Footballer Luis Díaz reunited with father after kidnapping
The Liverpool footballer cried as he hugged his father who was held by Colombian ELN rebels for 12 days.
2023-11-15 01:16
South Africa crime: Thieves put gun to Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga's head
Even for a country where crime levels are high, an armed attack on a cabinet member is rare.
2023-11-07 22:29
Carlee Russell, who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in Alabama, was found guilty in the hoax and sentenced to a year in jail
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to CNN affiliates WBMA and WVTM.
2023-10-12 10:54
DNA testing leads to exoneration of California man imprisoned nearly 3 decades on kidnapping and sexual assault convictions
After a California man spent nearly three decades in prison for kidnapping, sexual assault and robbery convictions, new DNA testing has revealed he was innocent of those crimes, a prosecutor announced.
2023-09-27 14:48
3 acquitted in final trial of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
Three men were acquitted Friday on all charges against them in connection to allegations that they were involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
2023-09-15 23:52
Investigative genetic genealogy leads police to a suspect in series of California kidnappings and sexual assaults
A man suspected of a series of suspected sexual assaults in Sacramento, California, over a decade ago, was identified and arrested through the use of investigative genetic genealogy, officials announced Tuesday.
2023-09-07 10:27
What we know about an American woman and her daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti 6 days ago
Six days since American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter were kidnapped from the community ministry where she works in Haiti, information about their capture and whereabouts remains unclear as the aid group works with authorities and partners in the United States and Haiti to secure their freedom, it said.
2023-08-02 06:29
American nurse and her child kidnapped from their community ministry in Haiti
An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for.
2023-07-31 18:59
Carlee Russell turned herself in and has been charged with falsely reporting an incident
Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who made a 911 call to report a toddler walking along the highway and then vanished for 49 hours, turned herself in to authorities Friday.
2023-07-29 02:30
Kidnapping victim's "Help Me!" sign leads to girl's rescue, suspect's arrest
A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a "Help Me!" sign to alert passersby, which then lead to the arrest of a Texas man.
2023-07-22 03:26
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu declares state of emergency over food
The president plans to provide protection to farmers targeted by notorious kidnapping gangs.
2023-07-15 01:27
A California woman has been sentenced to jail after lying to police that a couple tried to kidnap her children
A California woman has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after lying to authorities that a couple was attempting to kidnap her children, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office.
2023-07-01 08:26