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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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

‘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.

Al Jazeera

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

The Independent UK

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 Independent UK

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.

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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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The Independent UK

Philadelphia Eagles lineman Josh Sills acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges

Josh Sills was indicted on felony charges after being accused of raping a woman and holding her against her will in December 2019

USA Today Sports Media Group

Eagles’ Josh Sills acquitted of felony charges

It's unknown where his NFL future stands but Eagles' offensive lineman Josh Sills has been acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges

The Independent UK

Pair mortally wounded in shootout with Ohio state troopers following pursuits, kidnapping

A police pursuit in Ohio eventually led to the kidnapping of a tractor-trailer driver, spurring another pursuit and a lengthy standoff that culminated in a shootout between two suspects and Ohio state troopers, leaving both suspects mortally wounded

WEKU

Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter

Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.

The Independent UK

8 more people charged in kidnapping of migrants that ended in Houston shooting

Officials says eight people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the March kidnapping of a group of migrants that ended with FBI agents fatally shooting a suspect

The Independent UK

Haitians, weary of gang violence, protest the kidnapping of an American nurse and her daughter

Hundreds of Haitians have marched through the capital, Port-au-Prince, in protest at the reported abduction of an American nurse and her daughter

The Guardian - US

US nurse and her child kidnapped in Haiti, aid group announces

Alix Dorsainvil of New Hampshire was working for Christian organization El Roi Haiti near capital Port-au-Prince

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