In 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas. Her disappearance shocked the nation and her mother's fight for justice led to the creation of the USA's AMBER Alert system, now credited with saving over a thousand children.
This episode unpacks the haunting details of Amber's final moments, the community's search and how an important legacy was born from a tragedy.
Resources
YouTube: FOX 7 Austin - AMBER Alert namesake Amber Hagerman's murder remained unsolved | FOX 7 Austin
YouTube: WFAA - After Amber: A WFAA documentary
Podcast: Voices for Justice - Amber Hagerman
Podcast: ATTWD - E427 Chiropractic Adjustments for the Soul and Could-Be-Me Shadow Men
Blog: missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer
Intro music by Logan Nickleson:
What is Hidden in Plain Sight?
A UK True Crime podcast where every week we pull back the veil on cases, from around the world, that lurked just beneath the surface... stories that slipped through the cracks. Mysteries that were – quite literally – hidden in plain sight.