Adam Herrman of Towanda, Kansas, was 11 years old when he went missing in 1999. On January 5, 2009, authorities in El Dorado, Kansas, released a photo of Herrman, who was not reported missing until 2008. Herrman's adoptive parents, Doug and Valerie Herrman, have claimed the child ran away from home. Authorities have said Doug and Valerie Herrman are "persons of interest" in the case.KansasCity.com: ...search under way for adoptive parents of...boy missing... CNN: Sheriff: Parents didn't report boy missing for a decade
On January 7, 2009, authorities reportedly planned to search an "undisclosed home"; there was no immediate word on the location of the home or what police hoped to find there. Reports also indicated a search of Kansas' Whitewater River was planned on Saturday, January 10, 2009.CNN: Police to search home, river for Kansas boy missing since 1999 (January 7, 2009) On January 6, 2009, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a computer-enhanced photo showing what Adam Herrman would look like in 2009 at the age of 21.
Searching for Adam Herrman
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June 8, 1987
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Wichita, Kansas
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Disappeared in 1999
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Not reported missing until late-2008, when a caller reported a "concern" about Herrman to a missing children's unit in KansasCNN: Sheriff: Parents didn't report boy missing for a decade
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An attorney for the parents said the couple "rue the fact that they didn't" report Herrman missingCNN: Sheriff: Parents didn't report boy missing for a decade
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Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said on January 5, 2009, that authorities are working the case "as if it is a death"Kansas.com: Sheriff working case of missing Butler County child as a death
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Relatives have alleged that Herrman was abused by his adoptive mother before he disappearedABC News: Relatives: Boy Missing for 10 Years Was Abused (January 7, 2009)
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Anyone with information about the case was being asked to call the Butler County Sheriff's Department at 316-322-4254 or 316-322-4398
