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Kidnapping

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Man threatened to cut off penis of man he wrongly thought was a sex offender
Man convicted of kidnapping ex-partner, jury fails to reach verdict on rape charge
Uefa vice president's niece found dead after kidnapping
Man 'hijacks woman's car' before crashing with her still in it in early morning drama
South African woman jailed for 10 years for kidnapping baby she raised as her own
Hate mail, attacks and hugs: Ten years after being freed from her kidnapper
Primark kidnapping: 'They offered her sweets... there was a level of planning'
Trucker accused of keeping women as sex slaves faces 20 years in prison
Mexican footballer beat his kidnapper up in order to free himself
Utah father and son arrested after five women lured into house and tied up in basement
Fake kidnapping case: Kevin McGeever's sentence suspended to not waste more taxpayer money
Big rise in kidnapping, murder threats and sexual offences
Woman on trial for stealing baby, 18 years after snatching newborn
Jennifer Guinness, survivor of one of Ireland's most notorious kidnappings, has died
Group of American civilians kidnapped in Iraq
Concern after five booksellers critical of Chinese government disappear
Gardaí want to know if you saw these two vans involved in the tiger kidnapping
Family found safe and well after tiger kidnapping
YouTuber Sam Pepper has released a video featuring a 'prank' murder...
Here's why YouTuber Sam Pepper's new 'prank' video has caused so much outrage
Well-to-do London couple abducted boy from Nigeria and made him their slave for 24 years
Man suspected of killing 4-year-old Bosnian refugee admits murdering another child
Terrorists release video of tourists kidnapped from Philippine resort
Mexico's government says corrupt cops kidnapped 43 students and burned them - investigators disagree
Kidnapped teenage girl found dead in Germany
Former caddie claims Robert Allenby's Hawaii kidnapping story isn't true
Empire State Building to turn red and purple for #BringBackOurGirls campaign
12-year-old girl escapes unharmed after punching man who grabbed her
Here's how many crimes were committed by people on bail last year
Man arrested after 10-year-old boy saves his little sister from abduction
French citizens told to get out of Yemen 'as fast as possible'
This map shows what Africa's deadliest terror group may be planning next
Trial begins of man accused of kidnapping and killing this boy in 1979
Frenchman kidnapped by terrorists in Algeria
Four arrested over kidnapping of Carlos Tevez's father
"They beat me with their fists, a chair, anything they could find. They stubbed out cigarettes on my leg and electrocuted me."
Student uses psychology skills to convince kidnapper to set her free
Boko Haram kidnap 20 women close to where 300 schoolgirls were abducted in April