Although it has long been suspected that Adam Walsh was killed by Ottis Toole 27 years ago, it needed to become official. Thankfully, that time has come.
For the family of John Walsh, there has never been any doubt.
John Walsh is considered by many to be the greatest crusader against crime in America today. For 20 years John has served as host for America's Most Wanted, perhaps the most popular crime show not only in the US, but also in Canada.
Some believe that AMW was the inspiration behind NC Wanted, following similar guide lines, but focusing on crimes in the Tarheel State. NC Wanted has become my favorite crime show, for personal reasons I'm sure you'll understand.
Ottis Toole, a convicted serial killer, died in prison in 1996. By deathbed confession, he revealed to his niece he did kill Adam Walsh, who was 6 years old. For reasons I can't explain, it took another 12 years after that for it to become official.
Isn't it amazing how many crimes have been solved since this Holiday Season began?
I hope that John Walsh will continue as host for AMW.
http://www.amw.com/features/feature_story_detail.cfm?id=3078
http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/12/fla-cops-solve.html
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/12/16/who-was-ottis-toole.aspx
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--- "For reasons I can't explain, it took another 12 years after that for it to become official."
Maybe this can answer that for you:
http://womenincrimeink.blogspot.com/2008/12/adam-walsh-case-closed-not-solved.html
Thanks so much for that link, Anonymous!
This is a very interesting article, and I appreciate getting such a different perspective on the story from what I've read so far, or have seen on TV.
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