Remembering Amber
January 2009
Investigators announced last month that the 1981 murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh had finally been solved. John Walsh, Adam's father and the host of America's Most Wanted, described it as "the end of a long journey." We are relieved and thankful that this painful chapter in their lives can at last be closed. At the same time, we are mindful that many others who have lost sons and daughters continue on their own journeys to find answers.
Thirteen years ago this month, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman disappeared from her Arlington, Texas neighborhood, never to be seen alive again. Her killer remains at large―no suspect has ever been identified―and the pain of her loss has yet to be eased by the knowledge that justice will be served. But as with Adam Walsh, Amber's legacy has had a transformative effect on the way our nation responds to missing and abducted children.
OJP Bureaus & Offices
- Bureau of Justice Assistance
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Community Capacity Development Office
- National Institute of Justice
- Office for Victims of Crime
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
- -- All OJP Offices
Highlights
- Youth Development and Training Opportunity (Deadline – January 30, 2009)
- Stalking Victimization Report Released
- National Mentoring Month
- Funding for Crime Victim Legal Clinics (Deadline – February 24, 2009)
- HOPE Funding for Victim Service Expansion
- Compensation Available for International Terrorism Victims
- Sex Offender Registration and Notification Final Guidelines
- Free Crime Mapping Training Courses Available
- Missing Persons Database Now Available
- Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
- CCDO Toolkit Now Available
- Improving Police Communications Across State and County Lines