kidnapping

Body Found Has Birthmark Matching Somer Thompson's: Father

Michael Santo — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:53:23 -0500

Authorities say they have not yet positively identified a body found Wednesday in a landfill as Somer Thompson's body, but hearts sank anyway. The landfill is about one hour away from the seven-year-old's home.

Phillip Garrido Once Gave Child Protection Advice to Advocate

Michael Santo — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:46:17 -0500

Reminiscent of burglars who become security consultants, Jaycee Lee Dugard's kidnapper, rapist and father to her two children (as well as possible prostitute murderer) gave a woman advice on protecting children. Janice Gomes couldn't possibly have understood the irony.

Experts: Jaycee Dugard's Story Just Beginning

Michael Santo — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:19:08 -0500

Jaycee Lee Dugard's story has placed the city of Antioch, CA on the map, though not in a good way. Kidnapped at age 11 in South Lake Tahoe, found on Wednesday in Antioch, seeing her mother for the first time since June 1991 on Thursday, can she, now 29, ever have a normal life?

Dugard Kidnappers Plead Not Guilty

Michael Santo — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:26:56 -0500

Jaycee Lee Dugard and, we assume, her two children, today continue to adjust to "normal" life, as normal as it could be under the circumstances. At the same time, Phillip Craig Garrido, 58, of Antioch and his wife, Nancy Garrido, 55, pleaded not guilty, while police searched their residence of evidence of connection into a string of 10 prostitute murders in the 1990s.

Details Emerge in Jaycee Lee Dugard Kidnapping

Michael Santo — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:35:11 -0500

More details are emerging in the case of Jaycee Lee Dugard, the now 29-year-old woman who was kidnapped 18 years ago while her stepfather watched helplessly. The initial crime itself was terrible, but the details on the following 18 years are horrific.

Jaycee Dugard, Missing 18 Years, Surfaces in SF Bay Area

Michael Santo — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:11:50 -0500

Jaycee Dugard, now 29, was abducted in Meyers, CA in El Dorado County, on June 10, 1991. She has now surfaced in Concord, CA, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office. She is pictured as a child above.

Napping, Hyperactivity, Depression and Anxiety Are linked

harminka — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:43:34 -0500

Napping may have a significant influence on young children's daytime functioning, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Pizza Man Saves Kidnapped Woman

Margaret Wilde — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:48:39 -0500

As he was delivering a pizza to a remote cabin in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, Chris Turner noticed a woman who was tied up, and as a result of his call to the police they were able to rescue her from her abductor.

Teacher Lisa Lavoie and 15-year-old Student Found in W. Virginia Hotel

Michael Santo — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:17:42 -0600

A 24-year-old teacher, Lisa Lavoie, and an unnnamed 15-year-old student were found in a Morgantown, West Virginia hotel room. The boy had been reported missing Feb. 16th.

Christie and Bobby Baskin's 20 Year Kidnapping Case Closed

Alberto — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:03:22 -0600

The parents of two children kidnapped in 1989 are preparing to meet their kids, Christie and Bobby Baskin, after two decades.

Kidnapping Prevention Tips

ruzik_tuzik — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:09:36 -0600

While abductions by strangers are extremely rare (most offenses against children, including abduction and sexual offenses, are committed by people that they know), now is a good time to provide some tips for child safety.

Cops Say Father Who Kidnapped Daughter May Have Tricked Them

Odur Joe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:14:44 -0500

According to new reports emerging from the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl in Boston by her father, Police have said that they have got reliable information which seems to suggest that Clark Rockefeller may have duped investigators into thinking that he wanted to flee the country in a yacht.