America’s Most Wanted (AMW) issued the following statement regarding convicted killer Jeffrey Dahmer and the murder of Adam Walsh:
“Despite news stories prompted by the publication of a recent article in a Florida newspaper, America’s Most Wanted is aware of no credible information connecting Jeffrey Dahmer to the murder of Adam Walsh, the son of AMW’s host, John Walsh.
Arguably one of the most influential child advocates in the past 25 years has to face the realization not all suspects, evidence or leads may be thoroughly pursued. How do you think the families of missing children who receive little media support, or community support would take the news? They may have neither the connections nor network to even make a request for assistance.
In any given missing child case from Trenton Duckett’s disappearance to Coralrose Fullwood’s murder you will read about the lack of resources to investigate all the leads or of delays due to limited manpower and finances. These are missing children either victims of violent family abductions or seemingly gone without a trace.
On Wednesday, Walsh responded to WISN’s story from an “America’s Most Wanted” set in Texas. He said more than 25 years later, he can’t believe he’s still fighting for a competent investigation into Adam’s slaying.
“That’s a bitter pill for me to swallow. (As) someone who’s a big supporter of law enforcement, that the law enforcement agency investigating my son’s murder would lose — blatantly lose — key pieces of evidence, and not interview people who thought they had important information about the case, it’s really a tough thing,” Walsh said.
Update 08-15-07 In this ABC News article, the question is being raised once again if Jeffrey Dahmer was responsible for the murder of Adam Walsh.
Walsh, who declined our request for an interview, remains convinced that the killer of his son was Ottis Toole. Walsh’s longtime friend and colleague, Joe Matthews, said that he (Matthews) now has proof that it was Toole, but declined to show it to us. He said he is waiting to reveal his evidence on an episode of “America’s Most Wanted” this fall.
