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Man arrested on suspicion of murdering missing woman dies in police custody

The man, 30, was initially arrested on suspicion of kidnapping Gabriela Kosilko but was held on suspicion or murder when a body was found.

The Independent UK

DNA evidence links man to three sexual assaults over more than a decade

Kabeh Cummings, 35, is facing more than 10 counts of rape, kidnapping and sodomy

The Independent UK

Carlee Russell’s ex speaks out about kidnapping hoax: ‘I was mad, I was sad’

Ms Russell has admitted to lying about her supposed kidnapping on 13 July

The Independent UK

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Delhi couple kidnaps infant after daughter asks for brother to tie 'rakhi', arrested

NEW DELHI: A couple was arrested in Delhi for allegedly kidnapping a one-month-old boy after their daughter asked them for a brother to tie rakhi on the upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival, police said on Friday.

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What is Stockholm syndrome? It all started with a bank robbery 50 years ago

This week marks 50 years since a failed bank robbery that gave rise to Stockholm syndrome, a term used to describe the bond that victims of kidnappings or hostage situations sometimes develop with their captors

The Independent UK

Woman and two teens charged with befriending new mother and kidnapping her two-week-old twins

‘It is hard to imagine a worse scenario for a new mother,’ said the Wayne County prosecutor

The Independent UK

Son of LA County fire captain pleads not guilty to Andrea Vazquez murder

Gabriel Sean Esparza, 20, has been charged with multiple felonies including murder, kidnapping and attempted rape

The Independent UK

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Four people arrested after twin babies kidnapped by hooded women from Michigan motel

Michigan mother told police her 14-day-old twin boys were kidnapped after she left them with ‘friendly acquaintances’ at a motel

The Independent UK

‘Anti-government’ extremists, undercover agents and a secret plot: What happened in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case?

Far-right extremists bitterly opposed to Michigan governor’s pandemic lockdown measures planned to abduct her and force restoration of civil liberties before FBI intervened

The Independent UK

Ambushed at an LA park, kidnapped and her body dumped in a field: What happened to Andrea Vazquez?

Andrea Vazquez was with her boyfriend at a California park when a gunman ambushed them and kidnapped the teen. The desperate search to save her has now ended in tragedy. Faiza Saqib reports

The Independent UK

Andrea Vazquez – latest: Gabriel Esparza pleads not guilty to slaying teen on date with boyfriend

Authorities say Andrea Vazquez, 19, was ‘randomly targeted’

The Independent UK

Lured into a stranger’s car with candy, raped and thrown into a toilet pit to die. How Lori Poland fought back

Four decades ago, three-year-old Lori Poland was abducted outside her home by a stranger offering her candy, before being raped and left to die in a toilet pit. She tells Andrea Blanco how the trauma still haunts her but also drives her to fight to help fellow child abuse survivors

The Independent UK

Michigan newborn twins found safe hours after hospital kidnapping by hooded women

Chilling surveillance footage shows the two kidnapping suspects with their faces hidden by hoods

The Independent UK

Abducted infant from government hospital in Vellore rescued; one arrested

A 30-year-old woman was arrested for kidnapping a newborn male baby from the Government Medical College Hospital in Vellore

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Colorado fugitive takes plea deal in connection with dramatic Vegas Strip casino standoff

A fugitive from Colorado jailed since a standoff last month that included furniture flying out of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip has taken a plea deal that is expected to send him to his home state to serve up to five years in prison

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Prospect of Kenyan troops in Haiti has sparked concerns – but may also prompt soul-searching across the Americas over lack of action

The kidnapping and subsequent release of U.S. nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her young daughter in Haiti in early August 2023 drew brief international attention to crime in the impoverished Caribbean nation.

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‘Traumatic’ trend: Ransom kidnappings thrive in South Africa as crime soars

Police say kidnappings rose from 3,832 cases in 2013 to nearly 11,000 cases in 2021, with most of those in Gauteng.

The Independent UK

The man accused of locking a woman in a cinder block cell in Oregon has an Oct. 17 trial date

A federal judge has set an Oct. 17 trial date for an Oregon man accused of posing as an undercover police officer, kidnapping a woman in Seattle and locking her in a cinder block cell until she bloodied her hands breaking the door to escape

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Husband accused of kidnapping his wife’s lover, beating him to death and hiding body in storage container

Investigators say victim found with his arms bound by a belt and that he had been struck and killed with ‘a blunt object’

The Independent UK

FBI releases new image and reward on 20th anniversary of two-year-old Joshua Garcia’s kidnapping

Joshua Garcia’s 14-year-old babysitter was killed during the August 2003 kidnapping

The Hindu

Son of Maharashtra MLA booked for kidnapping, assault of music company CEO

A case was lodged against Raj Surve, the son of Magathane legislator Prakash Surve, for assaulting and abusing the music company CEO on behalf of the owner of another music company to settle a financial dispute between the two businessmen.

The Guardian - UK

Face Down review – documentary traces trauma of a brutal IRA murder

The kidnapping and killing of Thomas Niedermayer by the Provisional IRA is given deeply moving family context and gripping historical background

The Guardian - US

US woman and daughter freed nearly two weeks after kidnapping in Haiti

Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and daughter from clinic in a gang-controlled area of Port-au-Prince, where she works

The Independent UK

Suspect accused of murdering Naomi Irion after abduction from Nevada Walmart dies by suicide in jail cell

Troy Driver, 43, was awaiting trial after being charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection with the teen’s disappearance on 12 March, 2022

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After Sound Of Freedom Angel Investor Was Arrested For Child Kidnapping, Head Honcho Spoke Out

One of the financial contributors of the child trafficking thriller, Sound Of Freedom, was arrested for child kidnapping, and the studio head responded.

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