NYC woman to plead guilty to 1987 kidnapping
NEW YORK - A woman charged with stealing a baby from a hospital more than 24 years ago is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, according to a court document...
Man fakes his own kidnapping to get money from family
CHICAGO - A Willowbrook man wanted to get money from his family, so he staged his own kidnapping and demanded a $1,000 ransom...
3 face new charges in Philly basement-captive case
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Seth Williams announced Friday he is adding new charges of aggravated assault, kidnapping, conspiracy and other counts against Linda Ann Weston, her daughter Jean McIntosh and Eddie Wright...
4th arrest made in Philadelphia basement case
The arrest of Jean McIntosh, 32, came the day after Philadelphia police, acting on a tip from Florida, took 10 young people into protective custody who were believed to be related to the suspects and possibly the victims...
Philly police: Disabled victimized by theft scheme
VIDEO - A woman convicted in the starvation death of a man nearly 20 years ago is facing charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment for allegedly preying on four mentally disabled adults, locking them in a basement ...
Child sacrifice is big business in Uganda
BBC - Many believe that members of the country's new elite are paying witch doctors vast sums of money for the sacrifices in a bid to increase their wealth...
Trio allegedly holds disabled adults captive
PHILADELPHIA - Four malnourished mentally disabled adults were found chained to a boiler in a locked Tacony basement room...
Dad found guilty, daughter cleared in kidnapping and shooting
MIAMI - A father accused in the kidnapping and shooting of his daughter's romantic rival was found guilty Monday, while a jury cleared his daughter of all charges...
Charges dropped in alleged kidnapping over Shaq
LOS ANGELES (AP) - At the prosecution's request, a judge Tuesday dismissed kidnapping, assault and robbery charges...
Real-world grand theft auto ends violently in NY
CONNECTICUT - Hotson Neree was wanted in connection with a carjacking and robbery spree that started with a kidnapping, led to a car chase and ended in a fiery crash in New York...
