
Episode #20
20: Amber Hagerman - AMBER Alert
Join Lauren and Bally this week as we dive into the heartbreaking case of the abduction and murder of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman. The case that inspired the creation of the AMBER Alert for missing and abducted children, and the subsequent SILVER Alert for missing and vulnerable adults. Listen to That Sounds Like A Crime every Friday, available on all podcast platforms️ Follow us: Instagram&Tiktok: thatsoundslikeacrime X (Twitter): TSLAC_ Facebook: That Sounds Like A Crime Podcast Email your case suggestions to: thatsoundslikeacrime@outlook.com Sources https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/article/the-tragic-case-that-inspired-americas-amber-alerts https://www.ojp.gov/library/publications/amber-advocate-issue-1-2026 https://unquestionablycriminal.medium.com/amber-alert-dna-could-bring-hope-in-the-forensic-hunt-for-amber-hagermans-killer-7007b3974146 https://globalmissingkids.org/awareness/emergency-child-abduction-alert-system/ https://globalmissingkids.org/awareness/missing-children-statistics/ https://globalmissingkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Child-Alert-Framework_FINAL.pdf https://www.atg.wa.gov/child-abduction-murder-research https://www.chp.ca.gov/news-alerts/Success-Stories/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-child-abduction-rapid-deployment-teams https://amberadvocate.org/?articles=aa65-amber-alert-timeline https://amberadvocate.org/?articles=aa65-overarching-lessons-from-the-amber-hagerman-case https://www.waldenu.edu/online-masters-programs/ms-in-criminal-justice/resource/the-history-of-the-amber-alert https://www.missingkids.org/blog/2021/still-searching-for-ambers-killer






