Adam and I were born the same year. When he went missing I was terrified & literally afraid to go outside. Adam's murder changed the way I've lived my life, and parent my 3, because I became hyper vigilant & always aware of my surroundings & cautious. I think about him alot. Never forgotten, you sweet little boy.
Oh Carol, I was in Orlando when Adam went missing. Even being a young girl…you just felt it. I have so much respect for John Walsh and his family. They have created such a beautiful light out of what I can’t possibly imagine. Adam’s legacy will continue to thrive and help other children and their families. I remember how hard he had to push to get to go on the news, it was ridiculous. These parents could have chosen to just shut down and quit even being. I can’t say I would’ve blamed them. Instead, they chose to use the media and the public to call attention to some of the most helpless among us… children… He could have accepted Adam’s death and moved on. He didn’t. We are all blessed that there are still people willing to fight tooth and nail for children, the elderly, and animals! John Walsh took the most excruciating experience in life and he worked to make sure that other kids weren’t forgotten. I think it’s amazing that Callahan has grown up to be such a strong advocate himself. Two brothers who never got to meet in life…yet you can see Adam clearly in everything he does. xx RIP ALWAYS, Adam. ❤
I was born in 1975 and raised in South Florida. I used to attend school in the late 1980's in Hollywood, FL. I used to take a public bus to and from my school, The buses would stop and leave at the Hollywood Fashion Center. Scary.
That was awful. I am glad they finally got the truth about what happened to Adam. The book you need to read is Bringing Adam home. I don't want to ruin it but it's an amazing read and they were left in the dark way too long.
They settled with Ottis Toole being responsible, but I've read the transcript of the several police interviews with Toole in this case (long read) and I think we can safely rule him out. Nothing made sense at all. He couldn't remember basic stuff and the few things he could vividly remember were forgotten the next time he was interviewed. He basically told the cops what they wanted to hear. Then again he wasn't exactly the most reliable person.
The evidence that would have definitively linked Toole was lost (the carpets from the car and the car itself), but the existing circumstantial evidence was pretty solid. Toole said he had punched and slapped Adam in the face, and the Hollywood PD have since revealed that Adam’s face showed trauma consistent with punching and slapping. Additionally, a pair of children’s green shorts and a sandal identical to the ones Adam was wearing were found at Toole’s residence.
The person to blame for ALL of this is the sears security guard that threw a 6 year old boy out of the store because of an arguement over a video game. If adam isnt told to leave, he is alive today. Ottis toole from what i read, wanted to raise adam as his adopted son but adam cried for his mother about an hour into the drive back to jacksonville and he punched him in the face to quiet the boy and the situation went downhill from there.. Such a sad story that always got under my skin.
How does a 6 year old get kicked out of a store without the mom being aware of what's happening? You'd think that the store security would look for a 6 year old's parent in the store, if anything.
I know it was a different time back then and things were alot safer than they are right now but adams mother should have never left him with those other kids that day while she shopped all it takes is one mistake and your child is gone forever adam was only 6 years old in adams case he was put out with the other kids that day because the kids were arguing about playing the videogame and bam he was never seen again i dont blame the mother but she made a huge mistake that day
Back then you might hear about an incident in your town or nearby, now you are bombarded with every incident in the country and even some beyond. The fact is, as a country, we've never been safer. Violent crime has decreased year after year since 1980. On average, fewer than 350 people under the age of 21 have been abducted by strangers in the United States per year since 2010. And American children today are no more likely to be kidnapped than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are. So while it's a different time, it's all feeling and no fact.
But yes, leaving a 6 year old like that was very naive (even more so then - at least now there are cameras literally everywhere, databases of criminals are more extensive and amber alerts easier to deploy to literally everyone). And I'm sure she will regret that decision every day until she dies. It must have been very hard for John to forgive her, or at least, I know I would have struggled with as much.
she could've easily been charged with child neglect/abandonment/endangerment for leaving her son alone beyond eyesight distance in that sears building, which has since become a target department store
Yellow rubber thongs w blue straps.. interesting i just read Johnny goschs mother said HE WAS ALSO WEARING BLUE FLIP FLOPS 😳 maybe this is how the traffickers know which kid to take ??
their phony soap opera hand-holding is pathetic, earlier that day john found out reve committed adultery by having a low key affair with jimmy campbell, and threatened her with divorce proceedings
At one point " the mother" smiles/smirks when clarifying departments in the store...What real mother would smile while talking about the abduction of her son??
Things weren't necessarily safer back then. More so you didn't have the mass internet to know about everything as you do now. The mother is a fault. Our weird society standard of not blaming mothers for doing dumb s*** isn't helpful. But that's a mother for you, sacrifice and the safety of the kids so she can have a moment alone. Practically every time a child is harmed, it's almost always on the watch of the mother.
John Walsh found out of the affair during the search investigation, they grilled the lover who at the time was living with them ironically, his name is Jimmy Campbell, JW, forgave the infidelity, because he himself cheated constantly on her as well. He says all this in his book Tears of Rage.
Adam Walsh should not have died. If he was still alive right now, he would have been 48 years old. And Ottis Toole should not have kidnapped and murder him.
Adam and I were born the same year. When he went missing I was terrified & literally afraid to go outside. Adam's murder changed the way I've lived my life, and parent my 3, because I became hyper vigilant & always aware of my surroundings & cautious. I think about him alot. Never forgotten, you sweet little boy.
Not one single tear in sight🥲boy, people were definitely asleep back in those days💯
Oh Carol, I was in Orlando when Adam went missing. Even being a young girl…you just felt it. I have so much respect for John Walsh and his family. They have created such a beautiful light out of what I can’t possibly imagine. Adam’s legacy will continue to thrive and help other children and their families. I remember how hard he had to push to get to go on the news, it was ridiculous. These parents could have chosen to just shut down and quit even being. I can’t say I would’ve blamed them. Instead, they chose to use the media and the public to call attention to some of the most helpless among us… children… He could have accepted Adam’s death and moved on. He didn’t. We are all blessed that there are still people willing to fight tooth and nail for children, the elderly, and animals! John Walsh took the most excruciating experience in life and he worked to make sure that other kids weren’t forgotten. I think it’s amazing that Callahan has grown up to be such a strong advocate himself. Two brothers who never got to meet in life…yet you can see Adam clearly in everything he does. xx RIP ALWAYS, Adam. ❤
I was born in 1975 and raised in South Florida. I used to attend school in the late 1980's in Hollywood, FL. I used to take a public bus to and from my school, The buses would stop and leave at the Hollywood Fashion Center. Scary.
Amazing Carol, thanks for this! I’ve never seen it even though I was alive during this terrible case! 👍👍👍
That was awful. I am glad they finally got the truth about what happened to Adam. The book you need to read is Bringing Adam home. I don't want to ruin it but it's an amazing read and they were left in the dark way too long.
Tears of Rage was excellent too.
also the unsolved murder of adam walsh by arthur jay harris
Aww, thanks for posting this. I followed this case for many years.
They settled with Ottis Toole being responsible, but I've read the transcript of the several police interviews with Toole in this case (long read) and I think we can safely rule him out. Nothing made sense at all. He couldn't remember basic stuff and the few things he could vividly remember were forgotten the next time he was interviewed. He basically told the cops what they wanted to hear. Then again he wasn't exactly the most reliable person.
IT WAS TOOLE. CASE IS CLOSED.
The evidence that would have definitively linked Toole was lost (the carpets from the car and the car itself), but the existing circumstantial evidence was pretty solid. Toole said he had punched and slapped Adam in the face, and the Hollywood PD have since revealed that Adam’s face showed trauma consistent with punching and slapping. Additionally, a pair of children’s green shorts and a sandal identical to the ones Adam was wearing were found at Toole’s residence.
John is close in age to my parents, Adam is close in age to their children. Sick world.
The person to blame for ALL of this is the sears security guard that threw a 6 year old boy out of the store because of an arguement over a video game. If adam isnt told to leave, he is alive today. Ottis toole from what i read, wanted to raise adam as his adopted son but adam cried for his mother about an hour into the drive back to jacksonville and he punched him in the face to quiet the boy and the situation went downhill from there.. Such a sad story that always got under my skin.
her names kathy shaffer (17 years old in 1981) and she's refused to be interviewed by reporters since the kidnapping occured
Adams mother is to blame 100%
How does a 6 year old get kicked out of a store without the mom being aware of what's happening? You'd think that the store security would look for a 6 year old's parent in the store, if anything.
Wow the legendary Ralph Renick interviewing the host of #AmericasMostWanted back then.
I'll also remember what John Walsh said as a crime shows host. "And now, news of the weird."
Does anyone else suspect that he is actually responsible?? Am I paranoid???
I always thought so
I know it was a different time back then and things were alot safer than they are right now but adams mother should have never left him with those other kids that day while she shopped all it takes is one mistake and your child is gone forever adam was only 6 years old in adams case he was put out with the other kids that day because the kids were arguing about playing the videogame and bam he was never seen again i dont blame the mother but she made a huge mistake that day
Back then you might hear about an incident in your town or nearby, now you are bombarded with every incident in the country and even some beyond. The fact is, as a country, we've never been safer. Violent crime has decreased year after year since 1980. On average, fewer than 350 people under the age of 21 have been abducted by strangers in the United States per year since 2010. And American children today are no more likely to be kidnapped than they were decades ago, and much more likely to be returned safely when they are. So while it's a different time, it's all feeling and no fact.
But yes, leaving a 6 year old like that was very naive (even more so then - at least now there are cameras literally everywhere, databases of criminals are more extensive and amber alerts easier to deploy to literally everyone). And I'm sure she will regret that decision every day until she dies. It must have been very hard for John to forgive her, or at least, I know I would have struggled with as much.
she could've easily been charged with child neglect/abandonment/endangerment for leaving her son alone beyond eyesight distance in that sears building, which has since become a target department store
How did you find this footage?
Yellow rubber thongs w blue straps.. interesting i just read Johnny goschs mother said HE WAS ALSO WEARING BLUE FLIP FLOPS 😳 maybe this is how the traffickers know which kid to take ??
their phony soap opera hand-holding is pathetic, earlier that day john found out reve committed adultery by having a low key affair with jimmy campbell, and threatened her with divorce proceedings
I also read that they don't believe his severed head was actually him. The DNA did not match nor did the dental. I pray he's still alive.
Which is untrue. There is a lot of misinformation out in cyber land.
its really true. i reccommend reading miami investigative reporter arthur jay harris book: the unsolved murder of adam walsh
At one point " the mother" smiles/smirks when clarifying departments in the store...What real mother would smile while talking about the abduction of her son??
Why do you suppose she smiled?
@@a.nobodys.nobodyAs crazy as it sounds, she could have been in on this and John probably had no idea.
Crazy
Because the whole thing was a sham.
Things weren't necessarily safer back then. More so you didn't have the mass internet to know about everything as you do now. The mother is a fault. Our weird society standard of not blaming mothers for doing dumb s*** isn't helpful. But that's a mother for you, sacrifice and the safety of the kids so she can have a moment alone. Practically every time a child is harmed, it's almost always on the watch of the mother.
His mother was cheating on John Walsh, for 3 years before his death. I think to this day she had something to do with it.
What I never heard of that that's crazy
Sources??
If he thought there was any credibility to that, John would never have stood by her side.
he admits in his book tears of rage he found out about it and confronted her about jimmy campbell and she confessed, almost causing a divorce
John Walsh found out of the affair during the search investigation, they grilled the lover who at the time was living with them ironically, his name is Jimmy Campbell, JW, forgave the infidelity, because he himself cheated constantly on her as well. He says all this in his book Tears of Rage.
Toy
Lamp
Richard
Pry bar
Toy . .
Hat
Navy
Adams mother was more concerned about shopping than her son
I know they eventually found Adam but was anybody ever prosecuted for the abduction and murder?
No
A man named Otis Toole
DNA evidence proved that Ottis Toole did it. I think he was dead already by the time they found this out though
Adam Walsh should not have died. If he was still alive right now, he would have been 48 years old. And Ottis Toole should not have kidnapped and murder him.
Some say Otis was innocent.