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• On January 17, 1996, 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted while out riding her bike in Arlington, Texas. A man was seen taking her from her bicycle and leaving with her in his truck. Her body was found just days later in a ditch not too far from the point of abduction.

  The Amber Alert system, a system devised to quickly notify society of a missing child, was named in Amber's honor by the father of her friend and developer of the plan, Bruce Seybert.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born November 25, 1986
  2. Died January 17, 1996
  3. Was visiting her grandmother, Glenda Whitson, when she was abducted
  4. Was riding bikes with her brother Ricky Hagerman
  5. The children headed to a ramp at a Winn-Dixie parking lot
  6. Loved the song "America the Beautiful," because her name was mentioned in itTruTV: 8 Minutes in Texas
  7. Murder has not been solved
  8. Terapon Adhahn is under investigation for her murder

• Discovery of the Body

  Four days after Hagerman disappeared, her body was discovered at the bottom of a creek at the Forest Hill apartment complex, located in North Arlington. Her throat had been cut.

• Terapon Adhahn

  Hagerman's killer was never found. However, it was reported on July 25, 2007, that convicted sex offender Terapon Adhahn was under investigation for Hagerman's murder. He was arrested prior to that for an abduction of a 12-year-old, whose body was found on July 12.

• AMBER Alert

  The Amber Alert system was named after Amber Hagerman. It is a notification that is sent out across the country and into Canada when it's confirmed by authorities that a child is missing. AMBER alerts are sent out via e-mail, electronic traffic-condition signs, wireless device SMS text messages, radio stations, satellite radio, television stations and on cable TV by the Emergency Alert System.

  In April 2009, Bruce Seybert, the man responsible for the plan, accused the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of trademark infringement regarding the Amber Alert.Houston Press: Amber Alert: A Trademark-Infringement... (April 17, 2009)

• Amber's Story

  Lifetime aired the movie Amber's Story in 2006, which stars Elisabeth Rohm and Sophie Hough.

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Amber Alert | Terapon Adhahn | Adam Herrman | Tangena Hussain | Haleigh Cummings | Joshua Childers | Neviaeh Amyah Buchanan

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