Talk:John Walsh (television host)

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Son's DOB=[edit]

According to the book Tears of Rage, Callahan was born in December 1984, not 1987. 92.30.44.95 (talk) 21:17, 30 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children[edit]

This is not Walsh's private charity, this is a national private, non-profit organization established by Congress. Similar to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.195.244.170 (talk) 13:41, 17 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Questionable wording[edit]

"pathological anti-crime activism"; really, pathological? Did the writer of that statement have a MD or PhD that I'm not aware of? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.77.137.57 (talk) 00:15, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

John Walsh Show[edit]

No mention of the short lived talk show The John Walsh Show.Rubedeau 07:13, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wording[edit]

Is "reality television shpw" the best description for Most Wanted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.233.62.233 (talk • contribs)

I'm not shure, but "post-Adam" sounds at least odd. 87.123.195.90 16:22, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Divorce[edit]

I specifically remember the National Enquirer running an article, with photographs as proof, that John Walsh had affairs with blondes and liked to take pictures of them while he had his shirt off. Is it okay to add this to this page? jcm 10/02/06

I wouldn't add it, as the National Enquirer is also the same paper that claimed Elizabeth Smart was dead and that Richard Ricci had been charged with her murder. Although it is true that his wife filed for divorce back in 2002. She changed her mind about a year later. --PAK Man + 05:01, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Creeps?[edit]

I think that John Walsh is great. He does a great job getting creeps off of the street. I am doing a report on great leaders and i am doing mine on him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.69.27.14 (talk • contribs)

Those "creeps" are human beings, entitled to a presumption of innocence and all due constitutional protection. Such reckless use of language is out of place in an advanced society. RLC 6 Feb 2007.

Only in the American Justice system, this is the internet. RJ 18 Apr 08

Adolf Hitler was a human being too. Woop dee doo. 12.96.46.209 17:48, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You invoked godwins law, therefore you lose! So let's say you're accused of rape, a crime you did not commit. Shouldn't you get a trial? But then again, since you've been accused, you had to have done it, right? And I suppose the government shouldn't even waste time on you anymore since you're a terrible person. They shouldn't lock you up, I suppose they should just take you out back and shoot you! Hitler may have done what he did, but we still had trials for the Nazi's, because our court system is all that keeps us from going on mindless persecutions. 68.107.196.211 21:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You're forgetting that nearly all 942 fugitives the show has caught have been found guilty. In fact, I can only think of a few that weren't found guilty or had their convictions overturned. America's Most Wanted usually only profiles cases if there's hard, irrefutable evidence against a suspect, such as DNA. I agree with you that every human being deserves a fair trial, but sometimes it's just too hard to ignore the facts that are staring you in the face. --PAK Man + 05:01, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Well, regrettably, this isn't what I'm debating. You can have all the supposed "hard evidence" you want, but as far as I'm concerned, a man is only guilty until proven innocent. Note you said "nearly all", therefore the probability still exists that the people profiled on that show are not always guilty. 99% is still not 100%. This guilty-until-proven-innocent attitude we all seem to have towards the accused is appalling to me. I also really don't like people bringing up Hitler in the context of a debate. It riles me up because it's so predictable and juvenile. 24.252.195.70 08:27, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
"entitled to a presumption of innocence and all due constitutional protection" Sure, they are...in court. Not in the mind of the public. The first poster also has a constitutional right--to his opinion. And since, as the poster below points out, most of the "creeps" turn out actually to be guilty, it's hardly an irresponsible opinion. 64.132.218.4 (talk) 22:22, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MOST if not all the time, the people who are shown and attempted to be captured are guilty. If they are not guilty then why are they AMERICAS MOST WANTED? If they are innocent, then they shouldn't be running from the police. John has guidelines as to whom he shows on his show as MOST WANTED.--Kopicz (talk) 00:59, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John the suspect?[edit]

Someone told me that he was actually a suspect in his son's death. Does anyone have any information about this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.115.217.35 (talk • contribs)

I don't know, but that would be really ironic considering how much he demonizes criminals and people who kill. Might actually make sense. But no, I can't say, though the police have to rule out all possibilities, so it is POSSIBLE that he was, at one time, a suspect in his son's death. 68.107.196.211 21:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No, I think John was in another state at the time of Adam's murder. I wouldn't add it to the article, as I'm pretty sure it's untrue. Plus, he and his wife took polygraphs immediately afterwards, and they were never considered suspects. I personally think it's terrible that somebody would even think that. --PAK Man + 05:01, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

He probably was a suspect very early on. When a child is killed or is kidnapped, the most likely suspects is a parent or some other close relative or friend. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.107.0.73 (talk) 02:40, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Was the kid his biologically or was he conceived by another man? Did the wife ever have previous lovers? Though, given this line of work, I can imagine a lot of people would want his wife and kids dead. - Zei — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.165.233.185 (talk) 00:19, 19 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dividing time between Florida & New York[edit]

Anybody have a source on this? I personally don't think it's true, as AMW is filmed in Washington DC. Why would John and Revé divide their time between New York and Florida if that's the case? --PAK Man Talk 16:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC) They are divorced, I believe. Why do people miss the fact that he is making millions off his son's death. Why doesn't anybody mention the word on the street at the time his son dissapeared that he owed Jamaican drug dealers big money???????????? That fact seemed to have disssapeared from Hollywood Police reports. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.214.60.131 (talk) 08:18, 17 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

John Walsh's History Previous To Son's Murder?[edit]

This article provides no information on John Walsh's history previous to his son's murder. What was his employment? Education? Did he work in television? Jason Gaudet (talk) 18:51, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. This article presently reads like the Murder of the son of John Walsh. -- Suntag ☼ 15:15, 17 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Request Move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: pages were moved accordingly. (non-admin closure) TeleComNasSprVen (talk • contribs) 11:17, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

– Out of an abundance of caution, I decided to bring this move request here. John Walsh (Montana politician) has just been named to the US Senate to replace the outgoing Max Baucus, new US Ambassador to China. Given the prominence this office accords the new Sen. John Walsh, I think it is inappropriate to maintain a direct link from "John Walsh" to the television host. Given the number of articles concerning various John Walshes in Wikipedia, I feel it is wisest to direct the name to the disambiguation page. It is also possible to rename the article of the television host to John Edward Walsh (his full name); but, the television host is not commonly referred to in this way. Also, the article John Edward Walsh currently exists, and refers to a 19th-century Irish politician. Xoloz (talk) 18:30, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Strong support per WP:NOPRIMARYTOPIC. --Esprqii (talk) 21:33, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support - We had to do something similar with Scott Brown when he became a U.S. senator. This John Walsh is no longer clearly the most notable John Walsh, at least not by a significant enough margin not to warrant disambiguation. -Kudzu1 (talk) 21:34, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. HandsomeFella (talk) 09:56, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - Most of this can be done by bold action, although there will need to be a conforming technical move to make John Walsh (disambiguation) the primary page; right now, John Walsh redirects to the disambig, whereas it should be the other way around. Therefore, I propose we close this move request and make a technical move request, as this appears to be uncontroversial. -Kudzu1 (talk) 19:14, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support and second close proposal – As Esprqii says, there is no clearly primary John Walsh. Furthermore, there never was: the increased prominence now accorded to Senator Walsh merely highlights the fact mentioned by Xoloz, that there are too many notable John Walshes for any one of them to lay claim to primacy. I also agree with Kudzu1, this is so obviously uncontroversial that there is no point in delaying action.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 20:41, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support and speedy close. Red Slash 22:26, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support per WP:NOPRIMARYTOPIC. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:44, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. I know I'm in the minority here, but I don't think being a U.S. senator makes the TV host less of a primary topic by default. The Scott Brown example doesn't work for me because of the way he became a senator (being the first Republican from Mass. elected to the senate in decades, as opposed to being appointed like Sen. Walsh). Hot Stop 17:16, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. This is not a matter of choosing between two competitors. Personally, I have never heard of either of them, and landed up in this discussion because I have contributed to the article on the famous John Walsh (and in fact there are two of him, father and son). As long as there was a status quo, I could see no point in objecting that my John Walsh really had a better claim to being the subject of the primary article and, considering how many different notable people there are who share this name, I expect there are partisans for many of the others who feel the same way. This is the bottom line here, as User:Esprqii and Xoloz have already pointed out.—Jerome Kohl (talk) 18:59, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Echoing Jerome Kohl, when reasonable arguments about "who is more notable?" can be made, there is no primary topic. The mere fact that we are having a disagreement is evidence, in these sorts of cases, for primary redirection to the disambiguation page as a sort of compromise. In cases where a true primary topic exists, its preeminence should be obvious and clear to most readers. Xoloz (talk) 19:45, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support for lack of a primary topic. bd2412 T 21:47, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. Nowhere near close to there being a primary topic for this common name. --SmokeyJoe (talk) 05:26, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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New show The Hunt with John Walsh on CNN[edit]

I have added basic information regarding the new show that he is hosting on CNN this Sunday July 13th, 2014 at 9:00 PM ET/PT. This is the show page on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/06/us/the-hunt/ Ryan (talk) 00:13, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Make a hunt on 6th st starting from six San Julian across the street from the liquor store that mission is not what it seems to be.I know for a fact on Central Street and six th on the corner and that Red building there is girls being kept hostage and raped repeatedly Julia gulia (talk) 16:28, 14 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not mention my name the user name please !!!!! Julia gulia (talk) 16:29, 14 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not a Criminologist!![edit]

Though it is quite sad and equally horrifying the way Mr. Walsh lost his child, this in addition to many undeserved years hosting a television show with the intent of capturing fugitives does not make him a subject matter expert on law enforcement! Consequently, it is ridiculous that he has appeared on a wide array of shows and written a number of books and articles suggesting that he is! Of course, CNN is more than willing to take him in as such a host merely because they and HLN are both entertainment networks rather than news networks!

All of that being said, John Walsh may have had good intentions initially but over the years he has done nothing more than capitalize on his child's murder! Sad, really! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.163.195.245 (talk) 00:20, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Missing[edit]

I am asking for some help. My grandson mother has been missing since may4,2021. Only thing we know is she is with someone who isn't good. She has a 5, yr old son and 16 yr old son. There is a flyer with the police in St. George county, Virginia. She has not been in touch with anyone. She is a good person. Please any information you could give us would be appreciated. 38.92.32.118 (talk) 00:09, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rick howard , suspected rape. 1999[edit]

Why didn't they talk to me. He lived in my mobile home before he ran. 2600:6C44:7E7F:7956:4E7E:DAEC:9EDE:63D4 (talk) 23:35, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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