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Although child abduction cases have been registered for centuries in United States history, reports about children being abducted by strangers rarely reached national attention before the 1980s. [ 6 ] [ 2 ] Following the abduction of Etan Patz on his way to school in 1979, and subsequently the kidnapping and murder of Adam Walsh in 1981, public ...
The earliest nationally publicised kidnapping of a child by a stranger for the purpose of extracting a ransom payment from the parents was the Pool case of 1819, which took place in Baltimore, Maryland. Margaret Pool, 20-months-old, was kidnapped on May 20 by Nancy Gamble (19-years-old) and secreted with the assistance of Marie Thomas.
A four-year-old child kidnapped in 2019 by her biological parents, Kimberly Cooper and Kirk Shultis Jr. (who did not have custody of the child). Shultis was rescued, unharmed, on 14 February. Her parents, along with Kirk Shultiss Sr. face charges including custodial interference and endangering the welfare of a child.
The victim went missing 12 years ago at age seven. She escaped in February and reported her alleged abuser, who was arrested in the city of Medellin last week, a statement from the prosecutor's ...
Punished for daring to seek an education, the Chibok girls endured forced marriages, religious coercion, and physical violence. On the 10th anniversary of their kidnapping, CNN shares these ...
On May 19, 1977, a 20-year-old Colleen set out on a trip to surprise her friend. ... Woman Opens Up About Being Kidnapped, Imprisoned, And Tortured By Married Couple For 7 Years.
On Thursday, July 15, 1976, 55-year-old school bus driver Frank Edward "Ed" Ray was transporting 26 Dairyland Elementary School students home. The children had spent the day on a summer class trip to the Chowchilla Fairgrounds swimming pool. At approximately 4 p.m., a van drove into the bus's path and blocked the road. Ray stopped, and three ...
A school bus driver in Colombia was arrested after authorities say he allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a girl who escaped after 12 years in captivity.