HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in South Florida say they've
finally solved 1981 killing of a little boy whose father later
gained fame as the host of "America's Most Wanted."
Hollywood police said Tuesday that a man long considered the
lead suspect in 6-year-old Adam Walsh's murder has finally been
conclusively linked to the crime.
But it came too late. The accused, a serial killer named Ottis Toole, died in prison more than a decade ago.
Toole had confessed to the killing, but later recanted. He
claimed hundreds of murders, but police determined most of the
confessions were lies. Toole's niece told the boy's father, John
Walsh, her uncle gave a deathbed confession to the crime.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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