kidnapping

Babysitter takes children 1,000 miles from home and leaves them in a park

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Two young children, aged 1 and 2, were reportedly taken by a trusted family friend from their home in Florida and left in a park in Wisconsin after the babysitter discovered that the police were searching for her. Adalyn Jean Burkett, 18, and Marquan Edwards, 22, were apprehended on Monday, following a report by the children’s mother that her kids were missing. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office in northwest Florida made the announcement. The Florida …

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Mom sentenced over fake kidnapping plot

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Katie Sorensen, a well-known figure in the online parenting community, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for fabricating a story about a kidnapping attempt on her children. The incident took place in December 2020 when Sorensen posted on social media, claiming that a Latino couple had followed her into a Michaels craft store and tried to snatch her kids. However, investigations revealed that her report was false, and the accused couple was innocent. …

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Two suspects arrested for kidnapping woman and shoving her off a cliff

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Authorities have arrested two women in connection with the alleged kidnapping and murder of Mary Elizabeth Isbell, also known as Beth Wright. Loretta Carr, 45, was apprehended by a tactical team in DeKalb County, Alabama, while Jessie Eden Kelly was arrested in Pennsylvania. The suspects are accused of pushing Isbell off a cliff in the Little River Canyon National Preserve. Isbell’s remains were discovered earlier this week after she had been reported missing since late …

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Female tourist, 18, drugged and assaulted while visiting Nashville

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In a distressing case that has gripped the attention of Tennessee and Kentucky communities, two men are facing grave charges over the alleged abduction and assault of an 18-year-old college student from Kentucky. According to law enforcement, 36-year-old Joseph Farmer and 27-year-old Trevor Casteel are the primary suspects in this harrowing event that unfolded on May 4th. License plate reader technology provided crucial evidence, tracing the path the vehicle that the victim claims she was …

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Two men with lengthy criminal records arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault, and fraud

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On Wednesday, May 5, two men from Chattanooga, Tennessee, 36-year-old Joseph Farmer and 27-year-old Trevor Casteel, were charged with a slew of crimes, including rape and kidnapping. The victims in this harrowing case are a Kentucky college student, 18 years of age, who had been visiting downtown Nashville. Investigators followed up with the victim’s accounts and it became evident that the suspect’s misconduct did not begin with the kidnapping. At a bar on Broadway Street, …

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Man charged in nurses murder also connected to cold case

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Jamere Miller, a 36-year-old man from Detroit, is under arrest following the kidnapping and murder of his ex-girlfriend, Patrice Wilson, a 29-year-old nurse at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Her death has sent shockwaves throughout her small, tight-knit community of nursing professionals in Detroit. Miller turned himself in to police on Sunday along with his lawyer. According to Detroit Police Chief James White, Miller gave himself up because he was “feeling the pressure of this investigation.” But …

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Woman held captive and tortured over $450 debt

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A woman in Ohio has a close escape after facing alleged physical abuse at the hands of three suspects during her three-day captivity in a building on Robinson Drive in Springfield, Ohio. The three suspects, Amanda Vance, 32, Tiffany Lyons, 34, and Billy Woolard, 32, were arrested and charged with kidnapping, abduction, and felony assault. Court documents showed that the victim had stated that the suspects took turns beating her, not allowing her to eat, …

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New evidence found against man accused of murdering his wife

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Newly released surveillance photos show Brian Walshe, a 47-year-old Massachusetts art dealer accused of murdering his wife, purchasing a hacksaw and cleaning supplies. He was also depicted disposing of a heavy trash bag shortly after his wife’s disappearance. Walshe allegedly beat his wife, Ana, to death before dismembering her body and disposing of her remains in multiple dumpsters during the first week of January. Authorities have not yet found the 39-year-old mother of three’s body. …

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Man barricades himself inside sewer after kidnapping and threatening woman

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A man from Florissant, Missouri, held a woman hostage after accusing her of stealing money from him, leading to a police standoff in a sewer. Mario Hudgins, 33, allegedly assaulted the woman, choked her, and pointed a gun at her in a Flordawn Street residence. When the woman’s cousin entered the room, Hudgins threatened her with another firearm. The following morning, Hudgins left the home with the victim, who claimed she wanted to maintain peace. …

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DoorDash driver kidnapped and assaulted in Florida

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On Friday night police in Tampa, Florida succeeded in apprehending Joseph Killins, a 38-year-old suspect responsible for a string of violent crimes in the area. The investigation began on April 18th when a DoorDash delivery driver, a Hispanic female in her early twenties, was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. The woman was attempting to make her delivery at a Residence Inn hotel when Killins, armed with a weapon, forced her into her car and drove her …

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