Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as taking or confining a person against their will by force, violence or fraud.
The trial of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. means another public airing of secretly recorded conversations, text messages and chilling social media posts. More
August 8, 2022
Four men have been charged with murder for hire, conspiracy to kidnap resulting in death and kidnapping resulting in death. More
July 29, 2022
A judge on set Aug. 9 for a second trial for two men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
June 30, 2022
A man was fatally shot by deputies Saturday night after kidnapping two women and leading deputies in a chase across several counties. More
June 27, 2022
A husband and wife were rescued from a kidnapping suspect Friday morning while they were hiking in Colorado. More
June 23, 2022
The victim, who was driving the vehicle, intentionally committed a traffic violation and was pulled over by deputies. More
June 20, 2022
Colorado man Kyle Miotke has been arrested in Nebraska after he was found with a missing 13-year-old girl from Indiana. More
June 17, 2022
CHINO HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of torturing, raping and disfiguring a woman who was held captive in his Southern California home for... More
June 14, 2022
Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her family's home in Salt Lake City on June 5, 2002. She was sexually abused for nine months until her... More
June 6, 2022
Authorities arrested Kirby Calderwood, 32, in Ogden, Utah and charged him with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence. Anesha “Duffy” Murnane,... More
May 10, 2022
Police released a video showing the man walking down the sidewalk holding the baby carrier covered by a white blanket. More
April 26, 2022
Sherri Papini pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI about it. More
April 18, 2022
Sherri Papini, California woman charged with faking her 2016 kidnapping, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors and acknowledged she made up the story. More
April 12, 2022
Papini will plead guilty to charges of lying to a federal officer and mail fraud. She was reported missing in Nov. 2016 and was the... More
April 12, 2022
Colorado man Shane Hammond convicted of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl who was walking home from school. More
April 12, 2022
Nevada judge rules that Troy Driver, accused of kidnapping and killing 18-year-old Naomi Irion, will remain in jail without bail. More
April 8, 2022
A jury on acquitted two men of all charges in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer but couldn't reach verdicts against the two... More
April 8, 2022
The third day of deliberations ended Wednesday without a verdict in a trial that centers on a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
April 6, 2022
Troy Driver, Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing 18-year-old Naomi Irion shot her and buried her body in a remote high-desert area, according to... More
April 5, 2022
A pretrial hearing has been postponed until next month for a rural Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing Naomi Irion. More
April 5, 2022
Jurors asked for a definition of “weapon” Monday but otherwise gave no indication of the progress of their work. More
April 5, 2022
The jury picked a leader late Friday afternoon, following hours of closing arguments from lawyers, then said it would start discussing the case after the weekend. More
April 4, 2022
Troy Driver booked on charges of murder with use of a deadly weapon, robbery, burglary and destruction of evidence. He's been held on $750,000 bail... More
April 1, 2022
A prosecutor urged jurors Friday to convict four men in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. More
April 1, 2022
Defense attorneys rested their case after one of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer repeatedly said "absolutely not" when asked... More
March 31, 2022
Authorities discovered the remains of 18-year-old kidnapped Nevada woman Naomi Irion. 41-year-old Troy Driver was charged earlier with first-degree kidnapping. More
March 30, 2022
A man accused of leading a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was "antigovernment" and believed officials were out to "line their own pockets,"... More
March 30, 2022
Sheriff’s Detective Erik Kusmerz has said deputies and the FBI haven’t found Irion's cellphone or detected a signal it since shortly after they believe she... More
March 29, 2022
Two men described as leaders of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were thrilled as they watched videos of powerful explosives, a few... More
March 28, 2022
Nevada police took a suspect into custody in the kidnapping of 18-year-old Naomi Irion. More
March 25, 2022
