Families applaud ‘Adam Walsh' child protection law
Submitted on July 27, 2006 - 12:00am.
A.N. Hernández - Summer 2006
WASHINGTON – More than 100 relatives and friends of missing, exploited or murdered children gathered at the White House Thursday to watch President Bush sign the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act.
The law was named after Adam Walsh, 6, who was abducted from a shopping mall in Hollywood, Fla., 25 years ago to the day. He was found murdered 16 days later.
Adam's father, John Walsh, the host of “America's Most Wanted,” was wearing a white rose on his left lapel and described the day as “bittersweet.”
“We've tried to make sure Adam did not die in vain,” Walsh said in an interview after the ceremony. “People use the word ‘closure.' It's not about closure, it's more about justice.”
The law was named after Adam Walsh, 6, who was abducted from a shopping mall in Hollywood, Fla., 25 years ago to the day. He was found murdered 16 days later.
Adam's father, John Walsh, the host of “America's Most Wanted,” was wearing a white rose on his left lapel and described the day as “bittersweet.”
“We've tried to make sure Adam did not die in vain,” Walsh said in an interview after the ceremony. “People use the word ‘closure.' It's not about closure, it's more about justice.”
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