Tag: kidnapping
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Man for Attempted Kidnapping, Stalking of Memphis Mayor
Trenton Abston faces federal charges for attempted kidnapping and stalking Memphis Mayor Paul Young. A grand jury returned a two-count indictment, marking a significant development in the case against Abston.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentLegal Trenton AbstonPaul YoungMemphisKidnappingStalkingFederal Grand JuryIndictmentFBI
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Three Plead Guilty in Kidnapping and Armed Robbery of Women Lured for Babysitting Job
Cierra Charity Lee and Kayvon Edwards are among three individuals who pleaded guilty to the October 2025 kidnapping and armed robbery of two women lured under the false pretense of a babysitting job.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentLegalFederal Government CrimeKidnappingArmed RobberyFBI WashingtonCierra Charity LeeKayvon EdwardsFBI
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Media Monitor: Charges filed in 1996 Kentucky cold case killing and kidnapping
USA Today Network reports federal authorities have charged Robert Scott Froberg with the 1996 kidnapping and death of 7-year-old Morgan Jade Violi in Kentucky, solving a nearly 30-year-old cold case.
Law EnforcementDisasters cold casekidnappinghomicideKentuckyRobert Scott FrobergMorgan Jade VioliFBIUSA TODAY
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Media Monitor: TV host agrees to ransom demand for mother's release
The ABC is reporting that NBC's Today Show host Hoda Kotb has seemingly agreed to a ransom demand for her mother's release, stating in an Instagram video that her family understands the message and is prepared to pay.
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Media Monitor: Dark-sky neighborhood complicates search for Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper
USA TODAY reports the rural, dark nature of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood has complicated the search for video evidence in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, with few streetlights and limited camera visibility.
Law EnforcementMediaReal Estate Nancy GuthrieKidnappingCatalina FoothillsSurveillance camerasDark-sky regionRansom demandTucsonUSA TODAY