Kidnap/Abduction

California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction

84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was last seen alive on Jan 31 at her home.

FBI says Nancy Guthrie probe remains kidnap-for-ransom case, despite notes deemed not credible

Federal investigators had discounted as not credible three widely reported kidnapping-related messages in the Guthrie case.

‘We are in agony’: US TV news host Savannah Guthrie begs for info after kidnap note says mother is dead

TV news host Savannah Guthrie (left) whose mother Nancy was abducted in February 2026.

Taliban leader who took US journalist hostage sentenced to 42 years’ jail

Former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah was described by a judge as having carried out the hostage taking with "casual brutality" and "psychological torture".

FBI kills US army veteran who strapped bombs to hostages in overnight stand-off

Two people were released after negotiators communicated with the hostage-taker by phone, police said.

Japan PM vows ‘breakthrough’ with N. Korea in abduction issue

Ms Sakie Yokota, the mother of Ms Megumi Yokota (pictured), who disappeared at age 13 while on her way home from school in 1977, pleaded for help.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 25, 2026

This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 25, 2026 shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (C-R) and Army Chief Syed Asim Munir (2ndL) walking with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) upon his arrival at Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad. Abbas Araghchi arrived in Islamabad on April 24, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, ahead of planned Iran-US peace negotiations. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Pakistan's Prime Minister Office " - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

France charges 88 people over crypto kidnappings, including more than 10 minors

French authorities have been dealing with a string of kidnappings and extortion attempts targeting the families of wealthy individuals dealing in cryptocurrencies.

Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria’s Benue state

US Minnesota county probes federal arrest as possible kidnapping

A man, whose family requested a Hmong interpreter, is detained after ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conducted an immigration raid at his home, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis

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