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Kansas City, Missouri, US 6 Murdered Greenlease was kidnapped and immediately murdered. The murderers demanded and were paid a $600,000 ransom by the boy's father, a wealthy automobile dealer. [3] Notable in the case was the fact that more than half of the ransom money was stolen by a corrupt police officer and never recovered. December 1954
Greenlease's first wife was Betty "Bessie" Rush (1890–1950), whom he married on March 3, 1913.) The elder Greenlease was a multi-millionaire car dealer and entrepreneur, having made his fortune by introducing General Motors vehicles to the Great Plains in the early 20th century, owning dealerships from Texas to South Dakota. He was 65 years ...
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A shocking crime investigators say was motivated by greed and cruelty started in Newport Beach, California, and quickly became one of the most surprising cat-and-mouse stories in recent years. In ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Crime list This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of kidnappings summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions ...
A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been declared innocent and freed, Los Angeles County prosecutors announced Tuesday. DNA testing helped exonerate ...
Her body was discovered in a Texas City reservoir on July 28. [65] Murdered 16 days 2002 Jessica Chapman: 10 England On August 4, 2002, two 10-year-old girls, Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, disappeared after they left Wells' home to buy sweets. Both of the girls' bodies were found in a ditch by RAF Lakenheath airbase on August 17. [66]
Aurora police responded to the Edge at Lowry Apartments just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday after receiving a report of an armed home invasion involving a stabbing and kidnapping, the department ...