Adam Walsh (Murder Victim)
Adam Walsh may refer to: * Adam Walsh (1974–1981), abducted American child * Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act, sex-offender legislation signed on the 25th anniversary of the abduction of Adam Walsh (see above) * Adam Walsh (American football) Adam Walsh (December 4, 1901 – January 13, 1985) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a center at the University of Notre Dame where he was an All-American and captain of the 1924 team under Knute Rockne ...

Murder Of Adam Walsh
Adam John Walsh (November 14, 1974 – 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. His death garnered national interest and was made into the 1983 television film ''Adam'', seen by 38 million people in its original airing. Adam’s father, John Walsh, became an advocate for victims of violent crimes and was the host of the television program '' America's Most Wanted'' and, later, ''In Pursuit with John Walsh''. Convicted serial killer Ottis Toole confessed to Adam's murder, but was never convicted of the crime because evidence was reportedly lost and Toole later recanted his confession. Toole died in prison of liver failure on September 15, 1996. No new evidence has come to light since then, and police announced on December 16, 2008, that t ...
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Adam Walsh Child Protection And Safety Act
The Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act is a federal statute that was signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on July 27, 2006. The Walsh Act organizes sex offenders into three tiers according to the crime committed, and mandates that Tier 3 offenders (the most serious tier) update their whereabouts every three months with lifetime registration requirements. Tier 2 offenders must update their whereabouts every six months with 25 years of registration, and Tier 1 offenders must update their whereabouts every year with 15 years of registration. Failure to register and update information is a felony under the law. States are required to publicly disclose information of Tier 2 and Tier 3 offenders, at minimum. It also contains civil commitment provisions for sexually dangerous people. The Act also organizes all state and territory sex offender registries into one searchable national database and instructs each state and territory to apply identical criteria for ...
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