Attention, evildoers: beware the Ides of March. Monday, March 15 is when Fox re-launches America’s Most Wanted, a durable franchise that dates back to the network’s earliest days. Launching in February of 1988, America’s Most Wanted lasted 25 seasons in its first incarnation, becoming the longest-running series in the network’s history. (It has since been
John Walsh walked away from America’s Most Wanted several years ago. That investigative Fox series ran 25 seasons, earning Walsh an Emmy. After cranking out 51 shows a year, he saw an out. “I missed a thousand soccer games,” said Walsh, 73. “I was never home.” When it came to identifying and tracking down killers,