Did Jeffrey Dahmer kill the son of America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh?
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A retired FBI agent has claimed that Jeffrey Dahmer murdered the son of America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh. pic.twitter.com/G8vPs6ESuF — John Walsh July 27, 2017 Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted of murdering 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 Investigators found that Dahmer had been living in Miami Beach at the time, and two witnesses placed him near the Hollywood Mall on the day of Adam’s abduction. Mr Purtell was one of the first law enforcement officers to arrive at Dahmer’s Milwaukee apartment after his arrest, and says he immediately saw parallels to Adam Walsh’s murder. Now I think it’s only fitting that it ends here, in this police department.” John Walsh founded the Adam Walsh Child Reform Centre with wife Reve and became a tireless advocate for missing person cases, appearing in dozens of TV commercials warning parents to not let children out of their sight.