Allison's Involvement with Natalee Holloway, Mikelle Biggs & AMBER Alert | Crime Junkie AF | Forensic Files

is there a case I mean you worked so many that that really stays with you um so just last year right after the Kyle
Epiphany um Natalie Holloway was one of the last cases I had provided information on and I always said she was
in the water said she's in the water Vander slot did it this is what happened I mean I went on news programs it was
not a secret um and they finally got admission last fall I believe sometime around that um so I was able to close
that in my mind because the answers were there there's only one case after that one out of all the cases I've ever
worked that has no conclusion and it was Mel begs and that will always bother me
she was my driving force in starting an Amber Alert in Arizona serving on the task force to design it I actually asked
her mother to come with me to knock on doors to get the Amber Alert passed into Arizona um so that it was a law it was a
function that we had available to us because the majority of stranger abductions I believe the FBI statistic
is they're killed the low statistics within seven hours but it's usually really within like three um so as soon
as they're removed to a remote area they're dead unless they're one of the Miracles that survives the strangulation
or whatever the mode of of murder was and um the Amber Alert they were they in Dallas Fort Worth area they were using
it there so when I went to Texas for the my first case which was the opal Jennings case she was a little
girl um when I went out there the cop that I was riding in the car with was telling me about the amber alert and
that it was created for Amber Hagerman who was raped and murdered in the Fort Worth area and so that's why I brought
it back to Arizona cuz only had it in the Fort Worth um Dallas Fort Worth area and in San Diego those were the only two
places in the entire country that had it so this was a long time ago mind you and
so I wanted it in Arizona and with uh Tracy Big's help Mel's mother uh we knocked on enough doors that JD Hayworth
was the only politician that actually called us back and listened to us and helped us implement it clear channel is
worried about being sued because they're like what if it's a prank I'm like what
if it's not yeah what if it's a real child abducted it's not worth if we have to deal with pranks so be it yeah and
then they were worried about well what if they don't meet the age requirement what if it's an old person I'm like can
we cross that bridge after we get like the bones of this put down um I knew Molly Bish's story cuz I had met her
parents through Tracy bigs and she was a lifeguard that was abducted from her post and so I got them to raise the age
to 17 in Arizona because at the time it was 15 cuz they thought a lot were runaways and
like a lot of them aren't mhm um and so they did raise it to 17 so I did that that made me proud amazing yeah

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Brief Summary

The episode discusses Natalie Holloway's case, Mel Beasley's unresolved abduction, and the creation of Arizona's Amber Alert system.

Key points

The Impact of Mel Begs. Mel Begs inspired the creation of the Amber Alert in Arizona, a crucial safety measure.
The Amber Alert's Origin. The Amber Alert system was created in response to the tragic case of Amber Hagerman.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

There's only one case that has no conclusion and it will always bother me.

Reflecting on unresolved cases.

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