Kidnappers in France target cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom
French police say they rescued the father of a wealthy crypto entrepreneur, the second ransom case linked to the crypto world this year.
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A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast
Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings.
For one Nigerian family, freedom after a kidnapping hasn't ended their terror
Ten years after the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls, kidnapping in Nigeria continues to rise. Nearly 1,000 people were kidnapped in the first three months of 2024. Here is one family's story.
An American nurse and her young daughter are freed in Haiti after being held 2 weeks
Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and her child from the El Roi Haiti clinic she worked at in a gang-controled part of Port-au-Prince.
Carlee Russell is charged with kidnapping hoax
It remains unclear why the 25-year-old Alabama nursing student fabricated a story of a stranded toddler and why she went missing for two days.
A Michigan boy fended off a would-be kidnapper by wounding him with a slingshot
The 13-year-old boy sprung into action after another boy attacked his sister. He used his slingshot to shoot the suspect in the head and chest.
Davidson County sheriff seeks additional positions following high-profile cases involving children
Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons says he’s seeking additional officers to investigate crimes against children.
The U.S. and Mexico are working together to find 4 Americans who were kidnapped
The abduction took place on the streets of Matamoros, Mexico. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the Americans and the arrests of those involved.
She faked her kidnapping to go back to her ex. Now she'll get 18 months in prison
Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016, triggering a three-week multi-state search. When she resurfaced, she told authorities an elaborate lie about being abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women.
What we know about the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti by a notorious gang
Sixteen members of Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries are U.S. citizens, including 5 children. The 400 Mawazo gang that took the group specializes in mass kidnappings and seeks a $17 million ransom.