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Mum-of-seven kidnapped in Mexico as neighbours hear her pleading with masked men

The FBI is offering a reward for information following the kidnapping of US citizen, Maria del Carmen Lopez, who was taken from her retirement home in Mexico and was heard pleading with masked men

Daily Mirror

Kidnapped woman escapes closet she was locked in for two months

Police says victim was provided very limited food and no bathroom facilities

The Independent UK

Oklahoma City bombing figure's son guilty in Nevada robbery

The troubled son of imprisoned Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols has pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to kidnapping and armed robbery in a case that will get him at least five years in a Nevada prison

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US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case

The U.S. attorney in North Dakota says he will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., convicted in the kidnapping and killing of a college student nearly two decades ago in a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws

The Independent UK

"Mexico is safer" than the U.S., Mexican President López Obrador says

He's pushing back on U.S. travel alerts after reports of violence in Mexico, including the kidnapping of 4 Americans earlier this month.

Axios

Lopez Obrador claims Mexico is safer than the US, citing Cancun’s tourism boom

Mexico’s tourism boom is proof the country is safe to travel, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in an attempt to give reassurances after the kidnapping of four Americans set off calls by U.S. lawmakers to crack down on drug cartels.

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Texas man charged with kidnapping for holding woman in locked trailer for four years

Woman rescued after calling for help from while suspect was at work

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Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The state's Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

WEKU

Texas police warn tourists against travel to Mexico after deadly violence and kidnappings

After the deadly kidnapping in Matamoros, Mexico, and the disappearance of three women, US authorities have urged the public to avoid entering the country over safety fears

Daily Mirror

He was with Emmett Till the night he was murdered. The horror haunts him still

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was just 16 years old when his cousin and best friend, Emmett Till, was lynched in 1955. Today, he is the last living witness of the kidnapping.

WEKU

5 more arrested in kidnapping of 4 Americans in Mexico

Another five people have been arrested in Mexico for the kidnapping of four Americans, two of whom were killed amid the violent abduction.

Tribune News Service

Video of kidnap Americans entering Mexico emerges as arrest of five suspects turned in by Gulf cartel confirmed

A Facebook live video obtained by CNN shows the group in their vehicle just hours before the abduction

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping: Gulf cartel sends apology for attack as three Texas women go missing

Video captured the abduction of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

The Independent UK

7 Emmerdale spoilers for next week including kidnapping, violent attack and lives in danger

Next week will feature a number of upsetting storylines

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Deadly Matamoros kidnapping has sparked fear among Black migrants, aid workers say

DALLAS — The kidnapping of four Black Americans — and the killing of two of them — in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros has sparked fear among Black migrants and raised concerns among aid workers who say Black asylum-seekers have long been targeted by drug cartels.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping – latest: Gulf cartel sends apology for attack as three Texas women go missing

Video captured the abduction of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico turned into a political spectacle

When the truck with North Carolina plates crossed the border from Brownsville, Texas, to Matamoros, Mexico, on Friday, the so-called falcons in charge of monitoring the border area notified their bosses of the presence of four Americans.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping – latest: Cartel blames its own members for attack as victims’ criminal records probed

Video captured the kidnapping of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

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The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.

Their companions are recovering in a U.S. hospital. So far, only one arrest has been made in relation to the kidnapping.

Los Angeles Times

After the kidnapping of 4 Americans, Mexico's president blasts US demand for drugs

MEXICO CITY — As investigators continued their search for the gunmen who kidnapped four Americans in the border city of Matamoros last week, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador lashed out at Republican U.S. lawmakers who have proposed sending troops into Mexico, telling them that the United States should concentrate…

Daily Mirror

Apology letter by 'Scorpions' drug gang found after Americans killed in Mexico

Five men, members of a faction of the Gulf cartel named the 'Scorpions', were reportedly turned in to authorities in Matamoros, Mexico, along with a letter allegedly assuming responsibility for the kidnapping of four Americans

The Independent UK

Mexican Gulf drug cartel boss ‘La Kena’ could be behind deadly kidnapping of American tourists

Jose Alberto Garcia Vilano’s whereabouts remain unknown since Mexican officials put out a reward for his capture in April 2022

The Independent UK

Mexico town Americans were kidnapped was site of horror 1989 murder of spring breaker Mark Kilroy

Almost 34 years after the killing of Mark Kilroy, Matamoros is once again the site of global attention after the kidnapping of four American tourists from South Carolina

Daily Mirror

Survivor of deadly Mexico kidnapping details horror of watching loved ones' last moments

The four friends had driven across the border into Mexico to attend a tummy-tuck appointment, but were ambushed in the city of Matamoros by armed men and bullets started flying

The Independent UK

Fifth American tourist reveals lucky escape from Mexico cartel kidnapping

Cheryl Orange was part of the group of American childhood friends who drove from South Carolina to the border so that Latavia ‘Tay’ McGee could get a tummy tuck procedure

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