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kidnapper

[kid-nap-er] / ˈkɪdˌnæp ər /
NOUN
abductor
Synonyms


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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

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

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

Besides, she didn’t look like she could be part of a gang or some kind of kidnapper ring, so we followed the sweet-voiced woman as she led us deeper and deeper into the brush.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

As played by Ms. Anderson, Dayle is deliciously insouciant, implicitly lethal, and knows how to deal with both kidnappers and the parents of the missing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nigerian army spokesman Lt-Col Aliyu Danja said it was unclear where the abductors were moving their hostages when troops intercepted them, adding that the army was now attempting to track the kidnappers.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 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

Although Sefia never left Oxscini, she spent the next year roaming the Forest Kingdom, searching in vain for signs of Nin or her kidnappers, growing tough and strong in her solitude.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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