walsh’s did an outstanding job making sure this was in the news across the nation. Back then that wasn’t always the case. Bless The Walsh Family.
Poor Adam he was so sweet he didn't deserve to die he was such an angel
I remember my mom always telling me about John Walsh’s son and how it inspired him to start the show “America’s Most Wanted” every time we watched it in the late 90’s on channel fox 11. Rip Adam
His father dedicated his life to help other parents this story really broke my heart
RIP Adam and thank you John Walsh for helping in catching criminals!!!