JB
Honorary Moderator Emeritus
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I lived in south Florida in the early 80s when Adam Walsh, age 6, was stolen, murdered and beheaded by someone who is still unknown.<br /><br />What has John Walsh, Adam's Dad, done with his grief, disappointment and rage in the last 20 years?<br /><br />Did he sink into a bottle in an orgy of self pity? Did he withdraw from the world? Did he use his public recognition to run for office?<br /><br />Here is what he did.<br /><br />He bullied congress and the FBI until a federal bill was passed to form a national child registry to which parents could list their children and through which law enforcement agencies could share information.<br /><br />He hosted a popular reality show on TV that found and imprisoned more than 600 wanted felons and found, alive, 23 missing children.<br /><br />He now hosts a TV show that examines and helps victims deal with a variety of crimes.<br /><br />He wrote a best selling book, "Tears of Rage" to tell his story to, and inspire, bereaved parents and parents of missing children.<br /><br />How easy it would have been for him to settle into a role of victim and point his finger at whose fault his grief is.<br /><br />Victim? Certainly. American Hero? That too.
