After John Walsh’s 6-year-old son was abducted and brutally murdered in 1981, he launched the famous crime show to help law enforcement Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Each week on the Fox series, John delivers case details of dangerous fugitives, warning the public about their crimes. It's a cause close to Walsh's heart: In 1981, his son Adam was kidnapped at a ...

Adam Walsh murder: Meghan Walsh, from left, John Walsh and Revé Walsh listen tearfully Dec. 16, 2008, as Hollywood police Chief Chad Wagner speaks about the 1981 abduction and murder of Adam Walsh, 6, ...

On July 27, 1981, a child named Adam Walsh disappeared from a department store in Hollywood, Florida. The authorities initiated an extensive search operation and tried to find the young boy. However, ...

In July 1981, 6-year-old Adam Walsh disappeared from a department store in Hollywood, Florida, after being separated from his mother for just a few moments. What began as an ordinary shopping trip ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — When 6-year-old Adam Walsh vanished from a Florida shopping mall in 1981, no one could have known the impact the little boy would have on the way America views cases involving ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — When 6-year-old Adam Walsh vanished from a Florida shopping mall in 1981, no one could have known the impact the little boy would have on the way America views cases involving ...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — When 6-year-old Adam Walsh vanished from a Florida shopping mall in 1981, no one could have known the impact the little boy would have on the way America views cases involving ...