Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert
PG 2023 · 92 min · ★ 6.6 · Documentary, Crime
For the first and last time, Amber Hagerman’s mother details her daughter’s shocking murder and shares chilling documentary footage that captures the 9-year-old’s final days; Amber’s legacy is an alert system that has saved over a thousand children.
Directed by Elizabeth Fisher
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- P Pam Curry Self
- A Amber Hagerman Self (archive footage)
- R Ricky Hagerman Self
- D Donna Norris Self
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