Cal Ripken Jr. Seeks Help in Finding Mom’s Abductor
MIKE THEILER/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. says his mother feels violated and has not been able to return to her home since being abducted at gunpoint there earlier this month.“She’s not back in her hom…
WATCH: Vi Ripken Kidnapping Suspect Caught on Tape
Aberdeen Police Dept.(ABERDEEN, Md.) — Newly released surveillance video shows the man suspected of kidnapping Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr.’s mother last week.Vi Ripken, 74, was abducted at gunpoint from her home northeast of Balt…
12 Years for Woman Who Snatched Baby 20 Years Ago
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Connecticut woman who dressed as a nurse before snatching an infant from a New York hospital more than 20 years ago was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday on kidnapping charges.Ann Pettway admitted in February …
Photo of Ripken Kidnapping Suspect Released by Police
Aberdeen Police Department(ABERDEEN, Md.) — A photo of the man suspected of abducting the mom of baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. was released on Thursday by Maryland cops.The photo shows a man walking into what appears to be a store wearing a wh…
Missing Iowa Girls: Case Now Considered Abduction
ABC News(EVANSDALE, Iowa) — Authorities in Iowa now say they have classified the case of two young cousins, missing from their homes for a week, as an abduction. The girls, Elizabeth Collins, 8, and Lyric Cook, 10, were last seen riding their bikes ne…
Police Arrest Man in Attempted Kidnapping Caught on Tape
Obtained by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police announced today they had arrested a suspect in an attempted child abduction that was caught on tape, and that the suspect had turned himself in because he couldn’t “walk, talk or breathe” after …
WATCH: Attempted Abduction of 10-Year-Old Girl Caught on Tape
An attempted kidnapping of a 10 year old girl was caught on tape on July 18, 2012, the tape was released by the Philadelphia police who are asking for help finding suspect. (Obtained by ABC News)(PHILADELPHIA) — A 10-year-old girl and her 2-year-old …
Steve Jobs US Files Provide New Details on Drug Use, Kidnap Worry
Tom Munnecke/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Recently released Pentagon documents indicate that in the 1980′s Steve Jobs expressed concern that his daughter might be kidnapped in an effort to blackmail him. The documents also provide more infor…
Former Secret Service Agent Charged in Kidnapping Plot
Anderson County Detention Center(NEW YORK) — A former U.S. Secret Service agent campaigning to be a sheriff in South Carolina is facing charges for allegedly plotting to kidnap a retired judge.James Bartee, a 54-year-old running for sheriff in Oconee …
Two Americans Kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
iStockPhoto/ThinkstockUPDATE: The two American tourists who were kidnapped in Egypt this week were released on Thursday, ABC News has confirmed.
(CAIRO) — Two Americans tourists been kidnapped in Egypt.
The American embassy in Cairo tell ABC News the …
Pregnant Woman Who Was Kidnapped, Set on Fire and Shot Gives Birth
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(DETROIT) — A pregnant woman who was kidnapped, set on fire and shot in the back, in what police say was a horrific attempt to kill her unborn baby, gave birth to a boy Tuesday, hours before her ex-boyfriend and another man…
Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Survive Being Abducted, Set on Fire, Shot
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(WARREN, Mich.) — A 22-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby are alive and expected to live after being kidnapped, set on fire and shot in Warren, Mich., police said.The woman, who is nine months pregnant, told police…
Five Aid Workers Abducted in Afghanistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Five aid workers have been kidnapped by armed gunmen in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, according to local officials.The workers, which include two Western female doctors, are part of a non-governm…
Lebanese Pilgrims Kidnapped in Syria
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIRUT) — Many in Lebanon now fear their country is being pulled into the ongoing conflict in neighboring Syria after reports that 13 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims were kidnapped by members of a rebel group.News of the abduction spar…
Mississippi Highway Shooting Suspect Caught After Rape and Kidnap
Tunica County Sheriff’s Office(TUNICA COUNTY, Miss.) — The man arrested in connection with two Mississippi highway murders was linked to the crimes after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman who managed to get away and contact police.James D. Will…
Kidnapped Girls Had No Food or Water, Could Not Speak
ABC News(GUNTOWN, Miss.) — A small blonde child peeking over a ridge and spotted by Mississippi state highway troopers led to the rescue of Alexandria and Kyliyah Bain, ages 12 and 8, from kidnapper Adam Mayes on Thursday night, police said in a news …
Tennessee Kidnap Suspect Added to FBI’s Most Wanted List
Adam Mayes, left, is shown with Adrienne, center, and Alexandria Bain. (Facebook)(WASHINGTON) — The man suspected of kidnapping a woman and her three daughters — and then killing two of them — has been rushed to the top of the FBI’s list of its Top …
Missing Tennessee Family: Officials ID Bodies Found at Suspect’s Home
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Two bodies found at the home of a Mississippi man were identified Monday as a missing Tennessee mother and her oldest daughter, raising fears about the safety of the woman’s two younger daughters.The Memp…
Boy on Heart Transplant List Found After Being Kidnapped from Hospital
Pixland/Getty Images(ST. LOUIS) — A boy awaiting a heart transplant was found outside of Chicago after he was taken from a St. Louis hospital by his father, who does not have custody of his son.An Amber Alert and a SARAA missing child alert were issue…
Nurse Killed New Mother, Kidnapped Baby After Miscarriage
Montgomery County D.A.(SPRING, Texas) — The nurse who killed a young Texas mother and kidnapped her 3-day-old baby told police she needed the infant to show to her fiance, whom she had misled into believing she had recently given birth to his child.In…