Under federal and state law, kidnapping is commonly defined as taking or confining a person against their will by force, violence or fraud.
Cleotha Abston is accused of kidnapping and killing Eliza Fletcher during an early-morning run, whose body was found days later. More
July 6, 2023
A man who abducted a 7-month-old child crashed his car into a house while trying to flee, killing the infant and critically injuring himself. More
June 28, 2023
Police said that after luring the pair with promises of freedom and work, the two were tortured with torches, starvation and beatings. More
June 19, 2023
The alert officer who pulled over the vehicle arrested the male passenger, Collins Bates, who was wanted in a recent shooting. More
June 12, 2023
Officer Kayla Wallace saved a suspected kidnapping victim when she mouthed 'help me' during a traffic stop. More
June 12, 2023
On Thursday, prosecutors dismissed felony charges against Michael Stennett related to allegations he was stalking Lachelle Jordan. More
May 19, 2023
Kayla Unbehaun was 9 years old when she was reportedly kidnapped by her mother, Heather Unbehaun, in Illinois. More
May 17, 2023
Police say a 13-year-old boy in Michigan saved his 8-year-old sister from an alleged kidnapping using a slingshot. More
May 15, 2023
Yesenia Ramirez and Jose Portillo, who kidnapped a 3-month-old from his San Francisco Bay Area home, were sentenced to prison. More
March 20, 2023
Brian Higgins, accused of assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, pleads guilty to lesser charge; will cooperate with prosecutors. More
March 15, 2023
The victim, 40, was only 100 pounds and said she had been held inside a locked closet for approximately two months. More
March 14, 2023
'I have a wonderful life and there’s every reason to believe that like there is nothing quite as resilient I think in this whole world... More
March 13, 2023
On March 12, 2003, Elizabeth Smart was spotted by Good Samaritans, along with her captors recognized from police sketches. More
March 13, 2023
Letter claiming to be from Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting 4 Americans and killing 2 said they turned over to authorities its own members. More
March 9, 2023
Two of four Americans abducted in Mexico last week when their van was caught in a shootout were found dead, a top Mexican official said. More
March 7, 2023
The FBI San Antonio Division office said in a statement Sunday that the vehicle came under fire shortly after it entered Mexico. More
March 6, 2023
Alexander Paul Wardell is in jail after admitting locking Morgan Kay Harris in a storage unit that caught fire, leading to her and her dog's... More
February 20, 2023
Lackawanna, NY father/son charged with conspiracy to kidnap persons in a foreign country after forcing their daughter/sister to marry in Yemen. More
February 16, 2023
The violence in Connecticut was followed by a six-day search in several states that ended with Peter Manfredonia being capture in Maryland. More
February 16, 2023
Missouri man Timothy Haslet, accused of keeping a woman hidden in his basement while repeatedly sexually assaulting her, was indicted on nine new charges. More
February 14, 2023
Heber Jeffs is accused of fleeing Utah with a 10-year-old girl whom he was caring for, but did not have custody of. More
February 14, 2023
Kidnapping suspect Heber Jeffs is the nephew of of FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, who is serving a life sentence in Texas. More
February 13, 2023
The officers expected a gunfight, but instead Benjamin Foster shot himself in the head, according to police. More
February 2, 2023
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital hours after he was taken into custody in Grants Pass, police said. More
February 1, 2023
Benjamin Foster, who's at the center of a police search in a violent kidnapping, was seen walking a dog in the part of Oregon where... More
January 31, 2023
Benjamin Obadiah Foster faced decades in prison in Nevada after he was charged in 2019 with five felonies, including assault and battery. More
January 31, 2023
Ky'air Thomas was one of two twins that were kidnapped last month, prompting authorities in multiple states to look for them. More
January 30, 2023
Police warn that Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who's accused of torturing a woman in Oregon and holding a woman in captive in Las Vegas, is using... More
January 27, 2023
Less than two years after Benjamin Foster was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in captivity, he's accused in another crime. More
January 27, 2023
Chance Seneca told a federal judge that he intended to murder and dismember the victim for the purpose of satisfying his homicidal urges. More
January 26, 2023
