"Kidnapping of Shannon Matthews On 19 February 2008, Shannon Louise Matthews (born 9 September 1998), a nine-year-old girl, was reported missing in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. The search for her became a major missing person police operation which was compared to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Shannon was found alive and well on 14 March 2008 at a Batley Carr house belonging to 39-year-old Michael Donovan, uncle of Craig Meehan – the boyfriend of the kidnapped girl's mother, Karen Matthews. The kidnapping was subsequently discovered to have been planned by Karen and Donovan to generate money from the publicity. Donovan—also"
"to a heart attack. A Vijayawada Women Sessions Court in June 2018 sentenced the three accused to life imprisonment. Both of Nagas parents died before the accused were sentenced. Naga Vaishnavi Naga Vaishnavi (January 21, 2000 – February 2, 2010) was the daughter of Palagani Prabhakara Rao, a noted businessman Andhra Pradesh, India, and his second wife Narmada. Vaishnavi was kidnapped on January 30, 2010, and murdered by her kidnappers on February 2. That incident caused tremendous shock for her father, resulting in cardiac arrest and death. She had previously been kidnapped in 2005. Her murder caused widespread outrage throughout"
"than a year between 1998 and 1999, paid a ransom of US$800.000 for his daughter's release in November 2004 after negotiating with her captors through e-mail. The kidnappers had initially demanded $5 million. However, they later told her father that the payment was merely a fine and cut off all communication. Her naked body was found in an underground chamber connected to tunnels running under the house and due to the state of decomposition had to be identified by a dental exam. Her mouth and nose had been covered with adhesive tape and she had been buried alive. Cubas and"
"and Seabed Act. In 2012, Durie was elected to the Maori Council and elected Co-Chair, a role he held until being appointed the sole Chair of the national body in April 2016. Durie is married to prominent Maori lawyer Donna Hall. He is the younger brother of renowned Māori academic, Professor Sir Mason Durie. On 13 April 2002, Durie's 8 month old adopted daughter Kahurautete ('Kahu') was kidnapped at gunpoint in Lower Hutt and held for $3 million ransom. Kahu was found by police 8 days later, away in Taumarunui. Kidnapper Terence Ward Traynor was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment"
"daughter together. Gerhartsreiter lived well solely on his wife's income. She became dissatisfied with his secretive, controlling behavior and sought a divorce. Inquiries on her behalf revealed that he had fabricated his name and his family background. The couple divorced and Gerhartsreiter agreed to accept limited access to his daughter on supervised visits. Gerhartsreiter was arrested on August 2, 2008, six days after he abducted his daughter while she was on a visit. He was subsequently convicted of the custodial kidnapping of his daughter. In addition to Clark Rockefeller, Gerhartsreiter's aliases include Chris C Crowe, Chris Chichester, and Chip Smith."
"kill her if their ransom demands weren't met. She died, apparently of medical neglect, after years of captivity. Giesbrecht was kidnapped in October 2008. On November 3, 2008, CBC News reported that her most recent online video contained an appeal for donations to leave the region; as the war had become more active, and she felt it was no longer safe for her to stay there. Her friend, Glen Cooper, was the primary contact when she was in captivity. The Globe and Mail reported in March 2011 that after months of no contact, following months of declining health, he accepted"
"assault. They had both pleaded guilty in exchange for reduced sentences. Carmen Williams, Megan's mother, expressed frustration that they had not received life sentences, which is the maximum penalty for kidnapping. Bobby Brewster pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault, conspiracy to commit kidnapping and malicious assault. He was sentenced to 13 to 40 years in prison in July 2008. Danny Combs will serve 20 years for conspiracy to commit kidnapping. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault, assault during the commission of a felony, and conspiracy to commit kidnapping or holding hostage in September 2008. As of October 21, 2009, Williams"
"known as Paul Drake—was to have eventually ""found"" Shannon, taken her to a police station and claimed the reward money, which would be split between Donovan and the child's mother. Donovan was arrested at the scene, and charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment. Karen was charged with child neglect and perverting the course of justice on 8 April 2008. Their joint trial at Leeds Crown Court commenced on 11 November 2008 and concluded on 4 December with both defendants found guilty. They were both given eight-year prison sentences. Meehan was convicted of possessing child pornography which was discovered on his"
"Brazil. (A court later ordered Oviedo back to prison.) He returned to Paraguay in 2002 and was immediately arrested and tried for conspiracy to murder Argaña. In October 2004, his daughter Cecilia Cubas was kidnapped by gunmen near her Asuncion apartment. Paraguayan security forces began an intense search for her, and Cubas paid a ransom of US$800,000. However, her body was found in the basement of a house outside Asunción in February 2005. She was 32 years old. Four men were arrested, including one with alleged ties to the Colombian rebel movement FARC. In July 2006 two suspects of the"
"up their security before leaving to examine a refugee camp. Because of this move, Lindhout and Brennan were kidnapped instead. While in captivity, Lindhout was separated from Brennan and subsequently raped and tortured repeatedly. On September 17, Al Jazeera featured footage of Lindhout and Brennan in captivity surrounded by gunmen. On October 13, 2008, the kidnappers demanded a ransom of US$2.5 million by October 28. On February 23, 2009, the Canadian Association of Journalists urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to help secure the release of Lindhout and Khadija Abdul Qahaar, a Canadian woman who was kidnapped in November. Elmi and"
"on his lawyer in the courtroom. New charges were brought against the two defendants for their attack, and a new trial was quickly scheduled. A second kidnapping and murder trial was begun. On March 23, 2006, the district attorney announced the jury conviction of Hendrix and Pearson on charges of kidnapping, rape, torture and first-degree murder of Romona Moore, 21. They were reputedly members of the Bloods gang. After the verdict was announced, Moore's mother Ellie Carmichael spoke to the press in front of TV cameras; she said she had received justice inside the courtroom if not outside, and strongly"
"and received a life sentence. She must serve at least 20 years before applying for parole. In 2018 she was granted escorted leave. Macumber stated in an interview that Karissa 'made him laugh' and that her death left him heart-broken, that he struggled to find employment as a result of his connections to the case and he consequently began drinking. Penny Boudreau Penny Boudreau is a Canadian woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter Karissa on January 27, 2008, later claiming it was to save her relationship with her boyfriend Vernon Macumber. At the time of the crime, Boudreau lived in"
"the media after the murder. In the summer of 1997—approximately six months after JonBenét's death—the Ramseys left Boulder and their summer home in Charlevoix, Michigan and moved back to Atlanta. Patsy died of ovarian cancer at age 49 in 2006 and was interred next to her daughter. According to statements that Patsy gave to authorities on December 26, 1996, she realized that her daughter was missing after she found a two-and-a-half-page handwritten ransom note on the kitchen staircase. The note demanded $118,000 for the child's safe return—almost the exact value of a bonus her husband had received earlier that year."
"later. In 2001, actress Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting at Saks Fifth Avenue department store in Beverly Hills, California. Ryder was eventually convicted of misdemeanor theft and vandalism and became eligible for expungement of the conviction after finishing probation in 2005. Ryder was originally convicted by a jury of felony larceny/vandalism and was sentenced in a nationally televised California Superior Court proceeding in December 2002. In August 2010, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's daughter Caroline was arrested for stealing five beauty items worth about $100 from a Sephora store in Manhattan. She was later offered a dismissal"
"2010, Judge Robert Perry sentenced Biela to four additional life sentences for multiple counts of rape and kidnapping associated with attacks on two victims prior to Denison's abduction and murder. The sale of handguns, stunguns and pepper spray increased dramatically in the University of Nevada, Reno area after Denison's body was found. Denison's mother founded the Bring Bri Justice Foundation to try to implement changes after Denison's body was found. On February 23, 2008, hundreds of people attended a vigil held in Reno for Denison. The case received prominent national media attention, including coverage by national news services Fox News"
"years in the Utah State Prison. Frances Schreuder was convicted for first-degree murder in 1983 and spent 13 years in prison. The case has inspired at least two nonfiction books: ""At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal"" by Jonathan Coleman and ""Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album"" by Shana Alexander. Shana refers to Jeanie Columbo, an usher who met Mrs Schreuder in 1981, as someone who was hired to care for daughter Lavinia, renamed ""Ariadne"" in the book. That was not the case. In fact, Mrs. Schreuder asked the young usher to babysit for one"
"Etty Glazer Etty Glazer, wife of South African businessman Bernard Glazer, and her 22 month old son Sammy, were kidnapped for ransom on 30 March 1966. They were both returned safely after a ransom of ZAR 140,000 (South African Rand) was paid to the kidnappers. The kidnapper's house was quickly identified by police, and four suspects were arrested, with most of the ransom money been retrieved. On the morning of 30 March 1966, Etty Glazer dropped her two daughters, Michelle (7) and Ella (5) at the Sandown Public School. On her way back about a half mile from home, she"
"Ryan Holle Ryan Joseph Holle (born November 17, 1982) was convicted in 2004 of first-degree murder under the felony murder rule for lending his car to a friend after the friend and others at a party discussed their plans to steal drugs and money and beat up the 18-year-old daughter of Christine Snyder. A former resident of Pensacola, Florida, United States, he is now serving a sentence of 25 years at the Graceville Correctional Facility after his life without the possibility of parole sentence was commuted by Governor Rick Scott. On the early morning of March 10, 2003, after a"
"Ryan Holle Ryan Joseph Holle (born November 17, 1982) was convicted in 2004 of first-degree murder under the felony murder rule for lending his car to a friend after the friend and others at a party discussed their plans to steal drugs and money and beat up the 18-year-old daughter of Christine Snyder. A former resident of Pensacola, Florida, United States, he is now serving a sentence of 25 years at the Graceville Correctional Facility after his life without the possibility of parole sentence was commuted by Governor Rick Scott. On the early morning of March 10, 2003, after a"
"of the two charges. The indictment filed with the U.S. District Court seeks the forfeiture of the $25,100 that had been paid to Van der Sloot from Holloway's private funds. Van der Sloot was apprehended on June 3 in Chile and is presently serving a 28-year prison sentence in a Peruvian prison for robbing and murdering 21-year-old Stephany Flores in Lima on the fifth anniversary of Natalee's disappearance. Although Twitty made television appearances as new developments arose, she was directed by the FBI not to discuss her daughter's case or that of Flores. In a September 2010 interview from the"
"abducted infant as her own, along with her mother Delores Ann Brown, who was also arrested. They were still living in Vallejo, not far from where Daphne Boyden was murdered. Latasha Brown's cousin Ocianetta Williams was identified as the second teenage girl responsible for the murder and abduction and both were arrested by the Vallejo Police Department. The then 6-year-old Le-Zhan was reunited with family soon after their arrest. Young Lay was sentenced to a 12-year prison sentence for a 1999 armed robbery. He was released from prison in 2010. Young Lay Lathan Williams (born 1975 in Vallejo, California), better"
"a plea bargain, under the terms of which he was sentenced to 224 years in prison for numerous offenses involved in the abduction and sexual torture of three young women at his Elephant Butte Lake home. Ray's daughter, Glenda Jean ""Jesse"" Ray was also tried on charges of kidnapping; she was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, with an additional five years to be served on probation. In 1999, accomplice Dennis Roy Yancy was convicted of the strangulation murder of Marie Parker in Elephant Butte, which Ray recorded. In 2000, Cindy Hendy, an accomplice who testified against"
"years in prison for the kidnapping of Kamiyah Mobley. Kamiyah still communicates with her kidnapper Williams, whom she still refers to as her mother. Kamiyah Mobley Kamiyah Mobley was abducted from a Florida hospital on July 10, 1998 when she was only a few hours old. In January 2017, she was found alive in Walterboro, South Carolina. DNA testing proved that she was not the daughter of Gloria Williams, her abductor. She had been raised under (and now willingly goes by) the name Alexis Manigo. Her biological mother in Florida, Shanara Mobley, was awarded $1.5 million after settling a lawsuit"
"of Hamburg, netting about half a million EUR. Wolf's whereabouts were not known by the police for the next nine years except for numerous crimes associated with him, most of them committed in Germany but some also in Belgium and Netherlands. According to police, on 27 March 2009 Wolf kidnapped the wife of a banker in Wiesbaden. He asked for a ransom of 1.8 million EUR, which the banker paid. Despite police surveillance, Wolf managed to leave with the money. He was, however, identified by testimony of the kidnapped wife, which led to reinvigoration of the hunt on him. After"
"children's advocates to mount an aggressive campaign to get the bill passed into law. As part of the campaign, Walsh was joined by Congressman Sensenbrenner, representatives from the NCMEC, and other victims' advocates and parents. These included Patty Wetterling, children's advocate from Minnesota and mother of Jacob Wetterling, who was abducted and murdered in October 1989; Mark Lunsford, whose daughter Jessica was killed in Florida in 2005; Linda Walker, the mother of North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin who was kidnapped and murdered by a released Minnesota sex offender in November 2003; and Erin Runnion, whose five-year-old daughter Samantha Runnion"
"Diane Downs Elizabeth Diane Frederickson Downs (born August 7, 1955) is an American woman convicted of the May 1983 murder of her daughter and the attempted murders of her other two children. Following the crimes, she told police a stranger had attempted to carjack her and had shot the children. She was convicted in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison plus fifty years. Downs briefly escaped in 1987 and was recaptured. She is the subject of a book by Ann Rule and a made-for-TV movie based upon it, both called ""Small Sacrifices."" She was denied parole in December 2008"
"legalistically construed as child abduction. The stereotypical version of child abduction by a stranger is the classic form of ""kidnapping,"" exemplified by the Lindbergh kidnapping, in which the child is detained, transported some distance, held for ransom or with intent to keep the child permanently. These instances are rare. 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"
"help of the Colombian attorney general's office. Cecilia Cubas Cecilia Cubas Gusinsky, the daughter of former Paraguayan President Raúl Cubas, was found dead on February 16, 2005, underneath a house near Asunción, nearly five months after she was kidnapped. Cubas was the third kidnapping victim officially recognized in a decade in Paraguay. Cubas, 32, was abducted by gunmen two blocks from her home in Asunción on September 21, 2004, sparking a massive search by security forces who hoped to rescue her alive. Residents of Asunción had plastered ""Free Cecilia"" signs on buildings, houses and cars. Cubas' father, the former president,"
"heard from Jeanette Popp, whose daughter was murdered in Austin, Texas in 1988. She testified that two innocent men, Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger, had been wrongfully convicted of her daughter's murder and had spent twelve years in prison before being exonerated and released. The real killer of her daughter, Achim Joseph Marino, was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison after Popp asked the district attorney not to seek the death penalty against him. Popp served as chairperson of the Network from 2001–2004, when she resigned for health reasons. In the 2001 session of the Texas Legislature, a"
"checked her into rehab. Noah’s Kidnapping ""(April 2009 – May 2009)"" - Noah Mayer was kidnapped by the disgruntled daughter of a Grimaldi family member. He was held at ransom for the Grimaldi fortune which Luke Snyder inherited, believing she was the rightful recipient. Luke was subsequently also kidnapped after falling into a trap trying to rescue Noah and Lily was held at gun point. Luke’s father Damien Grimaldi eventually rescued the boys but not before Noah had been shot and as the kidnapper Zoe Finn attempted to rape Luke in order to become pregnant with a legitimate Grimaldi heir."
"shootings for which he was charged and later acquitted. In September 2008 Wendy Peirce was jailed for six months after pleading guilty to threatening and stalking former lovers of her ex-partner Victor who was murdered in 2002 during Melbourne's underworld war. The threats included using Facebook to make death threats. On 15 December 2009, Wendy and Victor Peirce's 24-year-old daughter, Katie Peirce, was found dead in her home in Greensborough from a suspected drug overdose. It has been reported in the media that she had been suffering from a serious heroin addiction. At the time of her death, she and"
"stores. Later he started working in a series of blue-collar jobs, as a handyman and carpenter. Over the years, Jamelske amassed over $1 million, which he invested in real estate in California. Jamelske's wife Dorothy became bedridden from disease in 1988 and died in 1999. In October 1988, Jamelske abducted his first victim, a 14-year-old Native American girl. She was held captive for over two years, and had turned 17 by the time of her release. Jamelske compelled her to his will by threatening violence against her younger brother. She made no attempt to report to authorities after Jamelske released"
"other forms of misconduct, much based on the plea-bargain testimony of Perez. On July 10, 2005, while under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, Jose Pena took his 19-month-old daughter, Suzie, hostage in his home. After police arrived, Pena threatened to kill her and himself after firing at others earlier. SWAT officers were called in. After negotiations to try and release the Pena daughter were unsuccessful, four SWAT officers entered the home and during a gunfight both Mr. Pena and his infant daughter were killed and one officer was wounded. Suzie Pena's death was the first death of a hostage"