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"I thought they were going to kidnap us. I ran to a taco stand to take cover with the people there," Medina told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

At the same time, bald eagles were rumored to sometimes kidnap human babies and fly away with them in their talons.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

Beijing would seek to extradite or kidnap him if he were deported to a third country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

“They’re not going to kidnap my district here without a battle,” LaMalfa, 65, said Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

Hoping to deal the Nazis a more direct blow, he and his friends concocted a plot to kidnap Vidkun Quisling, leader of the Norwegian Nazis.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

When a Frenchman kidnaps a woman from the rival town, his mother and her fellow villagers react with outrage and indignation, less at the abduction itself than at his apparent interest in a German woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

The Ramayana depicts the victory of Hindu god Ram over the demon king Ravana after the latter kidnaps his wife, Sita.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

“This case shows that the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to track down anyone who kidnaps a U.S. citizen abroad,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2022

“This case shows that the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to track down anyone who kidnaps a U.S. citizen abroad,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office identified the remains as that of Sharon Lee Gallegos, who was reported kidnaped on July 21, 1960, thanks to advanced DNA technology.

From Fox News ● Mar. 16, 2022

The multi-state search for her and the five-year search for who reportedly kidnaped her diverted resources from other cases, Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson said.

From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022

In Britain intelligence officials believe they have identified the man holding Terry Waite, the Anglican envoy kidnaped 20 months ago while trying to negotiate the release of other hostages.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meese came away satisfied, he said, that there will be no future deal to exchange Hamadei for the kidnaped West Germans.

From Time Magazine Archive

"But whatever it means, it gives no explanation of why Tony and Shannon were kidnaped."

From The Pirates of Shan by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

Farmer Yahuza Isa, who was kidnapped in Zamfara state, expressed the frustration shared by many victims.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Now a corporation called Barish-Estranza has kidnapped members of Dr. Mensah’s family, leading Murderbot to volunteer for a rescue mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

This time around, Enola’s impending wedding is interrupted when she learns Sherlock’s been kidnapped and needs rescuing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Emmanuel’s disappearance drew national attention after Haro and her husband told authorities their son had been kidnapped after someone attacked her in a Yucaipa parking lot on Aug. 14.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

But as soon as they heard of Mary’s being kidnapped, what would happen?

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

Pankey’s attorney, Anthony Viorst, countered that prosecutors’ circumstantial evidence, Pankey’s overbearing personality and his obsession with “true crime” mysteries is not enough to convict him of kidnaping and murder.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

The Foleys also said some responsibility lies with American members of the media who failed to continue reporting on Foley's kidnaping, letting it fall out of the news cycle.

From US News ● Feb. 26, 2015

Agca also accused Propaganda Due, a / secret Italian Masonic lodge, of the 1983 kidnaping of the 15-year-old daughter of a Vatican employee in hopes of winning Agca's freedom through a prisoner exchange.

From Time Magazine Archive

On Main Street, for instance, stands the 1828 Greek-revival Hunterdon County courthouse, famous as the site of the sensational 1935 trial of Bruno Hauptmann, who was convicted of kidnaping and killing aviator Charles Lindbergh's baby.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had never been quite sure about Major de Coverley, either, who, when he was not away renting apartments or kidnaping foreign laborers, had nothing more pressing to do than pitch horseshoes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Within days of Rideout's kidnapping, the US warned its citizens against travelling to Niger due to an "increased risk of terrorism, crime and civil unrest".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

David Stivers, was reprimanded two months before Nancy’s kidnapping for “poor judgment,” blamed for delays securing crime-scene evidence in a homicide case, personnel records from a public-records request show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

They also brought to light a broader conspiracy, starting with the twist that this wasn’t Chris’ first kidnapping.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Do you remember reading in the paper of the Armstrong kidnapping case?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie