Fla. police: 1981 murder of Adam Walsh is solved

[raccoon]

36 mins ago

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Authorities in South Florida plan to announce that they've finally solved the 1981 killing of a little boy whose father later gained fame as the host of "America's Most Wanted."

Hollywood police have scheduled a news conference Tuesday afternoon to close the case of the abduction and homicide of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.

Adam's parents, John and Reve Walsh, long ago derided the investigation as botched. Both were expected to attend the news conference.

The boy went missing from a Hollywood mall on July 27, 1981. Fishermen discovered his severed head in a canal 120 miles away two weeks later. The rest of his body was never found.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_re_us/adam_walsh



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[gizmonic]

1. Such a sweet looking little boy...

:cry:

I hope this official news can finally bring peace to his family.

[BlueIris]

2. One of the most horrible crimes I've heard of.

Glad the case is closed.

[XanaDUer]

3. Thanks, raccoon, you beat me to it!

:hi:

I knew this mall and used to spend time in the Sears store in it. It was one of those semi run-down malls that start dying and losing business. The Sears was the main anchor store.

Such a sad story.

:(

[livetohike]

4. My heart was breaking for the Walshes while watching the

press conference. Hard to believe 27 years have gone by....I remember when this happened. It was shocking then and still is.