100: MURDER: Amber Hagerman

Detective Perspective

Derrick Levasseur

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

5 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

On the afternoon of January 13, 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was riding her bike in the parking lot of an abandoned grocery store in Arlington, Texas, when a man in a black pickup truck pulled up beside her, grabbed her off her bike, and drove away.

Four days later, Amber’s body was found in a creek just a few miles away. She had been murdered.

Twenty-nine years later, Amber’s case remains unsolved. But her name has never faded. And her legacy continues to save lives.

Amber Hagerman was abducted at around 3:18 p.m. on January 13, 1996, while riding her bike in the parking lot of an abandoned Winn-Dixie store in Arlington, Texas.

A witness saw a man force her into a black pickup truck and drive away. Four days later, Amber’s body was found in a creek about five miles away. Her killer has never been identified.

If anyone has any information, please call Arlington police at 817-575-8823 or Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at 817-469-TIPS.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit.
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0:23.6	For the rest of time., 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was riding her bike in a parking lot of an abandoned grocery store in Arlington, Texas,
0:47.3	when a man in a black pickup truck pulled up beside her, grabbed her off her bike, and drove away.
0:53.3	Four days later, Amber's body was found in a creek
0:56.3	just a few miles away. Twenty-nine years have passed and Amber's case remains unsolved,
1:01.6	but her name has never faded and her legacy continues to save lives.
1:10.2	Music The Hey everyone. Welcome back to Detective Perspective. My name is Derek Lavasser. I'm a licensed private investigator and former police detective.
1:43.4	Each week I'll be covering an unsolved case and story format.
1:46.2	I'll then give you my perspective on the investigation and provide contact information
1:50.3	for the individuals or organizations connected to the case so that if you have any tips,
1:55.2	you can contact them directly and maybe you can help solve a case.
1:58.6	So if you're someone who's interested in true crime,
2:02.4	specifically unsolved cases,
2:05.1	and you would like to hear my opinion on those investigations,
2:06.8	please consider subscribing,
2:08.1	whether you're watching on YouTube,
2:10.5	or listening on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
2:12.5	or whatever platform you use.
2:15.8	So first off, I want to congratulate all of you. We've made it to 100 episodes. And for the 100th episode, we wanted to cover Amber's case because it's responsible for the Amber Alert and the Amber Alert has helped save thousands of children. And although Amber's legacy has saved many kids from the same tragedy that she suffered from, we still need justice for her as well.
2:37.0	We don't want her story just to be one of tragedy where we don't get justice for her and her family.
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