kidnapping

10-Year-Old Boy Breaks Free After Terrifying Kidnapping Attempt in New Orleans

A walk home turned into a nightmare when two masked men snatched a child, but his quick thinking and courage turned it into an escape story.
09/23/2025

Opinion: Carlee Russell Was Wrong, But Sending Her To Jail Isn’t Right

A judge recommended incarceration for the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her kidnapping.
10/16/2023
Carlee Russell

Carlee Russell Found Guilty Of Kidnapping Hoax

The judge recommends jail time and a hefty fine.
10/12/2023

Alabama Lawmaker Files Bill To Make Faking A Kidnapping A Felony In Wake Of Carlee Russell Fiasco

Senator April Weaver wants “strong prison sentences and mandatory restitution requirements” for false abduction claims.
08/04/2023
Carlee Russell

Carlee Russell Charged with Making False Statements to Police

Russell turned herself in to the Hoover City Jail and was released soon after on bond.
07/28/2023

BREAKING NEWS: Carlee Russell Admits She Was Never Kidnapped

Hoover, Ala., police read a statement on Monday in which Russell said she made up the whole story around her abduction.
07/24/2023

Michigan Grieving After Body Of 2-Year-Old Girl Found Slain

Wynter Cole Smith was found dead after a three-day search by authorities.
07/06/2023

Survivors of Kidnapping In Mexico: Victims’ Killed ‘Didn't Deserve That’

LaTavia Washington McGee and Eric Williams share details of their nightmarish abduction and the murder of their two friends in Mexico.
04/13/2023

White Supremacist Accused of Kidnap, Rape and Assault of a Black Woman He Held Captive in His Basement

Despite rumors, police say there’s no proof Timothy Haslett, Jr. had more than one victim in the Kansas City, Missouri area.
10/18/2022

Haiti

The 400 Mawozo Gang is said to be behind the kidnappings and much more crime in the Haitian capital.
05/11/2022