AMBER HAGERMAN The Amber alert was created in reference to Amber Rene Hagerman, who was abducted and later found murdered on January 17, 1996. On that day, Jan. 13, 1996, Amber was grabbed off her bike – kicking and screaming – by a stranger in a black truck in the parking lot of an abandoned Winn-Dixie. The man, either white or Hispanic, waited until Amber’s 5-year-old brother, Ricky, had left on his bike, heading back to their grandparents’ house. They’d been told just to ride their bikes around the block but were drawn to the nearby parking lot with the cool ramp. Amber’s body was discovered in a creek four days later and about four miles away. Today, Jan. 13, 2025, marks 29 years since Amber was abducted and murdered in a case that shook the nation and changed the way we search for abducted children. Her body was found four days after she was grabbed off her pink bicycle. Her killer has never been found. They asked for the public’s help, offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and established a special tipline. For the first time, they released photos taken after her body was found in a creek, hoping someone will remember something and come forward. Police are hoping advancements in technology will help them solve the case and will be submitting the small sample of DNA they collected at the crime scene. Police believe Amber was kept alive for at least two days, so they’re convinced someone must have seen something during that time. Her body was dumped in a creek behind an apartment complex, spotted by a man walking his dog. A man who lived across from the Winn-Dixie, and has since died, witnessed the abduction through a chain-link fence. He told police he had seen the little girl riding her bike and then saw the man, in his 20s or 30s, throw her in his truck as she kicked and screamed. He said the suspect was medium build and less than 6-feet-tall. He had brown or black hair. The black pickup truck had a single cab, with no chrome or striping, and was in good condition. Amber’s pink bicycle was recovered from the parking lot.
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