kidnapped

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Amanda is one of more than a dozen Jewish people from a range of UK communities who have spoken to Panorama - including an NHS midwife, a student and a musician who was kidnapped.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

So when your relative calls claiming they’ve been kidnapped, you’ll know to hang up if they can’t name your first pet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah armed group announced that it would release US journalist Shelly Kittleson, a week after she was kidnapped in Baghdad.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her home on Feb. 1, thrusting Savannah Guthrie and her family into the national spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Percy put the pieces together: the pirates had been turned into dolphin-men millennia ago when they had kidnapped the wrong person.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan