Kidnapping
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Kidnapping is an unlawful transportation, asporation and confinement of taking a person against their will.
Motives
- Ransom
- Human trafficking
- Sexual assault
- Murder
- Bride kidnapping (forcing marriage)
- Tiger kidnapping (force the victim to do the kidnappers bidding)
- Dognapping(kidnapping someones dog or other pet)
Currently kidnapped
1980s
Name |
Born |
Disappeared |
Age |
Kidnapper | Missing from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Gosch | November 12, 1969 | September 5, 1982 | 12 | Unidentified | West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Anthonette Cayedito | December 25, 1976 | April 6, 1986 | 9 | Unidentified | Gallup, New Mexico, U.S. |
1990s
Name |
Born |
Disappeared |
Age |
Kidnapper | Missing from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morgan Nick | September 12, 1988 | June 9, 1995 | 6 | Unidentified | Alma, Arkansas, U.S. |
Adam, Trevor, and Mitchell O'Brien | October 28, 1982 (Adam) May 8, 1985 (Trevor) November 29, 1991 (Mitchell) |
November 9, 1996 | 14, 11, 4 | Gary O'Brien | Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
Mikelle Biggs | 1987/1988 | 1999 | 11 | Unidentified | Mesa, AZ |
2000s
Name | Born | Disappered | Age | Kidnapper | Missing from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madeleine McCann | May 12, 2003 | May 3, 2007 | 3 | Christian B | Praia da Luz, Portugal |
2010s
Name |
Born |
Disappeared |
Age |
Kidnapper | Missing from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kyron Horman | September, 2002 | June 4, 2010 | 7 | Unidentified | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Andrew, Alexander, and Tanner Skelton | Unknown | November 26, 2010 | 9, 7, 5 | John Skelton | Morenci, Michigan, U.S. |
Alessia & Livia Schepp | October 7, 2004 | January 30, 2011 | 6 | Mathias Schepp | Saint-Sulpice, Vaud, Switzerland |
Timmothy Pitzen | 2004 | May 11, 2011 | 6 | Unidentified | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
Lisa Irwin | 2010 | October 4, 2011 | 10 (months) | Unidentified | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
2020s
Name |
Born |
Disappeared |
Age |
Kidnapper | Missing from |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Óscar Denis | October 2, 1946 | September 9, 2020 | 74 | Paraguayan People's Army | Concepción, Paraguay |
Survived kidnappings
1970's
Name | Born | Disappeared | Found | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Stayner | April 18, 1965 | December 4, 1972 | March 1, 1980 | Kenneth Parnell | Merced, California, U.S. |
John Paul Getty III | November 4, 1956 | July 10, 1973 | December 15, 1973 | 'Ndrangheta | Rome, Italy |
Patricia Hearst | February 20, 1953 | February 4, 1974 | September 18, 1975 | Symbionese Liberation Army | Berkeley, California, United States |
Colleen Stan | December 31, 1956 | 1977 | 1984 | Cameron Hooker | Red Bluff, California, U.S. |
1980's
Name | Born | Disappeared | Found | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy White | November 1, 1974 | February 14, 1980 | March 1, 1980 | Kenneth Parnell | Merced, California, U.S. |
Jody Plauché | 1973 | February 19, 1984 | February 29, 1984 | Jeff Doucet | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
1990s
Name | Born | Disappeared | Found | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaycee Dugard | May 3, 1980 | June 10, 1991 | August 26, 2009 | Phillip Garrido | Pittsburg, California, U.S. |
Katie Beers | December 30, 1982 | December 28, 1992 | January 13, 1993 | John Esposito | Bay Shore, New York, U.S. |
Thomas Hargrove | March 3, 1944 | September 23, 1994 | August 22, 1995 | FARC | Cali, Colombia |
Natascha Kampusch | February 17, 1988 | March 2, 1998 | August 23, 2006 | Wolfgang Přiklopil | Vienna, Austria |
Jhon Frank Pinchao | Unknown | November 1, 1998 | April 28, 2007 | FARC | Mitú, Vaupés, Colombia |
2000s
Name | Born | Disappeared | Found | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elizabeth Smart | November 3, 1987 | June 5, 2002 | March 12, 2003 | Brian David Mitchell & Wanda Barzee | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
Shawn Hornbeck | 1990/1991 | October 6, 2002 | January 12, 2007 | Michael J. Devlin | Richwoods, Missouri, U.S. |
Shasta Groene | ? | May 16, 2005 | July 2, 2005 | Joseph E. Duncan III | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
Sharon Commins and Hilda Kawuki | Unknown | July 3, 2009 | October 18, 2009 | Janjaweed | North Darfur, Sudan |
2010s
Name(s) | Born | Disappeared | Found | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michelle Knight Amanda Berry Gina DeJesus |
April 1, 1981 (Knight) April 22, 1986 (Berry) February 13, 1990 (Dejesus) |
August 22, 2002 (Knight) April 21, 2003 (Berry) April 2, 2004 (Dejesus) |
May 6, 2013 | Ariel Castro | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Jayme Closs | July 13, 2005 | October 15, 2018 | March, 2019 | Jake Patterson | Barron, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Deaths from kidnappings
1930s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Lindbergh, Jr. | June 22, 1930 | March 2, 1932 | 20 months | Bruno Hauptmann | Hopewell Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
1950s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emmett Till | July 25, 1941 | August 28, 1955 | 14 | Roy Bryant & J.W. Milam | Money, Mississippi, U.S. |
1970s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Dean and Neal Sharman | Unknown | December 14, 1974 | 24 (Dean) 23 (Sharman) |
Pathet Lao | Vientiane, Laos |
John Dawson Dewhirst | 1952 | c. August 1978 | 26 | Khmer Rouge | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
1980s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Walsh | November 14, 1974 | July 27, 1981 | 6 | Ottis Toole | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
Enrique "Kiki" Camarena | July 26, 1947 | February 9, 1985 | 37 | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo & Rafael Caro Quintero | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
Junko Furuta | January 18, 1971 | January 4, 1989 | 17 | Junko Furuta's Murderers | Adachi, Tokyo, Japan |
Jacob Wetterling | February 17, 1978 | October 22, 1989 | 11 | Danny Heinrich | Paynesville, Minnesota, U.S. |
Amy Mihaljevic | December 11, 1978 | October 27, 1989 | 10 | Unidentified | Bay Village, Ohio, U.S. |
Melissa Brennen | April 12, 1984 | December 3, 1989 | 5 | Caleb Hughes | Lorton, Virginia, U.S. |
1990s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William R. Higgins | January 15, 1945 | July 6, 1990 | 45 | Hezbollah | Beirut, Lebanon |
Ebony Simpson | August 6, 1983 | August 19, 1992 | 9 | Andrew Garforth | Bargo, New South Wales, Australia |
James Bulger | March 16, 1990 | February 12, 1993 | 2 | Robert Thompson and Jon Venables | Liverpool, England, U.K |
Charlie Keever & Jonathan Sellers | November 1, 1979 (Keever) April 18, 1983 (Sellers) |
March 27, 1993 | 13 (Keever) 9 (Sellers) |
Scott Erskine | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Mary Eileen Sarmenta & Allan Gomez | ? | June 28, 1993 | ? | Antonio Sanchez | Calauan, Laguna, Philippines |
Karmein Chan | 5 November 1977 | April 13, 1992 | 13 | Mr Cruel | Templestowe, Victoria, Australia |
Polly Klaas | January 3, 1981 | October 1, 1993 | 12 | Richard Allen Davis | Petaluma, California, U.S. |
Miguel Ángel Blanco | May 13, 1969 | July 13, 1997 | 29 | ETA | Basque Country, Spain |
Marijoy & Jacqueline Chiong | ? | July 16, 1997 | ? | Francisco Juan Larrañaga | Cebu, Philippines |
Matthew Shepard | December 1, 1976 | October 12, 1998 | 21 | Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson | Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S |
2000s
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iriana DeJesus | January 30, 1995 | August 3, 2000 | 5 | Alexis Flores | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Holly Jones | September 14, 1992 | May 12, 2003 | 10 | Michael Briere | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Daniel Morcombe | December 19, 1989 | December 7, 2003 | 13 | Brett Peter Cowan | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Nick Berg | April 2, 1978 | May 7, 2004 | 26 | Al-Qaeda | Baghdad, Iraq |
Jessica Lunsford | October 6, 1995 | February 27, 2005 | 9 | John Couey | Homosassa, Florida, U.S. |
2010's
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kayla Mueller | August 14, 1988 | February 16, 2015 | 26 | The Islamic State | Raqqa, Syria |
Hania Aguilar | March 21, 2005 | November 27, 2018 | 13 | Michael Ray McLellan | Lumberton, North Carolina, U.S. |
2020's
Name(s) | Born | Died | Age | Kidnapper | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faye Marie Swetlik | June 13, 2013 | February 10, 2020 | 6 | Coty Scott Taylor | Cayce, South Carolina, U.S. |