Many Man Hours in the Manhunt

7/15/2004

Overview
AMW's executive producers meet with writers to discuss the cases the show will profile. Writers pitch stories that have caught their attention and producers make the ultimate decision.

A lot of work goes into producing a television show; especially one which tracks criminal and missing persons cases from beginning to end. Writers, producers, editors and countless other professionals come together to bring you a weekly show designed to inform and enrich.

Film maker Ray Farkas recently spent some time behind the scenes at AMW. He taped the day-to-day activities of our newsroom and hotline and visited with John Walsh on location throughout the country. View these photos and video to get a glimpse of the effort that goes into the vehicle for justice that is, America's Most Wanted.

Go behind the scenes at AMW - inside the squadroom, the hotline and on location
Overview The AMW hotline is a busy place on Saturday nights. Hundreds of tips on the segments we air pour in. Overview John Walsh prepares to tape a segment on location for AMW. Overview An AMW segment goes through many editing phases before it airs. Here, in one of our many editing booths, producers view a segment in production.

AMW Quick Search

Americas Most Wanted

AMW is easy! Simply type the first name, last name or "moniker" of the person or case you are looking for and the search box will retrieve a list of all the cases in our system. Wait for the drop down box to appear with a list of possible matches and select the name of the case that you were looking for and click GO. You must type in a minimum of 4 letters.