INVESTIGATION
DISCOVERY CONTINUES ITS MISSION TO FIND MISSING CHILDREN AND BRING
FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE, ANNOUNCING SECOND SEASON OF IN
PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH
(Silver Spring, Md.) – After a
successful first season helping to bring three fugitives to justice,
Investigation Discovery and victims’ rights advocate John Walsh are
teaming once again to hunt down persons of interest and find missing
children with a second season order of IN
PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH.
In the series, John Walsh and his son, Callahan Walsh, introduce
viewers to unsolved violent crimes that urgently need to be closed.
Keeping the anonymity of callers in utmost importance, this series
relies on tips and leads from the audience who may have seen
something that would help authorities, with all calls and online tips
vetted by trained experts and followed up on by the appropriate
authorities, including local law enforcement, FBI, and the U.S.
Marshals. Additionally, in partnership with the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), the series also features
missing children each hour, providing age-progression photos and
descriptions in the hopes that viewers can provide new leads to their
whereabouts. Produced by Jupiter Entertainment, the 12-episode,
season two of IN
PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH
will premiere in early 2020 on Investigation Discovery, America’s
leading true-crime channel.
“The
first season of IN
PURSUIT led to three
captures of fugitives on the run – but, there is still so much more
work to be done,” said Henry Schleiff, Group President of
Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel, and
Destination America. “I firmly believe that by bringing together an
icon of justice like, John Walsh, with Investigation Discovery’s
active and engaged audience, we can help bring even more answers to
families who have sought answers and demanded justice for far too
long.”
The
second season of IN
PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH
is produced for Investigation Discovery by Jupiter Entertainment. For
Jupiter, Harrison Land, Stephen Land, and Gregory Palmer are
executive producers. For ID, Lorna Thomas is senior executive
producer, Sara Kozak is senior vice president of production, Kevin
Bennett is general manager, and Henry Schleiff is Group President of
Investigation Discovery, American Heroes Channel and Destination
America.
About
John Walsh
John
Walsh is known internationally as a crime fighter, victims' advocate
and Emmy Award-winning host of "America's Most Wanted," the
reality program that helped law enforcement capture more than 1,200
fugitives and brought home more than 50 missing children. He never
sought the role,but fighting for justice has been his mission since
July 27, 1981 - the day his 6-year-old son, Adam, was abducted from a
Hollywood, Fla. mall near their home. Adam's remains were found two
weeks later. Through their experience, Walsh and his wife Revé,
realized that the nation was in desperate need of leadership in the
fight to protect children. Out of their pain, the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children was created in 1984, after President
Ronald Reagan signed the "Missing Children's Assistance Act."
Walsh has been honored numerous times by many local, state and
federal agencies. In addition to being named "Man of the Year"
by both the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI, John was made an
honorary U.S. Marshal. He is only one of three people to receive this
honor in the organization's history. Walsh has been the driving force
behind major pieces of child protection legislation. This work led to
him being honored five times by four presidents. The Walshes had
three more children after Adam and John continues to fight for
victims' rights.
About
Callahan Walsh
Callahan
Walsh is a child advocate for the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children (NCMEC). At the National Center, Callahan works
together with law enforcement, including the U.S. Marshals Service,
to further NCMEC’s mission and to help change laws in favor of
child victims. He is the son of John and Revé Walsh, who co-founded
NCMEC in 1984 after the kidnapping and murder of their first son,
Adam Walsh. Following in his parent’s footsteps, Callahan has
focused his energy on helping find missing children, reducing child
sexual exploitation and preventing child victimization.
About
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
Since
1984, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® has
served as the leading private, nonprofit organization helping to find
missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent future
victimization. As part of its work as the clearinghouse and resource
center on issues relating to missing and exploited children, NCMEC
operates a hot-line, 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678), and has
assisted in the recovery of more than 296,000 missing children. NCMEC
also operates the CyberTipline®, a mechanism for reporting suspected
child sexual exploitation, which has received more than 48 million
reports since it was created in 1998. To learn more about NCMEC,
visit or
see NCMEC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
With
offices in New York and Knoxville, Jupiter Entertainment has built an
unrivaled track record of producing successful, highly formatted
series and delivering outstanding ratings and strong renewals. Since
its launch over two decades ago, the company has produced 75 series
and specials for 30 networks. Among its many credits include the
record-breaking hit American
Murder Mystery (ID)
and Homicide Hunter
(ID) as well as explosive docusoaps Welcome
to Myrtle Manor (TLC)
and Wild West Alaska
(Animal Planet). The company has also produced prime-time series and
specials for A&E, Discovery, History, Investigation Discovery,
Oxygen, Reelz, TLC, TruTV, TV One, Fuse, and Animal Planet among
more. In the last year alone, Jupiter produced 19 series, specials
and pilots for 10 networks.
About
Investigation Discovery
Investigation
Discovery (ID) is the leading crime and justice network on
television, delivering the highest-quality programming to
approximately 85 million U.S. households. From harrowing crimes to
in-depth investigations and heart-breaking mysteries behind these
“real people, real stories”, the always revealing network
challenges our understanding of culture, society and the human
condition. The #1 network for women in all of cable, ID’s
programming is available in both high definition (HD) and standard
definition (SD), as well as anytime and anywhere through the
network’s TV Everywhere offering, IDGo.
For exclusive web content and bonus material, fans can follow ID on
Twitter, Instagram
and Facebook
or check out the network’s true crime blog, CrimeFeed.
Investigation
Discovery is part of Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), a
global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate
audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires,
informs and entertains. Available in 220 countries and territories
and 50 languages, Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original
programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved
content genres around the world. For additional information about ID,
please visit InvestigationDiscovery.com
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