Bringing Adam Home The Abduction That Changed America Les Standiford with Detective Sergeant Joe Matthews Dedication This book is dedicated to the memory of Alexander Standiford, 1991–2009; to Mama Margaret Matthews, 1914–2008; and, of course, to Adam Walsh, 1974–1981, as well as all the other sons and daughters taken long before their time. After the first death, there is no other. —DYLAN THOMAS Map of Florida Contents Dedication Epigraph Map of Florida Chapter One In the Beginning Chapter Two Blood of the Lamb Chapter Three World of Hurt Photo Insert Chapter Four