What happens in the movie Amber Alert?

The premise of the movie is, a group of friends decide to follow a car they see on an Amber Alert posting on the highway. When they decide to actually follow the car, the characters do a lot of bickering over what actions they should take, either follow the car or just let the police handle it.

What happens at the end of Amber Alert?

Bittersweet Ending: Michael Muller is killed and Brooke Layton (the girl he kidnapped) survives the ordeal with no injuries and is returned to her parents, but Sam and Nathan are both killed by Michael and Caleb is left injured and without a sister.

Why is Amber Alert called Amber Alert?

AMBER stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and then brutally murdered. Other states and communities soon set up their own AMBER plans as the idea was adopted across the nation.

Is there a documentary about Amber Hagerman?

Williams’ long journey through grief and healing, including her visit to Amber’s school, was captured on film in a moving WFAA-TV documentary, After Amber. Today, Jan. 13, 2021, marks 25 years since Amber was abducted and murdered in a case that shook the nation and changed the way we search for abducted children.

Did they ever find AMBER from Amber Alert?

Four days after her abduction, near midnight, Amber’s naked body was discovered in a creek behind an apartment complex with severe laceration wounds to her neck. The site of the discovery was less than five miles (8 km) from where she was abducted. Her murder remains unsolved as of 2022.

Who died in AMBER Alert movie?

After the kidnap and murder of her 9-year-old daughter Amber Hagerman, Donna Whitson campaigns for a nationwide alert to help authorities locate abducted children. Her efforts end up saving the life of 10-year-old Nichole Timmons, after she is abducted from her California home late one night in 2002.

What happened to AMBER in AMBER Alert?

Four days later, Amber’s body was found in a creek bed a couple of miles from where she was taken and a medical examiner determined her cause of death to be cut wounds to the throat. While Amber’s case was never solved, detectives continue to hope for a tip that might lead to a break in the case.

How did AMBER get kidnapped?

Amber Rene Hagerman (November 25, 1986 – January 15, 1996) was a nine year old girl abducted while riding her bike with her brother in Arlington, Texas. Her younger brother, Ricky, had gone home without her because Amber had wanted to stay in the parking lot for a while.