Still remember this girl? Amber Hagerman

Amber Renee Hagerman, born in 1986 and killed only 10 years later, was a victim of a child abduction and murder. She had been riding her bike near the home of her grandparents in Arlington, Texas, when she was kidnapped.

A neighbor had witnessed the abduction, and called in a description of the suspect and the car he had been driving. Four days after the search began, Amber’s body was found by a man walking his dog. Her throat had been slit, and her lifeless body lay at the bottom of a creek bed.
No arrests were ever made, and her murderer’s whereabouts have never been discovered. On July 25, 2007, a man named Terapon Adhahn was under investigation, after being arrested in connection with the abduction of Zina Linnik, however, nothing ever came of it.

In October of 2000, the US House of Reps. adopted H.R. 605, which encouraged a nationwide use of the AMBER Plan. Finally in 2003, George Bush signed the AMBER Alert legislation, which made the program national. There are still many updates that need to be made, as it seems technology has not quite caught up with the Amber Alert System, which notifies citizens when a child has gone missing.

There is currently a Lifetime made-for-TV movie called Amber’s Story that was filmed in 2006. more...

The Great Pictures More About Ruslana Korshunova

Ruslana Korshunova (Russian: Руслана Ќоршунова) (July 2, 1987 – June 28, 2008) was a Kazakhstani model of Russian ethnicity.



Ruslana Korshunova, 20, leaped from her swank downtown apartment to her death Saturday.

The New York Post : Authorities say Korshunova leaped to her death Saturday from her downtown building , where construction netting over her balcony appeared to have been cut (top). Police (below) inspect the gruesome scene on Water Street.

Korshunova, died around 2:30 p.m. on June 28, 2008 in a fall from a building on Water Street, in Manhattan's Financial District, the newspapers reported. Eye witnesses said they saw her jump on Saturday. Local media quoted police sources saying there were no traces of violence in her apartment, and that everything looked like suicide.

One of her friends, who has spoken with The New York Post said that Ruslana Korshunova had just returned from a modeling gig in Paris. He noted that she seemed to be "on top of the world" and there is no apparent reason why she would commit suicide.

However, she appeared brokenhearted and angry in some of her postings on a social networking site. Korshunova's most telling message came three months ago: "I'm so lost. Will I ever find myself?"

Career
She was born in Almaty, Kazakh SSR and spoke fluent Russian, English, and German. Korshunova was discovered in November 2003 by Debbie Jones of Models 1. She was represented by IMG (New York, Paris, London),^[3] Beatrice (Milan), and iCasting Moscow. From that point on Ruslana had a successful career. She modeled around the world for many high fashion designers such as DKNY, Vera Wang and Christian Dior. She worked Fashion Week in NYC and London, walking down the runway for top designers like Jill Stuart, Betsey Johnson, and Rosa Cha.

Ruslana Korshunova
Date of birth	July 2, 1987(1987-07-02)
Place of birth	Almaty, Kazakh SSR
Date of death	June 28, 2008 (aged 20)
Place of death	New York City
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Green
Measurements	84-61-86 (EU), 33-24-34 (US)
Dress size	34 (EU), 4 (US), 6 (UK)
Shoe size	40 (EU), 9 (US), 6.5 (UK)

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