kidnapping

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Sometimes, though, the birds recruit new helpers by kidnapping other groups’ young.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was released by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah a week after her kidnapping in Baghdad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Barring another appeal, Rivas will be sent back to her home country to stand trial on charges of aggravated kidnapping.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Two weeks after Ashaal’s kidnapping, Hani handed the recording and his analysis to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He reviewed all the details: the eyewitness testimony of Mose Wright and Willie Reed, the prior confession of Bryant and Milam to kidnapping, the positive identification of the body by Emmett’s mother and others.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe