Biography

On December 16, 2008 - the nearly 30 year old case of Adam Walsh was finally solved. In a press conference held in Hollywood, FL, the chief of police said they determined that serial killer Ottis Toole was in fact the murderer of six year old, Adam. Mr. Walsh said at news the conference that "the waiting and not knowing has been torture." Toole died in prison of Cirrhosis in 1996 at the age of 49. He was serving five life sentences for murders unrelated to Adam's death.

On July 27, 1981, his six-year-old son Adam Walsh was kidnapped from a Sears department store in Hollywood, Florida and his remains were found sixteen days later. Although devastated by their son's murder, Walsh and his wife campaigned for better provisions to help find missing children. He now serves on the board of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an organization that he helped found.

Believes that serial killer Ottis Toole (who died in 1996) was responsible for his son Adam's murder. Although he was never convicted, in December 2008 Otis Toole was conclusively tied to the abduction and murder of Adam Walsh.

He and his wife Reve have four children: Adam Walsh (b. 1975, d. 1981), Meghan Walsh (b. 1982), Callahan Walsh (b. 1985) and Hayden Walsh (b. 1995). Their youngest son, Callahan, who often accompanies his father while filming America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988), is said to resemble his elder brother, Adam.

Wife, Reve, filed for divorce on August 1, 2002. However, they later reconciled and the divorce proceeding was dismissed.