abduction
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No group has said it was behind Saturday's abduction and the army is still waiting for the kidnappers to contact the family, the army said.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Some are hopeful that the changes will help prevent cases of parental abduction, which have come into the spotlight in recent years - especially after allegations made by foreigners with Japanese ex-spouses.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Guthrie’s interview comes nearly two months since Nancy’s Guthrie’s abduction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Instead of helping “Today” viewers begin their day, the longtime morning news anchor paid an off-camera visit to her NBC family amid her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie’s abduction in Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
“This event happened too long before the abduction of Emmett Till,” he said.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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