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SC commutes death penalty of man who murdered 7-yr-old in TN

The Supreme Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentence awarded to a Tamil Nadu man for the kidnapping and murdering of a seven-year-old boy in 2009. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Couple sentenced to prison in notorious San Jose baby kidnapping

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A woman and her boyfriend were sentenced to prison Monday in the April kidnapping of a San Jose infant, drawing to a close a case that drew national notoriety because of its apparent motive — the woman’s desire to fool another extramarital lover into believing the…

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Gun used in kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from US

Federal court documents say the a man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel was arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in the border…

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Americans warned drug cartel kidnappings means Mexico 'has never been more dangerous'

Former officer of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Michael Alcazar, has said that Americans travelling to Mexico during the spring break face severe dangers

Daily Mirror

International Criminal Court Issues War Crimes Arrest Warrant Against Vladimir Putin

The charge is the crime of illegal kidnapping and deportation of Ukrainian children.

Reason

Mo. sheriff, two deputies charged in 'criminal street gang activity'

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. — The sheriff of Iron County and two of his deputies are accused of "criminal street gang activity" in what prosecutors allege was a parental kidnapping plot to help a friend.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

GOP leaders’ threat of US intervention has Mexican president whipping up frenzy

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s economy is facing economic and political challenges with a weakening U.S. dollar and drop in demand for goods. Protesters recently filled the streets here, repudiating what they called the leader’s push to dismantle a pillar of democracy. And insecurity cuts deeper into the fabric of society,…

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Mum-of-seven kidnapped in Mexico as neighbours hear her pleading with masked men

The FBI is offering a reward for information following the kidnapping of US citizen, Maria del Carmen Lopez, who was taken from her retirement home in Mexico and was heard pleading with masked men

Daily Mirror

Kidnapped woman escapes closet she was locked in for two months

Police says victim was provided very limited food and no bathroom facilities

The Independent UK

Oklahoma City bombing figure's son guilty in Nevada robbery

The troubled son of imprisoned Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols has pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to kidnapping and armed robbery in a case that will get him at least five years in a Nevada prison

The Independent UK

US no longer seeking death for man convicted in Sjodin case

The U.S. attorney in North Dakota says he will no longer seek the death penalty for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., convicted in the kidnapping and killing of a college student nearly two decades ago in a case that led to changes in sex offender registration laws

The Independent UK

"Mexico is safer" than the U.S., Mexican President López Obrador says

He's pushing back on U.S. travel alerts after reports of violence in Mexico, including the kidnapping of 4 Americans earlier this month.

Axios

Lopez Obrador claims Mexico is safer than the US, citing Cancun’s tourism boom

Mexico’s tourism boom is proof the country is safe to travel, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in an attempt to give reassurances after the kidnapping of four Americans set off calls by U.S. lawmakers to crack down on drug cartels.

Tribune News Service

Texas man charged with kidnapping for holding woman in locked trailer for four years

Woman rescued after calling for help from while suspect was at work

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Texas officials have told residents Mexico is too dangerous to visit for spring break

The advisory follows the kidnapping of four Americans earlier this month in the city of Matamoros. The state's Department of Public Safety said "cartel activity" made trips to Mexico a "serious risk."

Daily Mirror

Texas police warn tourists against travel to Mexico after deadly violence and kidnappings

After the deadly kidnapping in Matamoros, Mexico, and the disappearance of three women, US authorities have urged the public to avoid entering the country over safety fears

WEKU

He was with Emmett Till the night he was murdered. The horror haunts him still

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was just 16 years old when his cousin and best friend, Emmett Till, was lynched in 1955. Today, he is the last living witness of the kidnapping.

Tribune News Service

5 more arrested in kidnapping of 4 Americans in Mexico

Another five people have been arrested in Mexico for the kidnapping of four Americans, two of whom were killed amid the violent abduction.

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The Independent UK

Video of kidnap Americans entering Mexico emerges as arrest of five suspects turned in by Gulf cartel confirmed

A Facebook live video obtained by CNN shows the group in their vehicle just hours before the abduction

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping: Gulf cartel sends apology for attack as three Texas women go missing

Video captured the abduction of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

Leeds Live

7 Emmerdale spoilers for next week including kidnapping, violent attack and lives in danger

Next week will feature a number of upsetting storylines

Tribune News Service

Deadly Matamoros kidnapping has sparked fear among Black migrants, aid workers say

DALLAS — The kidnapping of four Black Americans — and the killing of two of them — in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros has sparked fear among Black migrants and raised concerns among aid workers who say Black asylum-seekers have long been targeted by drug cartels.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping – latest: Gulf cartel sends apology for attack as three Texas women go missing

Video captured the abduction of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico turned into a political spectacle

When the truck with North Carolina plates crossed the border from Brownsville, Texas, to Matamoros, Mexico, on Friday, the so-called falcons in charge of monitoring the border area notified their bosses of the presence of four Americans.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping – latest: Cartel blames its own members for attack as victims’ criminal records probed

Video captured the kidnapping of Americans LaTavia ‘Tay’ McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams in border city of Matamoros

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