Tears of Rage

Tears of Rage: From Grieving Father to Crusader for Justice—The Untold Story of the Adam Walsh Case by John Walsh

My rating (out of 5 stars):

4 stars—I really liked it.

My Thoughts:

I remember Adam Walsh. As a child I watched the movie about his murder and it has stayed with me always. What a horrific and horribly sad story for this little boy. I have thought of him often through the years and thought of his Mom after I had children. Unimaginable what she lives with.

John Walsh has made an enormous difference in the life of many crime victims and their families. Yes, he comes off as very arrogant and conceited in this book, but you could never take away from him the tragedy that he lived through and the fact that it made him a crusader for others. He is admirable. My heart hurts for him and his wife. I can’t even imagine being in their place.

Description from Goodreads.com:

“The host of the "America's Most Wanted", John Walsh tells for the first time the full story of the the 1981 abduction and murder of his six-year-old son, Adam. This is the heartbreaking chronicle of John Walsh's transformation from grieving parent to full-time activist -- and the infuriating conspiracy of events that have kept America's No. 1 crime-fighter from obtaining justice and closure for himself and his family. From the day Adam disappeared from a mall in Hollywood, Florida, John Walsh faced a local police department better equipped to track stolen cars than missing children -- and a criminal justice system that would work against him in unimaginable ways. Outraged but determined, he ultimately enlarged the search for Adam's killer into an exhaustive battle on behalf of all missing and abused children, beginning with his efforts to put missing children's faces on milk cartons. Today, John Walsh continues the fight for legislative change and public awareness, driven by his own personal tragedy. "Tears of Rage" is the story of a true American hero: a man who challenged the system in the name of his son.”