Murder of Adam Walsh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Murder of Adam Walsh

Victim of Homicide

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1974

Place of Birth: Hollywood, Florida, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jul-1981

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Adam John Walsh (November 14, 1974 – July 27, 1981) was an American boy 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 St.
Lucie County, Florida.
His death garnered national interest.
His story was made into the 1983 television film Adam, seen by 38 million people in its original airing.
His father, John Walsh, became an advocate for victims of violent crimes and was the host of the television program America's Most Wanted and currently, In Pursuit with John Walsh.
Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed to Adam's murder, but was never convicted for this specific crime due to loss of evidence and a recanted confession.
Toole died in prison of liver failure on September 15, 1996.
No new evidence has come forth since then and on December 16, 2008, police announced that the Walsh case was closed as they were satisfied that Toole was the killer.