The Latest Breaking News from Kidnapping

Bono says he and his family received death and kidnapping threats during career

The U2 frontman was discussing his memoir as he recalled tensions with the IRA, mobs, and far-right Americans

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Maharashtra: History-sheeter held in Pune for bizman's kidnapping

PUNE: A history-sheeter was held for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a businessman in Pune, a police official said on Sunday. He was held by a team of the Pune police's Anti Extortion Cell from Wai in neighbouring Satara district, the official added.

The Times of India · Oct 16, 2022

20 years on, ex-abductees call for rescue of other victims

Yasushi Chimura and Hitomi Soga, who were kidnapped by North Korea in the late 1970s, called for the return of other such abductees Saturday on the 20th anniversary of five of Pyongyang's victims being repatriated to Japan, including Chimura and Soga.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 16, 2022

California kidnapping, slaying suspect pleads not guilty

The California man accused of kidnapping and killing an 8-month-old baby, her parents and uncle earlier this month has pleaded not guilty

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Russia kidnapped deputy head of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Ukraine says

A deputy head of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been kidnapped by Russian forces and is being detained in an unknown location, Ukraine's state nuclear energy company Energoatom said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

Merced man charged with 4 counts of murder in family kidnapping

LOS ANGELES — The Merced man accused of kidnapping and killing a family was charged Monday with four counts of first-degree murder for each life lost, prosecutors announced.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 10, 2022

California man charged in family's kidnapping, slaying

Prosecutors have charged a California man in the kidnapping and killings of an 8-month-old baby, her parents and uncle

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2022

Dog kidnapping hotspots in UK revealed - and what you can do to prevent pet theft

Pet Business Insurer Cliverton found that the highest number of dognapping cases took place in London, with 422 incidents reported to the Metropolitan Police in 2021, and 318 in 2020

Daily Mirror · Oct 9, 2022

US jury convicts man in deadly Alabama kidnapping of child

An Alabama man has been convicted on two federal charges in the 2019 kidnapping that led to the death of a 3-year-old girl who disappeared from a birthday party

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Merced family recalls 2005 armed robbery by suspect in kidnappings, slayings

MERCED, Calif. — When Kathy and her daughter Katrina first saw surveillance images of the man accused of kidnapping and killing four members of a Merced family, they did not immediately recognize him.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022