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abduction

[ab-duhk-shuhn] / æbˈdʌk ʃən /
NOUN
taking away by force
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Police have yet to identify any suspects in her abduction, and her daughter – the Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie – has repeatedly begged the public for help in finding her mother.

From BBC

Nearly two weeks since Guthrie’s apparent abduction, law enforcement still hasn’t apprehended a suspect.

From Salon

The video fills in a key gap in the timeline authorities have provided about the hours before and after Guthrie’s abduction.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigators again scoured the desert brush outside the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie, as officials were reviewing a new message that could be tied to her abduction.

From Los Angeles Times

The note has taken center stage as authorities are still frantically trying to find Nancy Guthrie, 84, five days after her apparent abduction from her Tucson-area home.

From Los Angeles Times