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Murder of Adam Walsh

1974 - 1981

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Adam John Walsh (November 14, 1974 – c. July 27, 1981) was an American child who was abducted from a Sears department store at the Hollywood Mall in Hollywood, Florida, on July 27, 1981. His severed head was found two weeks later in a drainage canal alongside Highway 60/Yeehaw Junction in rural Indian River County, Florida. Walsh's death garnered national interest and was made into the 1983 television film Adam, seen by 38 million people in its original airing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Murder of Adam Walsh is the 73rd most popular mafioso, the 18,276th most popular biography from United States and the 29th most popular American Mafioso.

The Murder of Adam Walsh is most famous for being a high-profile child abduction and murder case that occurred in 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. It led to significant changes in child safety laws and the establishment of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Murder of Adam Walsh ranks 73 out of 70. Before him are Sabrina Harman, Troy Davis, Murder of Marwa El-Sherbini, Charles Graner, Ram Bahadur Bomjon, and Delara Darabi. After him are Kulbhushan Jadhav, Peggy Hettrick murder case, Duncan D. Hunter, and Murder of Emily Armstrong.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Murder of Adam Walsh ranks 1,110. Before him are Biju, Aleksey Petrov, Andrei Mezin, Espido Freire, Jennifer Nettles, and Isaac Asare. After him are Fortunato Baliani, Enrique Osses, Shin Nakamura, Nikolay Shirshov, Oleg Kuleshov, and Igor Miladinović. Among people deceased in 1981, Murder of Adam Walsh ranks 301. Before him are Graham Whitehead, Madge Evans, Barbara Bedford, Randhir Singh Gentle, Ella Hall, and Doug Livingstone. After him is Billy Allen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Murder of Adam Walsh ranks 18,284 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Higginbotham (1964), Gus Bilirakis (1963), Dean Edwards (1970), Tim Ferriss (1977), Stephen Strasburg (1988), and Herculez Gomez (1982). After him are Omar Mateen (1986), Cody Linley (1989), Vernon Forrest (1971), Steve Trittschuh (1965), Alexandra Botez (1995), and Misty May-Treanor (1977).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Murder of Adam Walsh ranks 29. Before him are Kenneth Lay (1942), Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916), Steven Avery (1962), Sabrina Harman (1978), Troy Davis (1968), and Charles Graner (1968). After him are Duncan D. Hunter (1976).

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