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
Ali told the BBC: "They arrested the kidnapper, but we don't know what happened next."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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
Again he tried to pull his arm out of the trash can, but his hand stubbornly resisted: “What if the kidnapper takes this money and then asks for more?” asked the hand.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
"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
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns had suggested the kidnappers could "drop Mr Baghsarian off at a shopping centre or an emergency department or even a nursing home".
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
“We need to release the video,” Malcolm says, as if he and Zach and Olivia are kidnappers with a hostage.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
