The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Kidnapped grandmother Maria del Carmen Lopez begs for freedom in ransom tape sent to family from Mexico

The daughter of a US woman who was kidnapped in Mexico tearfully revealed that she heard her mother begging for her life in an audio recording

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

I was involved in talks to free a kidnapped Kiwi pilot in West Papua. With negotiations stalled, what happens now?

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a confused picture behind the scenes.

The Conversation · Jun 9, 2023

Killer handed death sentence without a jury decision in Arizona after double murder charge

Bryan Patrick Miller waived his right to a jury trial after he was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and attempted assault for the murders of Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas

Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2023

‘Pathetic man’: California gov slams DeSantis over migrant flight

Top California official suggests Florida governor guilty of kidnapping after asylum seekers flown to US state’s capital.

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023

California officials probe ‘state-sanctioned kidnapping’ of migrants flown in on private jet

The migrants reportedly were found with documentation claiming to be from the Florida state government

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Gunmen kill at least 30 in weekend attacks in northern Nigeria

Gunmen in Nigeria have killed at least 30 people and kidnapped a number of children in separate attacks in three northern states, police and residents said, the latest incidents in a region dogged by armed violence.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2023

Ex-wife of Missouri doctor found shot dead in Arkansas lake is ‘devastated’ as mystery engulfs case

Family have rejected suggestions John Forsyth may have taken his own life and say he had been kidnapped before

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

Missouri ER doctor found dead in lake had suffered gunshot wound

Family said Dr John Forsyth had claimed he was mysteriously kidnapped and released in 2022

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

How a Mexican state siphoned off millions – and a reporter risked her life to expose it

María Teresa Montaño Delgado was kidnapped while investigating suspicious contracts worth $300m awarded by the state of Mexico

The Guardian - US · May 31, 2023

Saudi freed in Lebanon after kidnapping

Lebanese interior ministry says that nine people had been arrested in connection with Sunday’s kidnapping.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2023