The tragic story behind ‘amber alerts’: Amber Hagerman was killed at age 9, but she saved thousands of other children

With an ‘amber alert’, the police ask the population to look out for a missing child in life-threatening condition. But where does that name come from? The term ‘amber alert’ originated with the American girl Amber Hagerman. Amber, who was born on November 25, 1986, lived with her parents and brother in the US state of Texas. In 1996, the 9-year-old child was kidnapped by a strange man. Shortly afterwards, the girl was found dead. Today, 26 years after the facts, the perpetrator has still not been caught.

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