Amber Hagerman Death
Amber passed away on January 15, 1996 at the age of 9 in Arlington, Texas, USA. Amber's cause of death was murdered.
When did Amber Hagerman die?
January 15, 1996How did Amber Hagerman die? What was the cause of death?
MurderedHow old was Amber Hagerman when died?
9Where did Amber Hagerman die? What was the location of death?
Arlington, Texas, USA
Amber Hagerman Birthday and Date of Death
Amber Hagerman was born on November 25, 1986 and died on January 15, 1996. Amber was 9 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 25, 1986
Date of Death: January 15, 1996
Age at Death: 9
Amber Hagerman - Biography
Amber Rene Hagerman (November 25, 1986 – January 15, 1996) was a nine-year-old victim of an abduction and murder. On January 13, 1996, she was kidnapped as she rode her bike near her grandparents' home in Arlington, Texas. Her murder would later inspire the creation of the AMBER Alert system.
Amber Rene Hagerman was a young girl abducted while riding her bike with her brother in Arlington, Texas. A neighbor who witnessed the abduction called the police, and Amber's brother, Ricky, went home to tell his mother and grandparents what happened. On hearing the news, Hagerman's father, Richard, called Marc Klaas, whose daughter, Polly, had been abducted and murdered in Petaluma, California, on October 1, 1993. Richard, and Amber's mother, Donna Whitson (now Donna Norris), called the news media and the FBI. They and their neighbors began searching for Amber.
Four days after her abduction, near midnight, Amber's body was discovered in a creek behind an apartment complex with severe laceration wounds to her neck. The site of her discovery was less than five miles (8 km) from where she went missing.
