'It Only Took 8 Minutes' | The Disturbing Case of Amber Hagerman

You know her name.

You’re on your way home and suddenly, your phone buzzes. Everyone around you looks down at their screen, and you know it is now everywhere: on your social media feed, on TV, even on traffic boards. You don’t pay much attention to all of it but still skim through the description while walking, just in case. When you finally look up from your screen, a weirdly familiar car catches your eye and you call 911. A kidnapped child has been saved thanks to the alert on your phone. This story is not uncommon, and it all started in Texas, in 1996 with the unsolved murder of 9 year old Amber Hagerman.
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[_LLC_]

This really made me tear up, mostly when they found the small child in the hotel/motel. Rip Amber, thank you for helping the children 🫶

[corbinbrier]

I feel gutted for Amber's brother. I can't imagine how much that must've weighed on him, and at such a young age too. I hope he knows it wasn't his fault and he's got therapy for the situation.

[sant_john.v]

This is why I have absolutely no pity for child molesters or kidnappers. You lose your right to live when you hurt a child.

[alex.scrumptiousfarts]

I started crying when the mom said "whenever a child is found alive, i just look up to heaven and say: you did it again baby girl." That touched my heart.

[iplaywithmytinymeat]

Dude the fact the little brother started blaming himself is just heartbreaking ☹️

[ashlaunicaalpari]

Now I know who the Amber is behind the Amber Alert.
Her legacy has indeed helped many children and families.

[SarahSakura]

“We want first-time (child sex) offenders, life in prison without parole.” Amber’s mom just said the solution. These type of child murderers had previous related offenses and were often let off the hook on the first go.

[samaravicente]

5:10 this part made me want to cry so much and also the part where her little brother says “what if I just stayed with my sister maybe she would still be here” broke my heart

[yukiiyolk]

“you did it again baby girl”
literally broke me into pieces
R.I.P Amber Hagerman you saved the lives of many children sweetheart

[shirin]

Donna saying that when Amber Alert brings another child home safe she looks up and says you did it again, baby girl… that really made the tears spring to my eyes

[SweetTooth]

It seems insane to me that the Amber alert wasn't a thing until Amber's mom fought for it. You would think that it would be an automatic thought for radio stations and cell phones to broadcast whenever a child has been abducted.
It's a great thing her mom did which has saved many lives.
Watching the little girl getting rescued by the cops was happy but sad at the same time seeing what she had to deal with...

[willow]

I wish so badly for this case to be solved. For her mother and for Amber herself. Absolutely heartbreaking

[nessarose]

The blood on the bed gets me everytime I hear of this baby's rescue. Thank you Amber for helping keep our children safe. She has saved countless lives over the years. My daughter is 9 and my heart goes out to her mother

[sincerely_sepita]

I feel so bad for the little brother, I'm sure he's still blaming himself for something that was not his fault. The damage these nasty beings have on the lives of their victims is unbearable.

[_iveA]

I’m a thirteen year old and this made me cry and now I don’t want to go out alone

[sothisishowusernameswork.]

When they said the little boy was blaming himself for her death I teared up, It's so sad that this kid had to go through that because of some evil and descipable person.

[rachelelsee]

The pastor that drove around literally deserves all the credit!!!

[MissShinyLemon]

I've always wondered why the amber alert was called "Amber". Its so nice to see that Amber's mother didn't just lay back and do nothing, but rather, she fought hard so that no other child would go through the same thing. Truly deserves respect.

[malic_zarith]

I'm glad they found the second girl, but Amber's case is devastating.

[mirandalynn]

Jeff is the best. He really drove all over to find the car that took Salem and found it. He saved Salem's life. She'd probably be dead if it weren't for him. 👏🏻