kidnapped
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His sister, Amanda Castillo, engaged Global Reach, a Washington-based nonprofit that works to bring home Americans it believes have been detained wrongfully or kidnapped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The “Today” show co-host during Tuesday’s broadcast shared a desperate message to those who kidnapped 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her Tuscon home in February.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"There is fear because many residents have run away and are yet to return," says the traditional ruler of the area, Oba Tajudeen Abioye, whose niece was among the kidnapped children.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Kevin Rideout - who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger's capital Niamey last year - was "in good health in the care of US officials", SIM International said in a statement on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
This guy named Hoffman has kidnapped Alicia and locked her away in a tower, and I'm going nuts looking for a way inside.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
