Articles related to "Kidnapping"

Confronting the facts about child abduction, kidnapping and sexual assault of children can be unsettling, but gives parents some understanding of what to teach kids.

The woman who Casey Anthony alleges abducted Caylee Anthony has been located by authorities and chastized by the public.

Kidnappings in the Niger Delta have become commonplace. Ordinary Nigerians and expatriates are becoming increasingly unhappy about the situation and are demanding change.

The Jemison family lived in the Buchanan Valley in Adams County, Pennsylvania when Mary and a neighbor boy were taken to the Ohio Valley by the Shawnee Indian Tribe.

A huge political scandal on the eve of an election would ruin the average candidate--but Huey Long, Louisiana's Kingfish, was not the average candidate.

In late August 2009, Jaycee Lee Dugard was discovered in a California backyard, 18 years after being abducted from a bus station at age 11. She is not alone.

This suspenseful, coming-of-age novel gives the reader a glimpse of Scottish history from within a touching story of character development and true friendship.

Stevenson uses David Balfour and Alan Stewart's friendship in Kidnapped as a catalyst for David's character growth as well as a subtle response to political conflict.

In Thailand, the exotic adornments of the Padaung, or Kayan, tribe, whose women encase their necks in brass coils, make them vulnerable to human trafficking.

Communities around the nation read with disbelief the story of Jaycee Dugard, a woman of 29 who was kidnapped as a child of 11 and consequently robbed of her childhood.

On 19th September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill journeyed home after a late summer vacation, what happened on the drive would affect UFO research forever.

A review of Lisa Gardner's novel "Gone", a novel featuring her characters ex-FBI profiler Pierce Quincy and ex-Sherriff's deputy Lorraine Connor.

On the evening of January 25, 1967, Betty Andreasson, her parents and five children had an experience which was to become a cornerstone of Ufology.

The story of of Edward Bremer 's kidnapping in 1934 captured the nation's imagination and remains an interesting episode in the annals of crime.

Bruno Hauptman, a 36-year-old German-born carpenter, was executing for kidnapping and killing Charles Lindbergh's son on April 3, 1936 in the New Jersey .

In a world where kids like Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart are snatched from their bus stops and beds, how can parents and children not be swamped by anxiety?

Thousands of Europe's private and public garden gnome sculptures have been kidnapped and relocated by the Gnome Liberation Front and others.

In Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult explores the issue of whether a parent is ever justified in running away with a child even if doing so is in the child's best interest.

Bungling Burgler Josh Stewart finds a house of hell when a noble act gets punished big time in this violence-laden Marcus Dunstan horror assault on the senses.

With the recent discovery of kidnapped woman, Jaycee Dugard, many are wondering, what part does does Stockholm Syndrome play in keeping victims as hostages?

A professional negotiator in hostage and rescue operations among guerrilla forces in South America becomes slightly distracted by the affection of a bereaved wife.

Liam Neeson stars in Taken to provide a fantastical story of a father saving his daughter from kidnappers involved in sex trafficking.

The world's hot spots are located on almost every continent, so it's wise to check the most up to date warnings and advisories.

Between 1977 and 1983 North Korea abducted Japanese citizens from Japan and Europe and doubts over the whereabouts of the victims still plague relations between them.

Lenore Skenazy, unfairly dubbed "America's Worst Mom", shows that parents' excessive fears of child abduction, accidents, and assault are not supported by statistics.

Winters' biography draws Anne Morrow Lindbergh out from the shadow of her legendary husband Charles Lindbergh, revealing her as an aviation pioneer in her own right.

Some cancellations were surprising in that it happened so soon; others were even more surprising because it took so long.

Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey, left jail today for her parents' home released on $500,000 bail posted by famed bounty hunter Leonard Padilla.

A look at the life of the man who made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic.

Lindbergh devised new high altitude flying to save fuel and crossed the Atlantic in his biplane the Spirit of St. Louis.

After a crackdown in the provinces of Shanxi and Henan, child slaves that were overworked and beaten have been rescued in China.

Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timmy the dog set off on a peaceful cycling holiday but they fall into another adventure when they meet a strange boy called Richard.

Machine Gun Kelly would be among the first notable bandits to emerge during the period of time in American history called The Mid-West Crime Wave

In general, Gothic works include unusual or strange characters, often abuses or abductions, eerie settings, and beautiful or noble heroes and heroines.

Stressing the importance of the Canada/US relationship Prime Minister Stephen Harper went to New York. He met with UN officials, and major business leaders.

A missing or abducted child is a serious matter. Today, to raise public awareness, notices of missing children are broadcast via the Amber Alert system.

Child abduction and kidnapping by predators is rare, but potentially deadly, and all parents need to guard against it.

One of the greatest fears that every parent shares is the possibility of their child, or the child of a loved one, being abducted by a stranger.

International pressure is mounting on the FARC to release the desperately ill former Presidential candidate they are holding in the jungle - Colombia waits...

It has been over four months since the disappearance of Caylee Marie Anthony, and yet her whereabouts are still unknown.

Immigrants come to America often looking for a brighter future, but in some recent cases there are people who find themselves sold to families and worked as a slave.

NBC announced their fall schedule at today's Upfronts

Nigeria's economy is being hard hit by the global financial crisis and dropping oil prices. The only way to improve corporate confidence is to improve security.

Reeve Lindbergh tells a touching story of love and admiration between a mother and daughter, as well as, the story of letting go and savoring the memories left behind.

The existence of child soldiers will not come to an end until the world attacks the root causes: poverty, lack of economic opportunity, and social inequality.

Author Siobhan Dowd's second novel is a mystery that is gripping and touching, featuring a hero who is afflicted with Asperger's Syndrome.

As a young man, Saint Patrick was kidnapped from his home in Britain and spent six years in Ireland before escaping.

The embattled Gambian government recently shocked the world by sanctioning mass kidnappings disguised as witch hunting.

Take these quick and efficient steps in the unfortunate event that a loved one is abducted.

Kidnapping, smuggling and murder tend to be the exploits of a male hardened criminal. Sometimes in history the face of hideous crimes is a woman. This face: Patty Cannon.