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The 1981 disappearance and presumed murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh shocked America after a severed head believed to be his was found more than 100 miles from his home, while his body was never recovered. Serial killer Ottis Toole confessed to the crime, but true-crime author Arthur Jay Harris later questioned the identification because key autopsy, dental and forensic records were reportedly missing. Harris even suggested the remains might have belonged to another child and explored theories involving Jeffrey Dahmer, though Adam\u2019s father, John Walsh, rejected Harris\u2019s claims about Dahmer. The theories remain unproven, and there is no established evidence that Adam survived…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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