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Today in True Crime

January 13, 1996: Abduction of Amber Hagerman

Today in True Crime

Parcast

Education, True Crime, History

4.42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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On this day in 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted from a supermarket parking lot in Arlington, Texas, and murdered. While her killer has never been found, the tragedy of her disappearance sparked the creation of the Amber Alert system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today is Monday, January 13th, 2020.

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On this day in 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted from a supermarket parking lot in Arlington, Texas, and murdered.

0:48.0

While her killer has never been found, the tragedy of her disappearance sparked the creation of the Amber Alert System, which

0:56.0

is rescued more than 900 abducted children to date.

1:07.0

Welcome to Today in True Crime, a parcast original.

1:10.6

Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes, listener discretion is advised. Extreme caution

1:15.8

is advised for listeners under 13. Today we're discussing the abduction and murder of

1:21.8

nine-year- old Amber Hagerman. Now let's go back to January 13th

1:27.0

1996 around 3 p.m. PM.

1:42.0

28-year-old Donna Wittson parked in the driveway of her parents house, got out and opened the backseat the backseat door of her car.

1:44.0

Her children, 9-year-old Amber, and 5-year-old Ricky excitedly unbuckled their seatbelts.

1:51.0

They loved visiting their grandparents. It meant that they could go ride their bikes at the abandoned Wind Dixie supermarket a few blocks away.

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