Adam Walsh Murder Solved; Ottis Toole Expected to Be Identified as His Killer

Well it is good that this is finally over for all the families involved. People will finally get some closure. I am sure most people already had come to the conclusion of this though.

By Carly Hart

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported today that the nearly 30 year old murder of Adam Walsh is solved. At 2:30 p.m. today, investigators are expected to finger Ottis Toole as the perpetrator in the disappearance and murder of Adam Walsh. Ottis Toole, who confessed to the murder of Adam Walsh twice and recanted his confession twice, died in 1996. The 2:30 p.m. press conference will bring closure to the family.

Adam Walsh murder was never forgotten

As a child in the 1980s, I remember the Adam Walsh case. Adam disappeared from a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida in 1981 and I remember watching the made-for-tv movie, Adam (1983), where Daniel J. Travanti played John Walsh and JoBeth Willams played his wife, Reve. I don't know if my parents let me watch it because they wanted me to be afraid to ever wander away, but Adam has stuck with me ever since then. Now that I have children of my own, I can empathize with the Walsh family as I see their loss of a son with a new perspective -- not as a 10 year-old kid, but as a parent who would be devastated at the loss of a child.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported today that the nearly 30 year old murder of Adam Walsh is solved. At 2:30 p.m. today, investigators are expected to finger Ottis Toole as the perpetrator in the disappearance and murder of Adam Walsh. Ottis Toole, who confessed to the murder of Adam Walsh twice and recanted his confession twice, died in 1996. The 2:30 p.m. press conference will bring closure to the family.

Adam Walsh murder was never forgotten

As a child in the 1980s, I remember the Adam Walsh case. Adam disappeared from a Sears store in Hollywood, Florida in 1981 and I remember watching the made-for-tv movie, Adam (1983), where Daniel J. Travanti played John Walsh and JoBeth Willams played his wife, Reve. I don't know if my parents let me watch it because they wanted me to be afraid to ever wander away, but Adam has stuck with me ever since then. Now that I have children of my own, I can empathize with the Walsh family as I see their loss of a son with a new perspective -- not as a 10 year-old kid, but as a parent who would be devastated at the loss of a child.

John Walsh turned his grief into child advocacy. He knows the pain of the loss of a child in a violent crime and strives to help other parents never to have to feel a similar grief. Viewers of the program will tell you that John Walsh is especially passionate about fugitives wanted for crimes against children. America's Most Wanted has had great success with assisting in the apprehension of fugitives featured on the show. As of today, 1,049 fugitives have been apprehended through America's Most Wanted's efforts and the assistance of viewers.

Every week when America tunes into America's Most Wanted hosted by John Walsh they are reminded of the murder of his son just by seeing him on the screen. For me, just seeing him on television is a stark reminder of his personal loss. Now, with the case finally coming to closure with Ottis Toole being named as the killer, I hope that when I and the other viewers tune in that we feel a sense of joy and triumph for the family now that the murder has been officially solved.


Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottis_Toole