The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Moment mum who faked her own kidnapping to hide at ex's house is confronted by police

Sherri Papini vanished for 20 days back in 2016 before mysteriously reappearing, claiming to have been kidnapped and tortured - but police rumbled her web of lies

Daily Mirror · Sep 23, 2022

Editorial: The best path to justice in DeSantis’ migrant-flight scandal

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will have to answer for the dubious legality of his cruel stunt that dropped two state-funded planeloads of migrants on the Massachusetts resort community of Martha’s Vineyard. At the very least, he appears to have violated the boundaries of the state…

Orlando Sentinel · Sep 23, 2022

1989 kidnapping case | Rubaiya Sayeed appears before Jammu TADA court

JKLF chief Yasin Malik is likely to cross-examine Rubaiya Sayeed on October 20 in the 1989 kidnapping case

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022

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 · Sep 19, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Police create awareness against rumours of child kidnappings in Belagavi

Hundreds of officers and staff visit villages and towns

The Hindu · Sep 17, 2022

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 · Sep 17, 2022

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’

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

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 · Sep 15, 2022