Somewhere, I hope the soul of Adam Walsh can find peace in knowing that his death led to positive legislation and a renewed interest and awareness of missing children. As for Otis Toole, hell has plenty of openings...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Local 10 News learned Monday night that John Walsh, host of "America's Most Wanted," will make the announcement that the kidnapping and murder case of his son, Adam Walsh, is officially closed. It was the middle of summer 1981, when 6-year-old Adam was shopping with his mother at the Hollywood Mall. Adam went to play video games while she shopped. But she lost sight of him and despite a frantic search, the boy would never be seen alive again.The Adam Walsh kidnapping case would soon become a murder case. On Aug 10, 1981, nearly two weeks after he went missing, his remains were found.A serial killer named Otis Toole confessed but was never tried. The case had remained open and unsolved since.The murder had a huge impact on public policy. It sparked the creation of Code Adam, an internationally-recognized missing child program, and the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, which was signed into law in July 2008.
FYOI - On September 15, 1996, at the age of 49, Ottis Toole died in his prison cell from liver failure.He was buried in a prison cemetery, as nobody claimed his body.
