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Bringing Adam Home

The Abduction That Changed America

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Bringing Adam Home

By: Les Standiford, Joe Matthews
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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“Les Standiford’s account of the decades-long attempt to solve the murder of Adam Walsh is chilling, heartbreaking, hopeful, and as relentlessly suspenseful as anything I’ve ever read. A triumph in every way.”
—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River

“The most significant missing child case since the Lindbergh’s….A taut, compelling and often touching book about a long march to justice.”
—Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent

The abduction that changed America forever, the 1981 kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh—son of John Walsh, host of the Fox TV series America’s Most Wanted—in Hollywood, Florida, was a crime that went unsolved for a quarter of a century. Bringing Adam Home by author Les Standiford is a harrowing account of the terrible crime and its dramatic consequences, the emotional story of a father and mother’s efforts to seek justice and resolve the loss of their child, and a compelling portrait of Miami Beach Homicide Detective Joe Matthews, whose unwavering dedication brought the Adam Walsh case to its resolution.

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Gripping Story • Rich Understanding • Clear Facts • Captivating Sequence • Well-written Account

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The Narrator did a great job. Criminals need much HARSHER Penalties for their sick crimes!! Our children DESERVE much more from the Court System. The Walsh Parents are totally Amazing with all of their sacrifices, time & dedication to PROTECT & find justice for all children.

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It was relieving to finally have found this book and gotten all of the facts in such a clear way. I was young and lived on the other side of the country when Adam went missing. I really wondered how they settled on that creeper as the one who took Adam's life. Truthfully, for decades, it was very hard on my heart to focus on his case at all.
I am very grateful for Adam's parents, for never giving up, never settling and so drastically improving the safety of our children.
This book, albeit frustrating and supremely heart breaking, provides such rich understanding of child crimes, investigations of such and the insight which informs and compels parents to keep their children safe.

Exceptional compilation of facts!

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I remember all too well this case and the details surrounding the search and recovery of this precious child. This book brings it back all over again. The etails and outline of the efforts in finding Adam's killer makes this book a must read for anyone remembering this case or interested in bringing resolution to such crimes. A must read!

This story gets me every time!

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This is a wonderful book. However, it didn't focus on Adam Walsh's case as much as I thought.

Good but,

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This was so sad, but I’m happy that justice finally came. Great book, big lesson for us parents!

Justice was slow but it prevailed

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