Bringing Adam Home : The Abduction That Changed America / Les Standiford with Detective Sergeant Joe Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Standiford, Les.

Contributor:

Matthews, Joe (Detective)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Walsh, Adam.

Kidnapping--Florida--Case studies.

Kidnapping.

Murder--Investigation--Florida--Case studies.

Murder.

Murder--Investigation.

Florida.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Ecco paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ecco Press, 2012.

Summary:

Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no federal databases of crimes against children. His abduction and murder -- unsolved for more than a quarter of a century -- forever changed America. Shocked by Adam's murder and the inability of the police and FBI to find his killer, Adam's parents, Revé and John Walsh -- who would go on to create America's Most Wanted -- became advocates for the transformation of law enforcement's response to and handling of such cases. Bringing Adam Home is the definitive account of this horrifying crime and its aftermath, a true story of tragedy, love, faith, and dedication. It reveals the pain and tenacity of a family determined to find justice, the failed police work that allowed a killer to remain uncharged, and the relentless efforts of one cop who accomplished what an entire legal system could not.--jacket.

Contents:

In the Beginning

Blood of the Lamb

World of Hurt

Through the Boneyard

As Evil Does

Thunder from Heaven.

ISBN:

0061983918

9780061983917

OCLC:

785799262

Publisher Number:

99953306224