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Haiti police are still struggling. But here’s how they recently made strides against gangs

For months, the heavily armed gang members in Savien, a rural community in Haiti’s rice-growing Artibonite Valley, had been ratcheting up their terror campaign. When they weren’t brandishing their weapons openly in the streets, they were kidnapping people for ransom or stoking fear with viral videos showing the slaughter of…

Miami Herald

‘Keep me safe’: Kidnapping victim hands Georgia bank teller note, cops say

ATLANTA — A man walked into a Newnan bank last week and handed the teller a note that said, “Keep me safe.” Now, two men are charged with kidnapping him.

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Cleotha Abston’s 2000 kidnap victim worked at same law firm as Eliza Fletcher’s uncle

There is no indication that the law firm connection has anything to do with Fletcher’s murder, which investigators described as an ‘isolated attack by a stranger’

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Eliza Fletcher suspect Cleotha Abston’s teenage rape conviction revealed as he is held without bond for murder

The 38-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday morning for his arraignment on murder charges in the abduction and death of the 34-year-old kindergarten teacher

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher’s family break silence on ‘senseless’ killing of Memphis heiress

The body of the kindergarten teacher was discovered on Monday afternoon in long grass behind a vacant apartment in south Memphis – more than 48 hours on from her violent abduction

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Timeline of events in abduction and murder of Memphis heiress

Cleotha Abston has been charged with the kidnapping and murder of Eliza Fletcher. Here is a timeline of events in the case

The Independent UK

Kidnapping victim believed Cleotha Abston was going to kill him – two decades before Eliza Fletcher’s murder

Cleotha Abston was convicted of kidnapping Memphis attorney Kemper Durand in 2000

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Eliza Fletcher: Tennessee police confirm body found is that of abducted teacher

Prominent Memphis businessman’s granddaughter was forced into a car and kidnapped during an early morning jog on Friday

The Guardian - US

Convicted kidnapper Cleotha Abston charged with murder after body of missing heiress Eliza Fletcher is found

Police confirmed that the human remains found on Monday afternoon in the 1600 block of Victor belonged to the 34-year-old mother-of-two who was violently abducted while out for a run on Friday

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher - live: Cleotha Abston’s teen rape conviction revealed as he’s arraigned for teacher’s murder

Abston appeared in court on Wednesday morning where he asked to be known by his paternal surname Henderson

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Kidnapping suspect facing new theft charges as police search continues

Cleotha Abston is refusing to assist police find Eliza Fletcher, who was last seen being violently forced into an SUV on Friday morning

The Independent UK

Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 22 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping

The Independent UK

Cleotha Abston: Everything we know about suspect in kidnapping and murder of Memphis heiress Eliza Fletcher

Suspect in murdered heiress case spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping and robbery before being released in 2020, according to authorities

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher: Everything we know about the kidnap and murder of the Memphis heiress

Cleotha Henderson is charged with the kidnap and murder of the Memphis heiress

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Eliza Fletcher – latest: Body found in search for missing jogger as suspect due to appear in court

Follow the latest updates on the kidnapping of Eliza Fletcher

The Hindu

Three arrested for kidnapping, attempting to murder finance firm employee in Coimbatore

They were produced before a court and were sent to judicial remand.

The Hindu

Changing the age of consent

Older adolescents engaging in consensual and non-exploitative acts find themselves embroiled in the criminal justice system

The Independent UK

Man charged in kidnapping of Tennessee teacher who went missing while jogging

Memphis Police announced on Sunday that Eliza Fletcher was still missing, but that Cleotha Abston had been charged with her kidnapping

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The Hindu

GHMC corporator, nine others held on kidnapping charge

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Maharashtra recorded highest cases of kidnapping and abduction in 2021, says NCRB report

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, Maharashtra witnessed 3,401 kidnapping of minor girls in 2021

The Hindu

Bihar Minister, accused in kidnapping case, resigns amid protests

Kartik Kumar, an RJD MLC, became the State's Law Minister in the new Nitish Kumar government but resigned hours after being moved to Sugarcane Department.

The Independent UK

Former Ohio schools superintendent charged with kidnapping two children in West Virginia

A nine-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were lured into a vehicle with promises of cash for babysitting

The Independent UK

Frightening moment kidnapping suspect attacks police officer with a pen in interrogation room

‘I think he began to feel scared and he’s cornered. I just know he’s not in his right mind. He needs psychiatric help,’ mother says

The Hindu

Controversial Bihar minister Kartik Kumar's portfolio changed

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Average 82 murders a day, 11 kidnappings, abduction every hour in India in 2021: NCRB data

Murder rate highest in Jharkhand; Delhi tops in kidnapping

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