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Search for Brooklyn kidnapping suspect and victim is called off as police discover couple knew each other

An investigation by the New York City Police Department determined the woman was not hurt or injured

The Independent UK

AI chatbots aren't the problem — we are

Between fake kidnappings using voice cloning and fake interviews with celebrities, we are learning terrifying things about what AI can do in the wrong hands.

Tom’s Guide

Vietnam accused of abducting blogger from Thailand

Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Vietnam of kidnapping a blogger critical of the communist government who was living as a refugee in Thailand.

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6th Cir. Reverses Conviction for Attempted Kidnapping

Prof. Jonathan Witmer-Rich (Cleveland State) posted this to a discussion list that I'm on, and graciously allowed me to forward it; it's about today's U.S. v. Ferguson (6th Cir.): Great case from the Sixth Circuit today on attempt, reversing a conviction for attempted kidnapping. The majority (2-1) holds that there…

Reason

Mumbai: Complaint against Honey Singh for kidnapping, assaulting event organiser

A police complaint has been lodged against Bollywood singer and rapper Honey Singh for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting an event organiser in Maharashtra's Mumbai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Connecticut man sentenced to 55 years in manhunt killing

A 26-year old man who used a sword to attack two men in Eastern Connecticut before going on a crime spree that included killing a former classmate and kidnapping a woman before during a multistate manhunt was sentenced Wednesday to 55 years in prison

The Independent UK

Man admits to kidnapping two children for $1m ransom

A man has admitted he bound and gagged a woman before kidnapping her two children for 12 hours and demanding a $1 million ransom for their return.

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Vermont man convicted by jury of kidnapping woman and son

A 45-year-old Vermont man has been convicted of kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019

The Independent UK

Sheriff: Arrest warrant moot for kidnapping of Emmett Till

A Mississippi sheriff says in a new court filing that there’s no point in serving an arrest warrant on a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping that led to the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till

The Independent UK

A Sydney Man Staged A Kidnapping To Propose To His Girlfriend And It’s A No From Me, Dawg

“She’s not crying cos he proposing… She crying cause her life flashed before her eyes."

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2nd teen charged in kidnapping migrants in Houston

Authorities say a second teenager has been charged with kidnapping several migrants and allegedly holding them captive for several days at a Houston hotel before they were rescued by FBI agents during a confrontation that ended with the fatal shooting of another suspect

The Independent UK

Defendant charged with kidnapping mother, child testifies

The 45-year-old man on trial for kidnapping a woman and her 4-year-old son in early 2019 acknowledged in court that he stole two vehicles

The Independent UK

Two charged over Sydney kidnapping and severed finger

Two men have been charged over the kidnapping of a man and a woman in Sydney's southwest, which left one of the victims with a severed finger.

The New Daily

Two men charged over Sydney kidnapping and severed finger

Two men will face court accused of a harrowing kidnapping which left a Sydney man with a severed finger. The victims — a 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old

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AAP

Crime gangs blamed for spate of brutal kidnappings

A series of violent alleged kidnappings have rocked NSW this year with criminal groups attempting to extort cash and cryptocurrency in brutal fashion.

Newcastle Herald

Two charged over alleged Port Stephens kidnapping: man's finger was severed

Two people wearing balaclavas grabbed the man and a woman and forced them into a vehicle.

ABC News

Two men charged after man and woman escape alleged kidnapping in Western Sydney

The man and woman in their 20s were allegedly forced into a vehicle in broad daylight and held against their will. Police say they believe the alleged kidnappers falsely believed they had large sums of cryptocurrency.

Al Jazeera

Ex-MP Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead on live TV in India

Former lawmaker convicted of kidnapping was shot dead with his brother in an attack in Uttar Pradesh state.

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A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

France 24

Former Indian lawmaker and brother shot dead on live TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India, officials said Sunday.

The Independent UK

Former Indian lawmaker, his brother fatally shot live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges has been fatally shot along with his brother in a dramatic attack caught live on TV in northern India

Evening Standard

Two ‘predators’ guilty of kidnapping women at Vauxhall nightclub

Two men have been convicted of kidnapping two women at a nightclub in Vauxhall.

Tribune News Service

Shannon O'Neil: Mexico’s carnage has no military solution

The recent kidnapping of four and murder of two U.S. citizens in the border city of Matamoros is just one of the latest grisly reminders to Americans of Mexico’s inability to provide basic safety, whether for its beleaguered citizens or visitors from across the border. U.S. legislators like Senator Lindsey…

AAP

Govt employee granted bail after alleged kidnap plot

A NSW government agency employee has been granted bail after her arrest for allegedly helping six men commit a violent kidnapping in Sydney's west.

ABC News

Former Service NSW employee granted bail over alleged involvement in Sydney kidnapping

Police allege the 21-year-old accessed addresses and driver's licences through her government job before passing it on to members of a criminal syndicate.

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