On July 27, 1981, six-year-old Adam Walsh, the son of TV host John Walsh, went missing from a shopping mall in Hollywood, Florida. Adam had been shopping with his mother, Revé Walsh, when he disappeared. A massive search effort was launched, with police and volunteers scouring the area for any sign of the missing boy. The case gained national attention, and John Walsh appeared on TV, pleading for his son's safe return. Despite the efforts of law enforcement, Adam's body was not found until 16 days later, in a canal in rural Indian River County. The case went cold, but in 2006, police announced that they had finally identified the killer: Ottis Toole, a serial killer who had died in prison in 1996. Toole had confessed to the crime in 1983, but his confession was not taken seriously at the time. The case was finally closed in 2008, when the Hollywood Police Department officially announced that Toole was the killer. This article explores the events surrounding Adam's disappearance and the eventual solving of the case, which brought closure to the Walsh family after over 25 years of uncertainty.