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kidnapper

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

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

Responding officers gathered video of the suspected kidnapper, a woman in her 30s, and relayed those images to other units, according to police.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

The next would-be Arnold kidnapper was an experienced agent named Allan McLane.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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