Kidnapping

Crime and Safety

Women kidnapped in Mexico face severe risks, including trafficking, sexual exploitation, forced labor, and homicide. This explainer outlines how and why kidnappings occur, where...

Crime & Criminal Justice

The case of the kidnapped mother of news anchor Maria Bartiromo involves a high-profile abduction, extensive media coverage, and significant legal outcomes. Below are the essent...

people

J Paul Getty III, the grandson of oil tycoon J Paul Getty, became globally known after a violent kidnapping in Rome in 1973 that resulted in a traumatic ear injury. Held for mon...

people

J Paul Getty III (born Eugene Isaacson; November 4, 1956) was the grandson of oil tycoon J Paul Getty. His childhood was marked by familial instability and relocation across Eur...

true-crime

The Colleen Stan case refers to the kidnapping and captivity of Colleen Stan in the United States during the late 1970s. In 1977, Stan was abducted and held prisoner in a hidden...

Crime & Legal

The subject identified as the kidnapper is an individual whose criminal conduct centered on the unlawful taking and confinement of another person. Background details typically i...

Status Updates

As of the most recent publicly available information, Cardi B has not been convicted of kidnapping, and widely circulated social-media posts about an arrest do not align with of...

Crime & Investigations

On October 27, 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was kidnapped from a Bay Village, Ohio shopping center and found dead five days later in rural Ruggles Township. Law enforcement...

crime

The phrase "the woman in the suitcase 20/20" commonly points to a segment aired on the ABC news program 20/20 that featured a woman who survived being trapped in a suitcase. The...