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What Sherri Papini said in court before being sentenced for fabricating California kidnapping

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before Sherri Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for admitting her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, the Northern California mother of two delivered an emotional statement to Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in a federal courtroom in Sacramento.

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California woman who admitted to faking her kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini’s case gained national attention when she went missing for weeks but was found staying with an ex-boyfriend

The Guardian - US

Sherri Papini sentenced to 18 months for 2016 kidnapping hoax

The 40-year-old mother of two pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that includes paying more than $300,000 in restitution

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California 'chameleon' awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentence

Federal prosecutors say a Northern California woman should be sentenced to eight months in prison for carefully faking her own kidnapping

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Police create awareness against rumours of child kidnappings in Belagavi

Hundreds of officers and staff visit villages and towns

The Hindu

Is Princess Anne the best royal? Here’s why she is so admired

Princess Anne’s appearances in public after the Queen’s death have been deeply moving. Free of the scandals dogging some of the others, a further look into her past shows that from her forthright remarks to surviving a kidnapping attempt, she’s actually...kind of amazing.

Evening Standard

DeSantis could be charged with kidnap after moving migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

California Governor Gavin Newsom asks DoJ to ‘investigate whether the alleged fraudulent inducement would support charges of kidnapping under relevant state laws’

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Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in other case

A Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her

The Independent UK

Houthis Ignore Judges’ Strike in Sanaa, Take Measures Undermining Yemeni Judiciary

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a Houthi military leader, is pressing on with measures to undermine the judiciary in Yemen’s militia-run areas, showing total indifference towards a strike led by Yemeni judges over the kidnapping and killing of Judge Mohamed Homran. To date, most courts in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa are insisting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Prosecutors seek eight-month prison sentence for Sherri Papini over faked kidnapping

The kidnapping scheme began back in November 2016 when Ms Papini seemed to disappear while out for a jog

The Independent UK

Why Nigerian kidnap law banning families from paying ransoms may do more harm than good

Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the most significant challenges facing Nigeria today, and the government is attempting to address this by punishing families who pay ransoms. But many believe this has little chance of tackling the problem.

The Conversation

Prosecutors want California’s Sherri Papini to serve 8 months for admitted kidnapping hoax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send Sherri Papini to prison for eight months as punishment for her kidnapping hoax, writing in court files that the Northern California mom continues to tell people she actually was kidnapped and rejecting a proposal by probation officials that she…

Tribune News Service

Man charged with offering woman $150 for 5-year-old daughter, then grabbing girl by the hair

Gerardo Posadas, 25, was arrested after police released a video of incident. He was charged with aggravated battery and attempted aggravated kidnapping.

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Eliza Fletcher murder suspect appears in court for unrelated theft, days after being charged in separate kidnapping

The 38-year-old faces charges of aggravated rape and kidnapping charges in relation to a separate incident that took place in September 2021

The Independent UK

Man accused in jogger's death faces charges in earlier case

The man charged with killing a Tennessee teacher is facing new charges

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Accused killer of Eliza Fletcher faces ‘unrelated’ kidnapping and rape charges

Cleotha Henderson indicted on unrelated charges of kidnapping and rape, Memphis police say

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Shooting spree and Eliza Fletcher kidnapping in Memphis raise new concerns about parole

Experts say harsher parole rules won’t stop violent crime

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Haiti police are still struggling. But here’s how they recently made strides against gangs

For months, the heavily armed gang members in Savien, a rural community in Haiti’s rice-growing Artibonite Valley, had been ratcheting up their terror campaign. When they weren’t brandishing their weapons openly in the streets, they were kidnapping people for ransom or stoking fear with viral videos showing the slaughter of…

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‘Keep me safe’: Kidnapping victim hands Georgia bank teller note, cops say

ATLANTA — A man walked into a Newnan bank last week and handed the teller a note that said, “Keep me safe.” Now, two men are charged with kidnapping him.

The Independent UK

Cleotha Abston’s 2000 kidnap victim worked at same law firm as Eliza Fletcher’s uncle

There is no indication that the law firm connection has anything to do with Fletcher’s murder, which investigators described as an ‘isolated attack by a stranger’

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher suspect Cleotha Abston’s teenage rape conviction revealed as he is held without bond for murder

The 38-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday morning for his arraignment on murder charges in the abduction and death of the 34-year-old kindergarten teacher

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher’s family break silence on ‘senseless’ killing of Memphis heiress

The body of the kindergarten teacher was discovered on Monday afternoon in long grass behind a vacant apartment in south Memphis – more than 48 hours on from her violent abduction

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Timeline of events in abduction and murder of Memphis heiress

Cleotha Abston has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher. Here is a timeline of events in the case

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Kidnapping victim believed Cleotha Abston was going to kill him – two decades before Eliza Fletcher’s murder

Cleotha Abston was convicted of kidnapping Memphis attorney Kemper Durand in 2000

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