Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as taking or confining a person against their will by force, violence or fraud.
Lawrence Handley allegedly orchestrated the kidnapping of his estranged wife, which later involved the death of two suspected hired kidnappers who drowned while trying to... More
August 4, 2021
Justo Smoker apologized to Linda Stoltzfoos’ family in court, saying he had “robbed the family of time and memories.” More
July 27, 2021
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — A woman convicted in the 1987 kidnapping and death of a northern Illinois businessman has been granted a re-sentencing hearing by More
July 23, 2021
Richard Trask’s wife had lacerations on her head and blood on her chest, arms and hand, Kalamazoo County sheriff's investigators wrote. More
July 22, 2021
Two witnesses came forward after Bahena Rivera's testimony to say they heard another man brag about killing Mollie Tibbetts. More
July 13, 2021
“I want my daddy!” the little girl cries as a Louisville Metro police officer carries her from the car. More
July 12, 2021
Yasemin Uyar's body was found Saturday in a wooded area off an interstate, New Jersey authorities said. More
July 12, 2021
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho Falls woman has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in connection with a kidnapping and... More
July 9, 2021
Details about what they allegedly did could not be released because of “the nature of the allegations” and because court records are sealed, CBI said. More
July 9, 2021
Dallas police said late Wednesday that Darriynn Brown, 18, will face the new charge for the death of Cash Gernon. More
June 10, 2021
DENVER (Scripps News Denver) – The man Longmont police named as a suspect nearly three years ago in the March 2018 disappearance of Rita Gutierrez-Garcia More
June 7, 2021
Cristhian Bahena Rivera was found guilty of abducting and murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. More
May 28, 2021
The girl escaped with minor scratches and some mental trauma. More
May 20, 2021
Video evidence, DNA and a partial confession will all be presented in the prosecution's case against Cristhian Bahena Rivera. More
May 19, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two more people have been indicted by a grand jury in Hennepin County in the kidnapping and slaying of a real estate... More
May 14, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities strongly believe that remains found a day earlier in a grave along railroad tracks in southern Pennsylvania are those of More
April 23, 2021
Tammi Smith has been charged with forgery, custodial interference and conspiracy to commit custodial interference in the case of missing baby Gabriel. More
April 15, 2021
Justin Arthur-Ray Davis allegedly stalked the woman for over a month after quitting their mutual workplace. More
April 6, 2021
A Michigan judge on Monday ordered three men to stand trial in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her coronavirus More
March 29, 2021
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — The latest of many searches in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart More
March 17, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man suspected of killing three adults and a child and abducting his baby daughter had pulled out a gun and opened... More
March 15, 2021
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas police officer was arrested Thursday on two counts of capital murder, more than a year and a half after a... More
March 4, 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A trial for five men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been postponed for seven months... More
February 11, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer was charged with kidnapping a man in a squad car while on duty and fatally shooting him,... More
January 11, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A man charged previously with having kidnapped a young Amish woman who disappeared in Pennsylvania last summer has now been charged More
December 23, 2020
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Stockholm are investigating a woman in her 70s suspected of having kept her son locked up — reportedly for 28... More
December 2, 2020
Jennifer Fulford was a nanny excited to travel to Dallas to meet her grandchild. But ex-con Scott Nelson saw a target for his rage. More
November 16, 2020
A look at the case of Scott Nelson, who is charged with kidnapping Jennifer Lynn Fulford from a home in Winter Park and then murdering... More
November 13, 2020
A look at the case of Scott Nelson, who is charged with kidnapping Jennifer Lynn Fulford from a home in Winter Park and then murdering... More
November 9, 2020
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man stole a car that had been left running with a baby inside it, picked up a friend and... More
November 6, 2020
