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The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Father of crypto-millionaire rescued after being held for ransom—and having his finger severed

The kidnapping is the latest in a string of dozens of violent crypto-related attacks.

Fortune

Inside the 58 hours that saw French police free a crypto hostage whose finger was chopped off

Police tracked the gang to a house in the Essonne region south of Paris

The Independent UK

French police investigate spate of cryptocurrency millionaire kidnappings

Victims have had fingers chopped off by attackers in crimewave targeting entrepreneurs and their families

The Guardian - UK

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Could DNA testing shed new light on 93-year mystery of Lindbergh baby case?

A new lawsuit seeks to examine ransom notes linked to the 1932 kidnap and murder of the transatlantic aviator’s son

The Guardian - US

Meet the Future Queen of the Netherlands, Who Was Forced to Live in Hiding After Kidnapping Threats

The 21-year-old Princess of Orange, Catharina-Amalia, has overcome a scary period in her young life.

Marie Claire

A South African woman is convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter

A South African woman has been convicted of kidnapping and selling her 6-year-old daughter in a case that horrified the country

The Independent UK

Mississippi Man Accused of Kidnapping Young Girls After Killing Their Mom Finally Gets Trial Date

David Callihan has been deemed competent to stand trial for the murder of a mother and fatal kidnapping of her young daughters in Lousiiana and Mississippi.

Latin Times

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Why are relations between Algeria and France so bad?

Arguments after the kidnapping in France of an Algerian government critic reopen old wounds.

Al Jazeera

Brother and sister accused of kidnapping woman and baby daughter after family refused to give them $1m

Miguel Angel Duran Duran and Paola Duran Duran, along with Eleodoro ‘Leo’ Estrada-Hernandez, 37, are accused of kidnapping a mother and her baby before releasing them. Estrada-Hernandez is still at large

The Independent UK

High School Lacrosse Team Faces Kidnapping Charges as Staged Abduction Went 'Way Beyond Hazing'

Students from a high school lacrosse team are accused of staging a violent mock abduction of younger teammates in what prosecutors say went "way beyond hazing."

Latin Times

11 high school lacrosse players face felony kidnapping charges after hazing ritual goes too far

The Westhill High School students have been given 48 hours to turn themselves in to police

The Independent UK

Man charged with killing estranged wife in Spain found dead in apparent suicide

David Knezevich was being held at a South Florida federal prison while awaiting trial

The Independent UK

Napoleon letter denying role in pope’s arrest up for auction

A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend, in a reminder of France's complicated past relationship with the Vatican.

Radio France Internationale

Napoleon Letter Auction Recalls French Pope Detention

International Business Times

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AAP

Innocent mum's brutal murder linked to organised crime

Police have landed on a likely motive for a woman's brutal kidnapping and murder that also left her young son with life changing head injuries.

Pedestrian.tv

Tributes Flow For 45 Y.O. Kidnapped Syd Mother Thi Kim Tran Found Dead In Burnt Out Car

45-year-old mother Thi Kim Tran has been identified as the victim of an alleged kidnapping whose body was found in a burnt out car near by.

The Independent UK

California man arrested after kidnapping 10-year-old he met on Roblox and Discord, police say

The 27-year-old man is now being held on a $250,000 bail

Latin Times

Cartels Could be Resorting To Kidnapping Citizens As Flow Of Migrant Dries Up Due To Trump's Crackdown

The member of a nonprofit warned that cartels could now resort to targeting citizens as the flow of migrants dries up as a result of Trump's crackdown

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Body Found In Burnt-Out Car In Sydney’s South-West Following Kidnapping Incident

The discovery of a body found in a burnt-out car in a Sydney suburb on Thursday comes after a woman was kidnapped earlier that night.

AAP

Savage kidnapping leaves mother dead and child in coma

Police are investigating a kidnapping in Sydney's southwest that has left a woman dead and an eight-year-old boy in hospital with head injuries.

Latin Times

Four Mexicans Detained After Kidnapping U.S. Citizens And Migrants To Hold Them For Ransom

Four Mexicans were detained after kidnapping U.S. citizens and migrants to hold them for ransom, authorities said

Euronews

Algeria orders 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 40 hours

Paris says the decision is linked to the recent arrests in France of three Algerians suspected of kidnapping an Algerian influencer last year.

Al Jazeera

Algeria orders exit of French officials amid rocky relations

Latest salvo in diplomatic spat comes after France arrested three Algerians over kidnapping of social media influencer.

Evening Standard

Soulja Boy ordered to pay $4million to ex-assistant following sexual assault and kidnapping trial

The rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was found liable in a civil case brought by a woman referred to as Jane Doe, who filed the lawsuit in 2021

Latin Times

Kidnapping Charges Dropped for College Students Whose 'Catch a Predator' TikTok Trend 'Got Out of Hand'

Kidnapping charges were dropped against five Massachusetts college students after a vigilante-style TikTok stunt, inspired by "To Catch a Predator."

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