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Police find body of kidnapped Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher

Tuesday, September 6 by ABC News

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- A body discovered in Memphis has been identified as abducted school teacher Eliza Fletcher, authorities said Tuesday. Fletcher's remains were found on Sunday afternoon in a South Memphis residential neighborhood several miles from where she was abducted, police said. The grim news came... Read More.

American nun kidnapped in West Africa, archdiocese of New Orleans says

Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News

(NEW ORLEANS) -- An American nun was abducted from a parish in Yalgo, Burkina Faso, where she has been stationed as a missionary since 2014, according to the archdiocese of New Orleans. The 83-year-old Sister Suellen Tennyson was abducted overnight on Monday and taken to... Read More.

Search continues for teen possibly kidnapped in her own car from Nevada parking lot

Friday, March 18 by ABC News

(FERNLEY, Nev.) -- Nearly a week after authorities believe a Nevada teenager was possibly kidnapped from a parking lot in her own car, the search for the missing person and a vehicle of interest continue. Naomi Irion, 18, was last seen inside her car on March... Read More.

Kidnapped Ukrainian mayor freed in ‘special operation,’ officials say

Thursday, March 17 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The mayor of an occupied Ukrainian city allegedly kidnapped by Russian forces last week has been freed, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov was freed from captivity in a "special operation," according to Kirilo Timoshenko, an advisor to Ukraine's presidential... Read More.

Two missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released, ministry says

Monday, November 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Two of the Christian missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti last month have been released, according to the ministry. Nineteen people -- including 17 missionaries, five of them children -- were kidnapped by a Haitian gang on Oct. 16 during an airport... Read More.

Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium’s government for crimes against humanity

Monday, November 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It was not until 2017 that Monique Bitu Bingi felt strong enough to tell the full story of what happened during her childhood in the Belgian-ruled Congo. Even her husband, who died years earlier, didn't know the full details. But her children,... Read More.

Former ‘400 Mawozo’ hostages describe ordeal as Haiti gang demands $17 million ransom for kidnapped missionaries

Wednesday, October 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Survivors of a previous kidnapping by the notorious Haitian gang 400 Mawozo have revealed details about what life was like as a hostage, with the group currently demanding a $17 million ransom to set free 16 Americans and one Canadian they have... Read More.

Seventeen missionaries, including five children, kidnapped in Haiti, ministry says

Monday, October 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Haitian gang has been blamed for kidnapping a group at a Haitian airport that included 17 missionaries, five of them children, according to officials. Nineteen people were abducted by a gang at a checkpoint in Haiti during an airport run on... Read More.

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says

Tuesday, March 2 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and JAMES BWALA, ABC News (LONDON) -- Hundreds of students who were abducted from an all-girls boarding school in northwestern Nigeria last week have been released, authorities said Tuesday.Gunmen kidnapped 317 students from the Government Girls Junior Secondary... Read More.

Kidnapped 10-year-old saved by two sanitation workers on pickup route

Wednesday, February 10 by ABC News

By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (NEW IBERIA, La.) -- Two Louisiana sanitation workers are being hailed as heroes for saving a 10-year-old girl who had been abducted from a family member's home.The girl, Jalisa Lasalle, had gone missing from a family... Read More.

2 young men kidnapped in Russia by Chechen security forces: LGBT activists

Friday, February 5 by ABC News

By PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News(MOSCOW) -- A Russian LGBT rights group says two young men it helped escape Chechnya have been kidnapped from a safe house in central Russia by Chechen security forces and returned to the region against their... Read More.

Afghan who worked for US denied visa after co-worker kidnapped, unable to reverify support

Friday, December 18 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The gunmen at his doorstep were the final straw for "Abdul."After escaping the attack -- whether they intended to kidnap or kill him was unclear -- he, his wife and four children fled Afghanistan... Read More.

Stories tagged with: kidnapped

Police find body of kidnapped Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher

American nun kidnapped in West Africa, archdiocese of New Orleans says

Search continues for teen possibly kidnapped in her own car from Nevada parking lot

Kidnapped Ukrainian mayor freed in ‘special operation,’ officials say

Two missionaries kidnapped in Haiti released, ministry says

Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium’s government for crimes against humanity

Former ‘400 Mawozo’ hostages describe ordeal as Haiti gang demands $17 million ransom for kidnapped missionaries

Seventeen missionaries, including five children, kidnapped in Haiti, ministry says

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls freed days after being kidnapped, official says

Kidnapped 10-year-old saved by two sanitation workers on pickup route

2 young men kidnapped in Russia by Chechen security forces: LGBT activists

Afghan who worked for US denied visa after co-worker kidnapped, unable to reverify support

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