kidnapper
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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
Rather than risk a military confrontation, they forced American troops to play the role of the sleazy kidnapper sneaking in windows.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 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 two leaders work together in order to rescue the PM's husband, unmask the kidnapper and blackmailer, and bring those responsible to justice.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
“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
"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
In a video posted to her Instagram account Monday, Guthrie said her family is “in a nightmare that will not end,” and asked potential kidnappers where to look for her mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
"The fact that these offenders – these kidnappers – have got it so wrong is concerning," Marks said.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Yes, he’d made the phone call to Jenny Yen on an untraceable “burner” phone, just like the kidnappers and spies always did in paperback thrillers.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
