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On This Day August 10 1981 – Adam Walsh Was Found Dead After His Abduction

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On This Day August 10 1981 – Adam Walsh Was Found Dead After His Abduction.

On this day August 10 1981, the body of six-year-old Adam Walsh was found, two weeks after his abduction from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Florida. The tragedy shocked the nation and changed the landscape of child safety laws in the United States.

Adam had gone missing on July 27, and his disappearance triggered a massive search effort. When his remains were discovered in a drainage canal 120 miles away, the nation mourned with his family. His father, John Walsh, later became a...
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