Amber Hagerman was also murdered at the age of 9, but thanks to her, the AMBER Alerts have already saved more than 1,000 children

During the search for the Dutch boy Gino (9) the police sent out an ‘AMBER Alert’. That is a signal to the population to look out for a missing child who is in mortal danger. This ‘alert’ has its origins in the Texas city of Arlington, where in 1996 the 9-year-old girl Amber Hagerman was kidnapped and murdered.