Post by pakman on Apr 27, 2016 11:47:48 GMT -5
After going through some recent episode guides and converting a few episodes to DVD, a random thought popped into my mind; how many cases that have been featured on AMW have been the subject of controversy? This can be controversy because they were featured on AMW or because of something that happened as a result of AMW.
Some obvious ones:
Unknown Denise Mansfield Killer - AMW first aired the case about the unsolved murder of a Maryland woman in March 2003. The first profiled included footage from an ATM camera that showed three women apparently using Denise's card and a man police wanted to question as a witness. An AMW tipster located the women (a mother, her teenage daughter and her daughter's friend) and soon discovered that a glitch in the system made it seem like the women were using Denise's card; turns out they weren't - it was actually the guy police wanted to question as a witness. AMW aired this case exactly once more in July 2003 as an update/apology, and never touched it again, which is a shame because this case seems fairly solvable.
Daniel San Diego - When AMW first profiled San Diego in December 2003, they said the Shaklee Corporation, which San Diego allegedly bombed, tested their products on animals. In March 2004, AMW aired an abbreviated update on the case and John Walsh revealed that Shaklee does not test their products on animals. Subsequent profiles were APB-length and didn't even mention Shaklee, until August 2007 when San Diego's full profile aired on The Ones Who Got Away, error intact. AMW issued a retraction in December 2007 and FINALLY, in August 2008, they re-edited San Diego's profile to say Shaklee does not test their products on animals.
Jack Schlump - Pretty sure we all know about this one.
Can anyone think of other AMW cases that have generated controversy because of their appearance on the show?
Some obvious ones:
Unknown Denise Mansfield Killer - AMW first aired the case about the unsolved murder of a Maryland woman in March 2003. The first profiled included footage from an ATM camera that showed three women apparently using Denise's card and a man police wanted to question as a witness. An AMW tipster located the women (a mother, her teenage daughter and her daughter's friend) and soon discovered that a glitch in the system made it seem like the women were using Denise's card; turns out they weren't - it was actually the guy police wanted to question as a witness. AMW aired this case exactly once more in July 2003 as an update/apology, and never touched it again, which is a shame because this case seems fairly solvable.
Daniel San Diego - When AMW first profiled San Diego in December 2003, they said the Shaklee Corporation, which San Diego allegedly bombed, tested their products on animals. In March 2004, AMW aired an abbreviated update on the case and John Walsh revealed that Shaklee does not test their products on animals. Subsequent profiles were APB-length and didn't even mention Shaklee, until August 2007 when San Diego's full profile aired on The Ones Who Got Away, error intact. AMW issued a retraction in December 2007 and FINALLY, in August 2008, they re-edited San Diego's profile to say Shaklee does not test their products on animals.
Jack Schlump - Pretty sure we all know about this one.
Can anyone think of other AMW cases that have generated controversy because of their appearance on the show?
