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Bringing Adam Home : The Abduction That Changed America by Standiford, Les, Matthews, Joe is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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From This is the ultimate cold case: tragic, high-profile, and, finally, successfully solved. Six-year-old Adam Walsh was abducted from a crowded Sears store in Hollywood, Florida, in 1981. Later, he was murdered and decapitated. Identifying Adams killer took 25 years. His parents turned into tireless advocates for missing and abused children; Adams father, John Walsh, moved from a sales job to being the executive producer and host of Americas Most Wanted. This forceful account, written with Matthews, former sergeant with the Miami Beach Police Department, who worked the case for years, gives readers the ultimate insiders account of the grueling search for Adams killer and for the evidence to convict him. While many true-crime books claim to shine a light on society by examining one particular case, this account actually does. No reader can come away from this without appreciating what it takes to keep pursuing an investigation, against the obstacles of police politics and bureaucracy. Wrenching and riveting. --Connie Fletcher Review “BRINGING ADAM HOME is a maddening, terrifying and ultimately triumphant book. Les Standiford explores the injustice and finally justice surrou

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Standiford, Les, Matthews, Joe
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780061983900
Category
history
Subjects
Social Science, Fiction, Crime
Rating
3.84 / 5 (2,146 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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