100: Adam Walsh

The 1983 made-for-TV movie Adam tells the true story of six-year-old Adam Walsh, who was abducted from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Fl in July 1981. The movie follows his parents, John and Reve Walsh, as they struggle with the devastating loss of their son and the failures of the system meant to protect children.

The real-life case behind the movie had a lasting impact. John Walsh became a well-known victims' rights advocate and later hosted America's Most Wanted. The Walsh family helped establish the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Adam remains one of the most influential true crime TV movies in American history, remembered not just for its emotional storytelling but for the real change it helped create.

Sources:

Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America by Les Standiford 

Tears of Rage by John Walsh 

https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2024/adam-more-than-a-movie

https://time.com/4437205/adam-walsh-murder/

https://justiceforadam.com/

https://curbarchive.journalism.wisc.edu/2009/12/01/are-you-there-god-its-me-jeffrey/2/index.html

https://people.com/who-killed-adam-walsh-11777914#:~:text=Before%20John%20Walsh%20was%20the,and%20my%20love%20for%20him.%22