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Wife Fakes Kidnapping to See if Hubby Would Pay Ransom

She also tells him not to go to police...

(Newser) - Strike this from the list of "Ways to know if my husband truly loves me": A Spanish woman has been detained after faking her own kidnapping to see if her husband would be willing to fork over the ransom money. According to police, she texted him a photo of...

Kidnapped Mexican Politician Freed After 7 Months

Prez candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos' captors still at large

(Newser) - Former Mexican presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos was freed yesterday, 7 months after kidnappers snatched him from his ranch north of Mexico City. The 69-year-old political heavyweight known as "El Jefe" didn't give reporters any details of his months in captivity. He said that, as a man of...

Missing Va. Girl, Alleged Kidnapper Found in Calif.

Jeff Easley suspected in death of girl's mother

(Newser) - A 12-year-old Virginia girl missing for a week has been found on the opposite coast after authorities spotted Brittany Mae Smith in a San Francisco retail store with the man suspected of murdering her mother. "She is well and she is in good hands at this time," says...

Husband Busted in Wife's Honeymoon Murder

Shrien Dewani accused of ordering hit on his wife, Anni

(Newser) - A British businessman is facing extradition after being arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder his bride on their South African honeymoon, the Telegraph reports. Shrien and Anni Dewani had been married just two weeks when their taxi was carjacked Nov. 13. Shrien and the driver were forced out of...

Elizabeth Smart Storms Out of Trial

Loses cool after shrink testifies Mitchell intended to impregnate her

(Newser) - Losing her cool for the first time, Elizabeth Smart stormed out of her alleged kidnapper's trial yesterday, glaring at a state psychologist as he testified that Brian David Mitchell intended to impregnate her and that the two had talked about baby names. Paul Whitehead, who evaluated Mitchell for three years,...

Father of 3 Missing Boys Is Arrested

Police don't think they'll be found alive

(Newser) - The father of three Michigan boys who've been missing since Thanksgiving has been arrested for parental kidnapping, CNN reports. John Skelton—who had been in the midst of a custody fight over his sons, ages 5, 7, and 9—is now in jail after being discharged from a hospital over...

Pakistan Freed Captors of NYT Reporter

It's more evidence of ties between government, Taliban

(Newser) - An investigative piece by the Nation about what happened in the aftermath of an American reporter's escape from his captors demonstrates yet again that Pakistan's secretive ISI agency maintains close ties with the Taliban. The case revolves around New York Times reporter David Rohde, who was kidnapped and held 7...

Missing Family Likely Murdered: Police

Cops, kin lose hope as time passes

(Newser) - Missing family members of the young teenage girl found bound and gagged in the basement of an Ohio man have likely been murdered, police fear. "We would like to retain a hopeful attitude, but we have to be realistic," said local Knox County Sheriff David Barber. Sarah Maynard,...

Mitchell: Elizabeth Smart Had a 'Glorious Experience'

Witness testifies he was controlling, not delusional

(Newser) - Trial resumed in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case today, with jurors hearing testimony that Brian David Mitchell was not delusional, but rather deliberately controlling and intimidating, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. Mitchell "has a personality that is much larger than I’ve ever encountered," testified a former cop...

'Dead Man' Busted in Kidnapping

Suspect Steven Sanders was declared dead in 1994

(Newser) - A man declared dead in Mississippi 16 years ago has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a 12-year-old girl whose remains were found in a Louisiana forest. Thomas Steven Sanders, 51, is likely to face more charges in relation to the girl's death, AP reports. The girl's mother, who was...

Daughter in Missing Family Rescued
 Daughter in 
 Missing Family 
 Rescued 
NO SIGN OF OTHERS
Nov 15, 2010 12:24 AM CST

Daughter in Missing Family Rescued

'Weirdo' Ohio man charged with kidnapping

(Newser) - A police swat team has rescued a 13-year-old girl found bound and gagged in the home of an Ohio man suspected in the disappearance of her family. "We did not want to give him time to harm her, so we used a tactical team," said a police spokesman....

Elizabeth Smart: Abductor Was 'Self-Serving,' 'Vulgar'

Says he used religion to justify his actions

(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart wrapped up her testimony in the trial of Brian David Mitchell today, making clear that she doesn't think the man accused of subjecting her to daily rapes for 9 months is a man of God as he claims. In her words: "He was crude and vulgar, self-serving....

Elizabeth Smart Stayed With Captor to Protect Family

He promised to kill them if she fled

(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart continued her poised testimony today, explaining that she didn't try to escape captor Brian David Mitchell because he promised to kill her family if she did. The Salt Lake Tribune highlights this wrenching detail: Mitchell forced her to burn the red pajamas she had on when he abducted...

Elizabeth Smart Takes the Stand Against Alleged Kidnapper

She recalls 'begging' him not to rape her

(Newser) - Elizabeth Smart took the stand today against the man accused of kidnapping and raping her, recounting in a calm voice how Brian David Mitchell allegedly woke her up on the morning of June 5, 2002, with a knife to her throat. He said, “Come with me or I will...

Kidnapped Tourists Found in Mexican Mass Grave

YouTube video leads police to 18 bodies

(Newser) - Investigators believe 18 bodies found in a mass grave near Acapulco are members of a group of Mexican tourists kidnapped a month ago . Police were led to the mass grave by a video posted on YouTube, in which two men answering questions from an unseen interrogator say they killed the...

Judge Boots Elizabeth Smart Defendant From Court
Judge Boots Elizabeth Smart Defendant From Court
CAN'T STOP SINGING
Nov 1, 2010 5:52 PM CDT

Judge Boots Elizabeth Smart Defendant From Court

Brian David Mitchell couldn't contain his urge to sing hymns

(Newser) - Brian David Mitchell may have been found mentally competent to stand trial, but that doesn't mean he's capable of controlling his urge to sing hymns in court, reports the AP. The serenading of Elizabeth Smart 's alleged kidnapper lasted about a half-hour during jury selection before the judge kicked him...

Elizabeth Smart Kidnapping Trial Begins Today

Smart will testify against Brian David Mitchell

(Newser) - More than seven years after she was found, Elizabeth Smart is preparing to take the stand against the man accused of kidnapping her. Brian David Mitchell’s trial begins today in Salt Lake City, and Smart will fly back from her Mormon mission in Paris this weekend for it. After...

Investigator in Case of Missing US Jet Skier Is Beheaded

Mexican authorities say delivery of severed head 'unrelated'

(Newser) - A Mexican police commander investigating the disappearance of an American jet skier has been beheaded, MSNBC reports. The head of Commander Rolando Flores was delivered to a police station in the border city of Ciudad Miguel Aleman. Though Flores had just provided information about gang members thought to be involved...

Calif. Driver Rescues Kidnapped Girl

Good Samaritan saves 8-year-old after dramatic truck chase

(Newser) - An quick-witted California driver put himself in harm's way to help an 8-year-old girl escape from her kidnapper. Victor Perez gave chase in his pickup when he spotted a vehicle identified in a statewide Amber Alert after the girl had been snatched from outside her Fresno home the previous evening....

Gunmen in Acapulco Kidnap 22 Men

Resort city has been plagued by drug violence

(Newser) - Gunmen kidnapped 22 men who were traveling together in Mexico's Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco, authorities said today. The group was visiting from the western city of Morelia and looking for a place to stay when they were abducted Thursday. Witnesses said the men, ranging in age 17 to...

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