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#9 Amber...Alert!











Kidnapping a child has always a tragic outcome for a victim, the child is murdered, assaulted, harassed hours after it has been gone. The case of Amber Hagerman had been long and its end was fatal for her, her closest relatives, everyone who had been involved in the search and help.



Amber and her brother were cycling toward the abandoned grocery, Amber was heading for it at the front, her brother, turned back just a block of flats away from it. There were many witnesses who had seen Amber cycling back and forth, all the way long … there was also an eye witness who saw the kidnapping. Shortly after it happened he called the police. The search was instant. 





By the time Amber’s brother reached home, the police had already been there, questioning Amber’s grandfather and the locals. The police tried to explain the motive, the reason, the possible Amber's location, they were almost sure it was a random grab, an impulse, the kidnapper simply decided “It is She”. Four tremendously difficult days … and an outrageous discovery, the Amber’s body had been found. She died on January 17, 1996 . 





During the autopsy, the truth had been revealed, the girl had been sexually assaulted, she lived for two days before she died, before the nightmare eased.



The investigation had many angels, the FBI traced many traits,  none of them directly led to the murder. The killer had not been found. However the case is not cold … the police believes one day, the right day comes …. 

Bibliography

  1. FBI, https://www.fbi.gov/
  2.  Texas City Police Department, http://www.texas-city-tx.org/
  3. The New York Times, www.nyt.com
  4. International Herald Tribune, www.iht.com 
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