Join Lauren and Bally this week as we dive into the heartbreaking case of the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman. The case that inspired the creation of the AMBER Alert for missing and abducted children, and the subsequent SILVER Alert for missing and vulnerable adults.

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Sources

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-tragic-case-that-inspired-americas-amber-alerts

https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/amber-advocate-issue-1-2026

https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/amber-alert-dna-could-bring-hope-in-the-forensic-hunt-for-amber-hagermans-killer-7007b3974146

https://globalmissingkids.org/awareness/emergency-child-abduction-alert-system/

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https://amberadvocate.org/?articles=aa65-overarching-lessons-from-the-amber-hagerman-case

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https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer