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New Name Surfaces in Madeleine McCann Case

2 witnesses identify same person after image release

(Newser) - After airing computer-generated images of a possible figure in the Madeleine McCann case on a BBC show last night, London police have fielded more than 700 calls and 200 emails regarding the missing British girl, they say in a statement . What's more, two witnesses offered the same name after...

Libya PM Kidnapped, Freed Hours Later

Apparently over government's reported approval of US raid

(Newser) - Libyan PM Ali Zeidan was reportedly kidnapped from the five-star hotel where he lives this morning—and released within hours. The militia that abducted Zeidan says it was simply detaining him over alleged corruption; the justice department and Zeidan's spokesman, however, call it a kidnapping, CNN reports. The New ...

Third Eye Blind Wife Kidnapped Own Kid: Cops

Kristi Fredianelli involved in twisted case

(Newser) - Kristi Fredianelli, 36, was arrested Sept. 19 for allegedly kidnapping her own 6-year-old daughter. Why is this not just news, but gossip? Because Fredianelli is married to Anthony Fredianelli, who was the lead guitarist of Third Eye Blind until 2009. She was wanted on a fugitive warrant in Nevada, where...

92 Abducted Kids Rescued in China

But some say it's just a drop in the ocean

(Newser) - Raids on a kidnapping operation in China has resulted in the rescue of 92 abducted children, a state-run media organization reports. The kids were rescued along with two women, while 300 gang members were arrested, reports the Xinhua news agency, per AFP . Kidnappers stole children in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces,...

Kidnapped Girl's Mom Linked to Suspect

They were once arrested together for drugs

(Newser) - Authorities are still keeping quiet about just how they managed to find a kidnapped girl "at a residence" in Conyers, Ga.; they're calling it "hardcore police work," WSB-TV notes. In the meantime, however, new information is emerging about the circumstances of the kidnapping. One of the...

Kidnapped Georgia Girl Found Alive
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Sep 18, 2013 2:39 PM CDT

Kidnapped Georgia Girl Found Alive

Ayvani Hope Perez, 14, rescued and reunited with family

(Newser) - She's safe: The 14-year-old Georgia girl who was abducted early yesterday in a home invasion has been found alive, reports MyFoxAtlanta . Ayvani Hope Perez has been reunited with her family, says the Clayton County police chief. Two male suspects are in custody, but police are looking for others, reports...

Kidnappers Demand $10K Ransom for 14-Year-Old Girl

Ayvani Hope Perez was taken from Georgia home yesterday

(Newser) - The family of an abducted 14-year-old Georgia girl has received a ransom demand from her kidnappers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Ayvani Hope Perez's family is trying to raise the $10,000 demanded by the two men who originally broke into their home early yesterday looking for jewelry and money....

Girl, 14, Abducted in Home Invasion

Suspects were trying to rob Georgia home

(Newser) - A terrifying story out of Georgia ends with a missing 14-year-old girl: Police say two men broke into a Clayton County home around 2:15am today looking for money and jewelry. When the mother living there didn't have anything to turn over to them, they shot the family dog...

Kidnapper's Sister Calls Hannah Anderson 'Trouble'

But James DiMaggio's sister now says DNA test not needed

(Newser) - Good news and bad news for the Anderson family: The sister of James DiMaggio says she doesn't actually want paternity tests to determine if her brother fathered Hannah and brother Ethan. Last week, a DiMaggio family spokesman said Lora Robinson wanted DNA to give her closure; yesterday she said...

Soft-Hearted Kidnappers Give Broke Hostage Money

Girl's family in China was too poor to pay

(Newser) - When they get out of jail in 5 years or so, these two kidnappers might want to consider another line of work. Their hearts just don't seem to be in it. Police in China say two men kidnapped an 11-year-old girl and planned on asking her family for a...

Mass Grave Tied to 12 Who Vanished From Mexico Bar

DNA tests being run on the bodies

(Newser) - A mass grave has been discovered east of Mexico City, and Mexican authorities today said they are conducting tests to determine if it holds some of the 12 people who vanished from a bar in an upscale area of the capital at midday on May 26. At least seven corpses...

Hannah Anderson: Why I Wrote Letters to DiMaggio

Meanwhile, father angrily rejects call for DNA tests

(Newser) - In her first interview since she was rescued, Hannah Anderson talks about her ordeal—and explains why she sent letters to family friend-turned-kidnapper James DiMaggio, which were later found in his burned house . At the time, she was having problems with her mom, Hannah said during an interview on this...

Hannah Anderson Kidnapper's Family Wants DNA Tests

They think teenager and her brother might be biological children of James DiMaggio

(Newser) - The Hannah Anderson kidnapping case gets even more puzzling: The family of James DiMaggio wants DNA samples from both Anderson children because they suspect the longstanding friend of the family could be the biological father of Hannah Anderson, whom he is accused of kidnapping, and Ethan, who he is accused...

Kidnapper Leaves $112K to Hannah Anderson's Grandma

Anderson family to get James DiMaggio's life insurance payout

(Newser) - In another twist in the Hannah Anderson kidnapping case, the kidnapper who murdered the teen's mother and brother has left his life insurance payout to her paternal grandmother, family members say. James DiMaggio, who was shot dead by police last week , left $112,000 to the grandmother, who he...

Hannah Anderson Surfaces Again

Calif. teen hits fundraiser, thanks supporters

(Newser) - Hannah Anderson again poked her head out in public yesterday, appearing at a car-wash fundraiser for her family. It's the second such event she's attended in a week , and meant to raise cash for funerals for her slain mother and brother, as well as counseling for the...

DiMaggio Tortured Hannah's Mom, Brother

Shot 5 times by police, including in head

(Newser) - A coroner report reveals that James DiMaggio was shot five times by the FBI—in the arm, leg, chest, and once in the side of his head—and more details are emerging about what happened the day Hannah Anderson was abducted . Warrants explain that Hannah's mom and brother were...

Hannah Anderson on Dead Kidnapper: 'He's a Psycho'

Talks about James Lee DiMaggio, ordeal online

(Newser) - No need to wait for Hannah Anderson's first big TV interview: The teen has already discussed her kidnapping ordeal in surprising detail online. Hannah answered anonymous questions on ask.fm starting Monday night, and the mother of one of her close friends confirmed to the AP that the postings...

Kidnapped Teen Didn't Know Mom, Brother Were Dead

Hannah Anderson 'has been through a tremendous, horrific ordeal,' says dad

(Newser) - Kidnapped California teen Hannah Anderson's ordeal is over, but in other ways it has just begun. "The healing process will be slow," said father Brett Anderson at a press conference yesterday. "She has been through a tremendous, horrific ordeal." He was joined by San Diego...

FBI Returns to Case of Baby&#39;s 1964 Kidnapping



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Aug 11, 2013 7:00 PM CDT

Cops Returned Wrong Baby in 1964 Kidnapping

Chicago parents raised child found in NJ who DNA says isn't theirs

(Newser) - Paul Joseph Fronczak was abducted as an infant from a Chicago hospital in 1964; shortly afterward authorities thought they'd found him and returned a baby to Fronczak's parents. That child was raised as Paul Fronczak—but a DNA test this year shows it wasn't him. Now, the...

Hunt for Fugitive, Teen Turns to Idaho Wilderness

Horseback rider spotted them on foot

(Newser) - The search for 16-year-old Hannah Anderson and her suspected abductor, 40-year-old James Lee DiMaggio, has spanned three states and thousands of miles. But now that law enforcement officers are at their closest yet to finding the pair, they face perhaps the most challenging search area of all. The Frank Church...

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