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- BuzzEdition, on 12/16/2008, -5/+287Very sad story then and now.
I'm glad the family has some closure. - TaeKwonDonkey, on 12/16/2008, -27/+292For years, this guy has hosted America's Most Wanted without his own case being solved, and now he finally receives justice, God bless
- BuzzEdition, on 12/16/2008, -10/+136Making comments like that about a father that has lost a child, is wrong on so many levels
- yz101, on 12/16/2008, -9/+109I heard he is going to track down some 22 year old guy named Charlie from New York and kick his ass.
- AshamedAmerican, on 12/16/2008, -3/+101It's really been solved for quite some time, the killer even said he would tell John the location of the rest of his son for $5,000. John told him to ***** off.
- mrfreeziexp, on 12/16/2008, -2/+94Good for John Walsh. He's been able to end others nightmares time and time again, glad his finally was solved.
- harrisbradley, on 12/16/2008, -4/+70As a father of four where my family is everything, I can not think of anything more devastating than losing my child. I would be a man-on-fire if someone were to murder one of them, and I seriously don't know what I would do. John Walsh has my eternal respect for handling like he does.
- NoxAeternus, on 12/16/2008, -2/+63I don't understand. The serial killer they are tying this murder to died 10 years ago and made a deathbed confession (according to the article). What was the 'crack' in the case that made them finally believe it now?
I'm glad that they finally have real closure, but it seems that John Walsh suspected this guy all along. - brianbb98, on 12/16/2008, -7/+63Dugg for not "BREAKING!!!!!!!!"
And for this finally being solved. Have to say that a lot of good came out of it though... - inactive, on 12/16/2008, -10/+62Nobody thinks you're funny or clever. Nobody.
- avaugha4, on 12/17/2008, -1/+52And rightly so.
- squaat, on 12/16/2008, -5/+54Interesting comment at the bottom of the article.
It talks about what else Walsh's self activism did.
"He ended up really producing a generation of cautious and afraid kids who view all adults and strangers as a threat to them and it made parents extremely paranoid about the safety of their children,"
Not disagreeing that he did some good... but i feel that it was not all good. - TheAngryMob, on 12/16/2008, -3/+50It gives you hope, that even out of horrible tragedy, some good can be created. Walsh has been a tireless crusader for reforms in law enforcement and crime investigation.
I'm glad he and his family can finally have some personal closure. - SharMarali, on 12/16/2008, -3/+40I would be willing to bet any amount of money that he would GLADLY give up the "prize dairy cow" as you so sensitively put it, if it meant he could have five minutes with his son. But he'll never be able to, so he's dedicated his life to trying to keep some other parent out there from going through the hell his family went through and continues to go through every day. Who wants to be famous because someone they love was murdered? Nobody, but he takes that bullet to help others. I don't call that "milking" it. I call that extremely selfless and admirable.
- peestandingup, on 12/17/2008, -1/+32OK, I've read this story on 3 different outlets & it still doesnt say exactly "how" they came to the conclusion that this man murdered Adam.
The guy in question died like 10 years ago & made the confession then. They have no evidence linking him to Adam. The man has also made dozens of other "confessions" during his time in prison that never actually happened. Also, the evidence from his case was lost so they couldn't do DNA testing on the man's truck using current technology that wasnt available at the time of the murder.
Is this just John Walsh trying to convince himself that he is Adam's killer so he can finally come to terms with it & stop searching?? I mean, I know it has to be pure agony to keep it up in the air & unsolved, but I dont think I could really rest easy unless I knew 100%. - kinseyincanada, on 12/17/2008, -8/+36its just a ***** saying, calm down.
- TrueSecrets, on 12/16/2008, -3/+31Horrible stuff. Poor kid. I'm glad his family finally got answers, maybe now they can finally find peace. Just horrible stuff though.
- peestandingup, on 12/17/2008, -28/+56Yes, thank you God for taking my son in the most horrible way imaginable & then leaving me in agony while the case went unsolved for 27 years.
Whatta guy! - waxenpi, on 12/17/2008, -34/+61what does god have to do with a 6 yr. old boy getting decapitated and no justice for... 20 years? thank (or dont thank) the detectives.
- lanfordr, on 12/16/2008, -0/+27I had the exact same thought when reading it. Did they just now reveal the death bed confession?
Did they find something else that proved he was telling the truth?
It seems like this story is missing a few key pieces. - inactive, on 12/16/2008, -2/+28How about we not let you guess.
- Boundtoeternity, on 12/17/2008, -2/+27How twisted do you have to be to do something like that to a kid? I mean, seriously. Not that I condone any aspect of murder, but... I can understand how an adult gets murdered- some times you just piss off the wrong person, but... what did that kid ever do to anyone?
This is something I can not comprehend, and I don't think in my lifetime I ever will.
Piss on that dude's grave. - shotgunefx, on 12/17/2008, -6/+31What the ***** does waterboarding have to do with anything?
- superterrorizer, on 12/16/2008, -3/+25Amen. He's a very vigilant fellow and he deserves closure if nothing more. I couldn't imagine 27 years of painful thoughts.
- inactive, on 12/16/2008, -6/+27Bury him to China.
- JCPahl, on 12/16/2008, -3/+23You ***** being glib in the face of something this tragic must have no idea what tremendous douchebags it makes you look like.
- mediaspree, on 12/16/2008, -1/+21This weeks episode of Americas Most Wanted should be interesting.
- blueagave00, on 12/17/2008, -3/+23The way I see it, Adam contributed more to society than most of us could ever hope for. While extremely tragic, That kid gave his life to save hundreds of others. Because of him, his parents created a movement that has saved and protected the lives of more children than we'll ever know. Maybe that was his purpose. Maybe unknowingly, justice has been served for others through him. God bless you John, may your son finally rest in peace.
- OneLess, on 12/17/2008, -4/+23In his vain search to insert a snarky comment in the first 5 comments on every front page article, hooplow finally ***** up big time. That comment was pretty disgusting.
- proliance, on 12/17/2008, -0/+18This guy has always been the only real suspect and everybody knew he did it.
The case wasn't solved, it was just finally closed by a department of inept idiots because they lost all the evidence. John Walsh is a helluva patient man for putting up with the Hollywood PD. - bryantee, on 12/16/2008, -1/+18Wait did I miss something? How did they solve it? What new evidence conclusively linked Toole to the murder?
- Evocati, on 12/17/2008, -2/+19Glad it was solved. The story ruined my life too. My parents always used his son as an excuse to keep me from doing anything. Didn't see my best friend's house till I was 18. Because the world was so dangerous!! I'd rather my kid actually live than be protected from life. Then, if something like this did happen, I would know he or she had lived the most they could while they were alive. But hey my torture eventually ended and it is great John's has ended too.
- shotgunefx, on 12/17/2008, -0/+16Nothing about this is breaking, the confession was news ages ago. Really, it's just the police finally conceding he probably did it.
He was a "pal" and accomplice of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. (Don't know how many people here ever saw "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer")
They were both had a habit of trying to f*ck with police and media. They'd confess, they'd recant. They were certainly serial killers but it was hard to figure out how much was true and how much was BS - takamalak, on 12/17/2008, -0/+16Closure is the best thing that could come out of this. I know, as a father, if something ever happened to my child like this I would be devastated and filled with helpless rage if I didn't have this kind of closure.
- mrseptic, on 12/16/2008, -4/+19Ya, what an *****. He turned a personal tragedy into a public crusade against crime. He should obviously be denied any closure.
- waxenpi, on 12/17/2008, -5/+19you're right, God bless
- ozziek, on 12/17/2008, -0/+13you over egged it dude. just tell the guy he's a ***** jockey (which he is)
- wrzhydr, on 12/17/2008, -3/+15Way to look at the small picture. Sure his son died in a horrible way by the hands of a horrible person, but look at all the other people John Walsh helped receive closure by having America's Most Wanted. Sometimes the end justifies the means.
- sfrench, on 12/16/2008, -0/+12I'm trying to figure out how they are any further ahead now. The article says the guy had confessed multiple times and recanted, so why would a deathbead confession suddenly bring a close to this? Maybe I'm missing something?
- Merp08, on 12/17/2008, -1/+13and then piss on it
- inactive, on 12/17/2008, -0/+12This actually lead to the creation of "Code-Adam", if you now your retail stuff.
Adam Walsh became separated from his father (John Walsh) in a Wal-Mart while they were shopping. Without any formal way of locating the child, there wasn't any way to tell if he had been abducted or not. Sadly, this eventually lead to their finding his decapitated head sometime later... Wal-Mart then created the official system titled "Code-Adam", named after the child, which sets a number of things that must be accomplished should a similar situation occur:
1. Page overhead announcing the "Code-Adam", with child's name, description, clothing, and most importantly, shoes. (Shoes are important because while abductors will often change a child's clothes, they'll often forget the shoes.)
2. Employees must block ALL entrances, not permitting any customers to leave without a thorough examination of whether or not the child is with them.
3. With all doors blocked, other employees on the floor should search under racks, shelves, etc. until the child is found.
4. If the child is not found after two minutes, contact police.
This system is used at many different retailers now. You can always tell they support the system with the blue "Code-Adam" bumper sticker located at each of its entrances. The sticker is written in Wal-Mart style typography, crediting the system back to the events of that tragic day.
*source: former long-time retail associate* - peestandingup, on 12/17/2008, -2/+13***** pissing on dirt. Dig his ass up & set it ablaze.
- waxenpi, on 12/17/2008, -4/+15and the hundreds of children who die everyday in Congo must be dying for the same cause... i wonder what Viktor Frankl says about them.
- Pstall, on 12/17/2008, -3/+14Dugg down only for the BS waterboarding comment.
- Expl0siv0, on 12/17/2008, -4/+15Leave it to Digg to get into a religious argument when it has nothing to do with the story.
TaeKwonDonkey was just wishing him well and trying to show some consideration. Drop it already. - relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -2/+13Yeah, that's some pretty evil *****. I hope there's a special place in death for people like that..
- inactive, on 12/17/2008, -1/+11He eventually identified the location but the body was not there.
- gurudrew, on 12/17/2008, -0/+10Until a little kid gets lost and is too afraid to ask for help.
- wrzhydr, on 12/17/2008, -4/+14Don't berate someone for saying "God Bless" just because you don't believe in their God. I don't believe in a God but I still respect others choice to do so.
- AmyVernon, on 12/17/2008, -0/+10Having lived in Hollywood, Fla., for several years, I can tell you that this was a case the cops never gave up on. I just want to give a pat on the back to a very determined police department. They made mistakes at the start, but tried for decades to make up for that. This was a case that scarred Hollywood for a long time. I would say it's wonderful that it's been solved, except that it stemmed from the murder of a little boy, and that can never be called wonderful.
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