The 1981 disappearance and murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh shocked America after his severed head was discovered more than 100 miles from his home, while the rest of his body was never found. Although authorities attributed the killing to convicted serial killer Ottis Toole, true-crime author Arthur Jay Harris questioned the investigation in 2016, pointing to missing forensic records and irregularities in the identification of the remains. Harris even suggested that another child\u2019s remains might have been mistakenly identified as Adam\u2019s and raised the possibility that serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was involved. However, Adam\u2019s father, John Walsh, rejected the theory linking Dahmer to his son\u2019s disappearance, and the claims that Adam might still be alive remain unsubstantiated….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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