Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as taking or confining a person against their will by force, violence or fraud.
Christopher Clements was convicted of kidnapping and murdering 13-year-old Maribel Gonzalez. He faces trial next year in another case. More
November 15, 2022
Micey Stiver was sentenced to 35-to-40 years in an Ohio prison after pleading guilty to the rape and kidnapping of his 12-year-old stepsister. More
November 2, 2022
Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also... More
October 31, 2022
The fate of the Afghan child is now being debated in secret proceedings in a locked courtroom in the village of Palmyra, Virginia. More
October 20, 2022
“Without Kristin, there’s no joy or happiness in this verdict,” said Smart's father after a jury found Paul Flores guilty of killing his daughter. More
October 19, 2022
Self-proclaimed pedophilia advocate and accused kidnapper Nathan Larson who was on trial for allegedly grooming a 12-year-old girl has died in custody. More
October 18, 2022
Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico are charged in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
October 5, 2022
Jesus Alvarenga has been convicted after trying to kidnap a young girl at a bus stop in Wheat Ridge, Colorado in 2021. More
October 5, 2022
“My husband is very peaceful and calm person. We don’t have any clue why they kidnapped them,” said Jaspreet Caur, wife of the kidnapped uncle. More
October 4, 2022
Autopsy shows Tennessee kindergarten teacher Eliza Fletcher, who was kidnapped during a pre-dawn run, died from a gunshot wound to the head. More
September 29, 2022
Anthony John Graziano and his daughter, Savannah Graziano, were killed Tuesday in a shootout with law enforcement. More
September 29, 2022
Ex-LDS Church members spoke of abuses they suffered under polygamist leader Warren Jeffs in a two-day trial over allegations of fraud and trafficking. More
September 28, 2022
Diego Gettler, a man accused of trying to abduct a child from a Thornton, Colorado school, was identified to police by his own parents. More
September 28, 2022
Authorities said Savannah Graziano was wearing tactical gear as she exited a truck's passenger side and ran toward the sheriff's deputies. More
September 28, 2022
Sherri Papini admits hoax in stunning interrogation video; a look at the moment detectives confronted the California mom about her staged kidnapping. More
September 21, 2022
California mom Sherri Papini was sentenced to 18-months in prison for faking her own kidnapping in 2016. She'll also pay more than $300K restitution. More
September 19, 2022
Sherri Papini pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that also required her to pay more than $300,000 in restitution. More
September 19, 2022
Samuel Bateman, polygamous group leader on Arizona-Utah line, plead not guilty to tampering with evidence; he was stopped with young girls in a trailer. More
September 16, 2022
A Tennessee judge revoked bond Wednesday for a man charged with killing a Memphis woman who was abducted during a pre-dawn run near a university... More
September 7, 2022
Cynthia Abcug, 53, denied she was involved in planning a raid on the foster home where her then 7-year-old son lived in the fall of... More
August 30, 2022
A judge began hearing evidence Monday to determine if five men will face trial for their alleged roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov.... More
August 29, 2022
A jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The jury also found Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. guilty of... More
August 23, 2022
Two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor wanted to grab Gretchen Whitmer and hang her, prosecutors said during a stark closing argument Monday... More
August 22, 2022
Lawyers for two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called investigators to the witness stand Friday to try to raise questions... More
August 19, 2022
FBI agent Tim Bates told jurors about a stop at a bridge near Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's vacation home during a night ride by anti-government... More
August 18, 2022
Two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 were “very eager” to move forward with the plan and expressed no reluctance,... More
August 17, 2022
Defense attorneys grilled an FBI informant Tuesday in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s governor, questioning his motivation to get inside... More
August 16, 2022
A judge overseeing the second trial of two men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took steps Friday to keep a lid on a... More
August 12, 2022
Two anti-government extremists, Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr., sought to spark a “second American revolution” by kidnapping Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a prosecutor told... More
August 10, 2022
Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions... More
August 9, 2022
