abduction

Example Sentences

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Investigators again scoured the desert brush outside the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, as officials were reviewing a new message that could be tied to her abduction.

From Los Angeles Times

The note has taken center stage as authorities are still frantically trying to find Nancy Guthrie, 84, five days after her apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home.

From Los Angeles Times

On 18 September, the night before Victoria's abduction, Doherty had been at the same club when she became separated from her friends and husband and decided to set off to where she was staying.

From BBC

But four days after her disappearance, he admitted detectives were no closer to finding who was responsible for the woman's abduction.

From Barron's

Bercovici said he was surprised that local officials initially called Guthrie “missing,” despite several pieces of early evidence that pointed to an abduction.

From Los Angeles Times