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Wrote another, of the scammers: They “basically psychologically kidnap you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

"I thought they were going to kidnap us. I ran to a taco stand to take cover with the people there," Medina told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

At the same time, bald eagles were rumored to sometimes kidnap human babies and fly away with them in their talons.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

“They’re not going to kidnap my district here without a battle,” LaMalfa, 65, said Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025

“Who hired you to kidnap the Princess? It was someone from Guilder. We found fabric indicating as much on the Princess’s horse. Tell me that man’s name and you are free. Speak.”

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

When a Frenchman kidnaps a woman from the rival town, his mother and her fellow villagers react with outrage and indignation, less at the abduction itself than at his apparent interest in a German woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

The Ramayana depicts the victory of Hindu god Ram over the demon king Ravana after the latter kidnaps his wife, Sita.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

“This case shows that the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to track down anyone who kidnaps a U.S. citizen abroad,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

Bernini leaves Pluto dazed, off-balance, faltering, reminding us that Cupid’s arrow kidnaps his agency, too.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2022

Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office identified the remains as that of Sharon Lee Gallegos, who was reported kidnaped on July 21, 1960, thanks to advanced DNA technology.

From Fox News ● Mar. 16, 2022

The multi-state search for her and the five-year search for who reportedly kidnaped her diverted resources from other cases, Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson said.

From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022

In Beirut, meanwhile, West German Businessman Rudolf Cordes, kidnaped 20 months ago as a direct result of Hammadi's capture, was suddenly released.

From Time Magazine Archive

After his abduction, the Lebanese radio broadcast claims, Waite was kidnaped on suspicion of being an American spy.

From Time Magazine Archive

You don’t doubt that Fairspeckle was kidnaped by Mr. Shei’s agents?”

From The Gray Phantom by Herman Landon

Kevin Rideout - who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger's capital Niamey last year - was "in good health in the care of US officials", SIM International said in a statement on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

He surveyed followers, asking if they believed a family member had kidnapped Nancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

This time around, Enola’s impending wedding is interrupted when she learns Sherlock’s been kidnapped and needs rescuing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

The most common backstory is that Adora was kidnapped by Hordak as an infant and raised on the planet Etheria as a member of his Evil Horde.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

If you stayed in safe zones, like Ludus, you didn’t have to worry about your avatar getting robbed, kidnapped, or killed.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Pankey’s attorney, Anthony Viorst, countered that prosecutors’ circumstantial evidence, Pankey’s overbearing personality and his obsession with “true crime” mysteries is not enough to convict him of kidnaping and murder.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

The Foleys also said some responsibility lies with American members of the media who failed to continue reporting on Foley's kidnaping, letting it fall out of the news cycle.

From US News ● Feb. 26, 2015

A new movie, Heartbreak Hotel, imagines a '70s teenager kidnaping Elvis to impress his mom, and Elvis: An American Musical is touring the country this fall.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both women had told police complex kidnaping stories.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had never been quite sure about Major de Coverley, either, who, when he was not away renting apartments or kidnaping foreign laborers, had nothing more pressing to do than pitch horseshoes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

David Stivers, was reprimanded two months before Nancy’s kidnapping for “poor judgment,” blamed for delays securing crime-scene evidence in a homicide case, personnel records from a public-records request show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

They also brought to light a broader conspiracy, starting with the twist that this wasn’t Chris’ first kidnapping.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

US television star journalist Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal Saturday for anyone with information about her mother's disappearance to come forward, saying "we are begging for help" six months after the kidnapping took place.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has repeatedly insisted that he involved the FBI immediately, including working with a liaison on site the night of the kidnapping.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

“This is a film that is supposed to be about my kidnapping, not about Saemi,” he complained.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady