Amber Hagerman Murdered Jan. 17, 1996 Arlington Texas
ABOUT AMBER HAGERMAN In January 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was riding her bicycle on a warm Saturday afternoon when a neighbor heard the girl scream. The neighbor saw a man pull Amber off her bike, throw her into the front seat of his pickup truck, and drive away at a high speed. The neighbor called police and provided a description of the suspect and his vehicle, but couldn’t recall much else. Arlington Police and the FBI interviewed other neighbors and searched for the suspect and vehicle. Local radio and TV stations covered the story in their regular newscasts. Four days later, Amber’s body was found in a drainage ditch four miles away. Her throat had been cut. Her kidnapping and murder remain unsolved. A concerned citizen contacted a Dallas area radio station, suggesting the idea that Dallas radio stations should repeat news bulletins about abducted children just like they do severe weather warnings. The idea was presented to the Association of Radio Managers (ARM) composed of general managers of the major radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The general managers agreed that such a program would provide an important public service and might help save the life of a child. The Dallas Amber Plan was started in July 1997 to help safely recover missing children that police believe have been abducted. Since then, the program has successfully recovered eight children and expanded to other cities and states nationwide. http://www.amber-plan.net/about_amber.htm

Amber Rene Hagerman Birth: Nov. 25, 1986 Arlington Tarrant County Texas, USA Death: Jan. 17, 1996 Arlington Tarrant County Texas, USA Murder Victim. She was riding her bike in the parking lot of a grocery store near her home with her little brother and he was the only witness to her kidnapping. Her nude body was found with her throat slashed 4 miles away at the bottom of a creek bed. Her rape and murder remain unsolved. As a result of her brutal murder, the state of Texas created the "Amber Plan" and "Amber Alert" to notify communites when a child in the area is abducted. Thusfar, the plan has helped return more than 50 children to their homes. Recently, congress has adopted a national "Amber Plan". (bio by: Celia Foster) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7348723&pt=Amber%20Hagerman Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens Arlington Tarrant County Texas, USA