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GOP rival quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

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GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon quips about kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

TROY, Mich. — Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon joked during a Friday campaign event about the 2020 kidnapping plot against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a remark that quickly drew criticism.

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'Suspicious' man orders girl, 12, to 'get in car' during terrifying kidnapping attempt

The schoolgirl was making her way home from a day of classes at around 3.50pm, when she noticed a 'suspicious man' waiting in his car as he asked her to 'come here' through the open window

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Moment mum who faked her own kidnapping to hide at ex's house is confronted by police

Sherri Papini vanished for 20 days back in 2016 before mysteriously reappearing, claiming to have been kidnapped and tortured - but police rumbled her web of lies

Daily Mirror

Editorial: The best path to justice in DeSantis’ migrant-flight scandal

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will have to answer for the dubious legality of his cruel stunt that dropped two state-funded planeloads of migrants on the Massachusetts resort community of Martha’s Vineyard. At the very least, he appears to have violated the boundaries of the state…

Orlando Sentinel

1989 kidnapping case | Rubaiya Sayeed appears before Jammu TADA court

JKLF chief Yasin Malik is likely to cross-examine Rubaiya Sayeed on October 20 in the 1989 kidnapping case

The Hindu

She faked her kidnapping to go back to her ex. Now she'll get 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016, triggering a three-week multi-state search. When she resurfaced, she told authorities an elaborate lie about being abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women.

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Mum who lied about own kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini, 39, made false statements to the FBI claiming she was snatched by two Hispanic woman while out jogging.

Daily Record

California mother jailed for 18 months for faking her own kidnapping to stay with boyfriend

Sherri Papini went missing on a jog prompting an FBI investigation

Evening Standard

What Sherri Papini said in court before being sentenced for fabricating California kidnapping

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before Sherri Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for admitting her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, the Northern California mother of two delivered an emotional statement to Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in a federal courtroom in Sacramento.

Tribune News Service

California woman who admitted to faking her kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini’s case gained national attention when she went missing for weeks but was found staying with an ex-boyfriend

The Guardian - US

Sherri Papini sentenced to 18 months for 2016 kidnapping hoax

The 40-year-old mother of two pleaded guilty last spring under a plea bargain that includes paying more than $300,000 in restitution

The Independent UK

California 'chameleon' awaits 2016 kidnapping hoax sentence

Federal prosecutors say a Northern California woman should be sentenced to eight months in prison for carefully faking her own kidnapping

The Independent UK

Police create awareness against rumours of child kidnappings in Belagavi

Hundreds of officers and staff visit villages and towns

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Evening Standard

Is Princess Anne the best royal? Here’s why she is so admired

Princess Anne’s appearances in public after the Queen’s death have been deeply moving. Free of the scandals dogging some of the others, a further look into her past shows that from her forthright remarks to surviving a kidnapping attempt, she’s actually...kind of amazing.

The Independent UK

DeSantis could be charged with kidnap after moving migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

California Governor Gavin Newsom asks DoJ to ‘investigate whether the alleged fraudulent inducement would support charges of kidnapping under relevant state laws’

The Independent UK

Man charged in jogger death pleads not guilty in other case

A Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman about a year before he was charged with kidnapping a kindergarten teacher during a pre-dawn run and killing her

Asharq Al-Awsat

Houthis Ignore Judges’ Strike in Sanaa, Take Measures Undermining Yemeni Judiciary

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a Houthi military leader, is pressing on with measures to undermine the judiciary in Yemen’s militia-run areas, showing total indifference towards a strike led by Yemeni judges over the kidnapping and killing of Judge Mohamed Homran. To date, most courts in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa are insisting…

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Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek eight-month prison sentence for Sherri Papini over faked kidnapping

The kidnapping scheme began back in November 2016 when Ms Papini seemed to disappear while out for a jog

The Conversation

Why Nigerian kidnap law banning families from paying ransoms may do more harm than good

Kidnapping for ransom has become one of the most significant challenges facing Nigeria today, and the government is attempting to address this by punishing families who pay ransoms. But many believe this has little chance of tackling the problem.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutors want California’s Sherri Papini to serve 8 months for admitted kidnapping hoax

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send Sherri Papini to prison for eight months as punishment for her kidnapping hoax, writing in court files that the Northern California mom continues to tell people she actually was kidnapped and rejecting a proposal by probation officials that she…

Chicago Sun-Times

Man charged with offering woman $150 for 5-year-old daughter, then grabbing girl by the hair

Gerardo Posadas, 25, was arrested after police released a video of incident. He was charged with aggravated battery and attempted aggravated kidnapping.

The Independent UK

Eliza Fletcher murder suspect appears in court for unrelated theft, days after being charged in separate kidnapping

The 38-year-old faces charges of aggravated rape and kidnapping charges in relation to a separate incident that took place in September 2021

The Independent UK

Man accused in jogger's death faces charges in earlier case

The man charged with killing a Tennessee teacher is facing new charges

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