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
- Annual Report to Congress FY 2007
- 2009 Financial Management Training Seminar
- Medal of Valor Awardees Announced
- Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
- Justice Resource Update
- Geography and Public Safety Bulletin
- CCDO Toolkit Now Available
- Improving Police Communications Across State and County Lines
- OVC Report to the Nation 2007: Rebuilding Lives, Restoring Hope