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kidnapper

[kid-nap-er] / ˈkɪdˌnæp ər /
NOUN
abductor
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Just over a week into the search, when the FBI released footage of the suspected kidnapper, it seemed that the suspect's capture was imminent.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Identifying the suspected kidnapper: FBI agents have already identified the masked man’s backpack as a 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack sold at Walmart, which is now working to assist investigators.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

The family has released two previous videos saying they are willing to speak with the potentail kidnapper, and asking to provide proof that her mother was alive.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Bill Skarsgård plays the kidnapper, and the rest of the cast includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

“The convicts wash my shirts, as in murderer convicts and kidnapper convicts, and then I’m supposed to wear them?”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko




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