What could be worse for a parent? These cases of missing children feature their parents’ insights as well as John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted. January 19th, 1993.
“..his program has already captured, help capture over 200 fugitives. They’ve also returned 4 youngsters to their parents….I think John’s efforts have kept hope alive.”
The panel consists of Patty Wetterling, mother of Jacob Wetterling.Terry and Carl parents of Jaycee Lee Dugard, Jenny mom of Kristy Luna and Christal the mother of Michael Dunahee. The program is put on to try shedding light on these missing kids cases as well as looking at the system that exists to help find them. John Walsh joins the panel to help.
John Walsh is introduced along with the terrible story of his son Adam whom was brutally kidnapped and murdered. Keeping hope alive is the most important thing for these parents. Even accepting a tragic outcome is easier than not knowing what happened to your child.
The parents review their cases in detail, what happened, last contacts, efforts made to find them. The importance of all this is that every case has a belligerent, there is some perpetrator to catch and justice must be served. John Walsh describes techniques and other tidbits during the audience questions section later in this show.
Of the missing children Jacob Wetterling’s remains were discovered in 2016, Jaycee Lee Dugard re-appeared in om 2009, Christy Luna disappeared though a person of interest was identified in 2016, Michael Dunahee was never seen again.
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