kidnapper
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So how could Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper, or kidnappers, be caught from these brief ransom notes?
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
The videos, recovered by Google engineers, provided the first look at Guthrie’s kidnapper and last less than a minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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
“The name Miranda stands for people’s rights,” she said last fall, when I was upset because Robbie B. had told me during gym that I was named after a kidnapper.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her,” she said, reading a statement directed at the kidnappers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 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
He added that troops would continue operations and track down the kidnappers.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
All the information about possible kidnappers would be on Chip Winston’s computer.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
