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Arizona Woman Helps Save Herself During Kidnapping By Passing Note To A Stranger
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After being kidnapped by a man disguised as an Uber driver, a woman helped save herself by passing a note to a stranger at an Arizona gas station asking them to call 911.
Virginia Woman Saved From Swamp As A Baby Reunites With Rescuer 35 Years Later
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“I was especially emotional when she said she thought about me all the time,” Tameka Boone says.
Alexis Murphy Remains Discovered Seven Years After She Vanished
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Alexis Tiara Murphy was 17 at the time of her abduction and murder.
Mom In Custody After 6-Year-Old Boy Missing Since August 2018 Found In Attic
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Braedence Jones was found on Tuesday hiding in a crawlspace in Laclede County with his mother, Aubrey Ferguson, and her boyfriend, Woodrow Ziegler.
Neighbors And Police Team Up To Rescue 6-Year-Old From Kidnapper
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Within minutes of the child being snatched, 911 was called and more than a dozen officers launched to the scene. The child was found and reports said 40-year-old Robby Wildt was arrested.
Parents Reunite With Son 24 Years After He Was Kidnapped At Age 2
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Guo Xinzhen was snatched outside his family’s home in China when he was just a toddler and sold to a couple, police say.
Kidnapped Woman Escapes Captor By Grabbing Steering Wheel & Crashing Vehicle
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The man nicknamed “Ogre” allegedly had drugged, raped, and held her against her will for weeks.
Man Arrested After Ring Camera Captures Attempted Abduction Of 6-Year-Old Girl
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33-year-old Deric McPherson was arrested on Aug. 23, 2022 after grabbing a 6-year-old girl and attempting to pull her down the sidewalk with him.
Navajo Nation Girl Assaulted, Killed After Man Kidnapped Her While She Was Playing
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Tom Begaye Jr. left the 11-year-old child to die in the desert after “repeatedly hitting her on the head and face with a tire iron.”
How The Abduction And Murder Of A 9-Year-Old Led To The AMBER Alert System
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The AMBER alert system first debuted in 1996 as a collaboration between news media and police in Arlington, Texas. Named for Amber Hagerman, the alerts have helped find more than 1,000 abducted children.
New Age Enhanced Photo Released In 2011 Disappearance of 6-Year-Old Timmothy Pitzen
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Investigators said his mother, 43-year-old Amy Pitzen, picked up her son from Greenman Elementary School and he was never seen again.
The Secret Elvis Presley FBI Files: Memos Detail Threats, Blackmail, Kidnapping Plots & More
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Declassified documents detail the singer’s life behind the scenes.
True Crime News Roundup: Police Knew Kidnapped 3-Month-Old Was In Car When They Opened Fire, Killing Him
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Plus: Smuggler caught with 52 reptiles concealed in his clothing; missing Hawaiian man found encased in concrete; correctional officer accused of killing his girlfriend; and film director mistakenly handcuffed after bank reports robbery.
‘A Moment For Great Joy’: Australian Girl, 4, Rescued 18 Days After She’s Kidnapped
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Cleo Smith was abducted from a tent while on an overnight camping trip with her parents.
