Bizarre Unsolved Mysteries Across the United States

In 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman of Arlington was abducted as she rode her bicycle, sparking an immense search effort. A bystander witnessed her being pulled into a black van, setting off a chain of events that would later lead to the creation of the Amber Alert system.

Sadly, Amber’s life was cut short; her body was discovered five days post-abduction, four miles from the abduction site. Her assailant remains unidentified, yet her legacy lives on through Amber Alerts, a critical child abduction emergency response tool.