The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

'I thought I wouldn’t get out alive': Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page recalls harrowing kidnapping in South Africa

The actress says she was held hostage for 90 minutes by a taxi driver who threatened to strip her and take nude photos during a 2004 shoot

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025

Haitian gang attacks town, kills teacher, kidnaps residents and burns buildings

A Haitian gang has attacked the town of Bassin Bleu, northwest of Port-au-Prince, killing and kidnapping residents while burning down buildings

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2025

Colombian FARC Leaders Ordered To Make Reparations For Over 21,000 Kidnappings

A Colombian court on Tuesday held seven leaders of the defunct Colombian guerrilla army FARC responsible for the kidnappings of tens of thousands of people during the group's half-century of war with the state.

International Business Times · Sep 17, 2025

As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan

The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

Bikini barista attempted kidnapping captured on security footage in Washington State

Thank goodness she's alright!

We Got This Covered · Sep 9, 2025

ICC Hears Charges Against Ugandan Warlord Kony

The International Criminal Court opens war crimes hearings Tuesday against Joseph Kony, a brutal Ugandan rebel chief whose Lord's Resistance Army was responsible for murdering and kidnapping tens of thousands.

International Business Times · Sep 9, 2025

Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules

An FBI agent says data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of the wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered with tarpaulins

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

El Mayo Zambada Reveals Chilling Details About His Capture: Kidnapping, Physical Abuse, & Murder

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has revealed that, contrary to some reports, he did not turn himself in, but instead was kidnapped from Mexico.

Latin Times · Sep 4, 2025

'Immature' superyacht worker avoids jail for kidnapping

A superyacht worker who abducted his ex-girlfriend in an "extremely terrifying" ordeal has been handed a three-year intensive correction order.

AAP · Sep 2, 2025

Mexican Authorities Arrest Alleged Jalisco Cartel Plaza Boss 'El Rhino' in Michoacán

The alleged CJNG plaza boss in Uruapan was identified as René Belmonte Aguilar, also known as "El Rhino," who allegedly operates in the eastern part of the state and is wanted for extortion, kidnapping and homicide.

Latin Times · Aug 31, 2025