Papers On Amber Alert

We have all at least once received a notification called an AMBER alert regarding a child who has been abducted or is missing around our area. For as long as I can remember AMBER alerts have always been around. But how did this system come about? According to the U.S. Department of Justice the AMBER alert system began in 1996. When Dallas-Fort Worth broad casters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to find abducted children. The definition of AMBER alert is “an emergency response system that disseminates information about a missing person (usually a child) by media broadcasting or electronic roadway signs.”

It was created in the memory of Amber Hagerman who was 9 years old when she was abducted on January 13, 1996 in

The security guard notified the cops about what he had found. After her body was transported to the County Medical Examiner’s Office who later ruled Amber’s death a homicide. The cause of death was “cut wounds to the throat.”

There was storm that occurred that same evening that caused the creek to rise rapidly causing Amber’s body to move as well. This effected any evidence that was left on Amber’s body that could have been helpful in discovering the person responsible for her abduction and murder. The evidence left on her body was faded and was very hard to trace back to any suspects. The police did everything they could possibly do during that time to find the perpetrator.

Twenty-two years have passed since Amber was killed and there is still and ongoing investigation going on today regarding her case. It has been said that the officers are no closer to finding Amber’s killer than they were in 1996 because there isn’t much evidence to go off on. In the article “Body of Kidnapped Texas Girl is Found published by the New York Times it says “detectives say they believe someone out there has knowledge that will aid in brining closure to Amber’s family and our

According to the U.S Department of Justice statistics show that as of November 30, 2017 879 children have been rescued specifically because of the use of AMBER Alert. Amber’s family members say that they are glad so many children have been rescued because of this alert yet they wish a system similar to this existed back when Amber was abducted. They believe her chances of surviving would have a lot