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List of kidnappings: 2010–2019

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The following is a list of kidnappings that occurred in the 2010s, summarizing the events of each case, including instances of celebrity abductions, claimed hoaxes, suspected kidnappings, extradition abductions, and mass kidnappings.

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  1. ^ Krishna Rao: "Double tragedy: Vaishnavi's father dies of shock" Archived 12 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The New Indian Express, 3 February 2010, retrieved 3 April 2011
  2. ^ "Militants free 50 hostages kidnapped on Saturday". Dawn. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Terry, Lynne (31 January 2011). "Desiree Young says waiting for word on Kyron Horman is 'torture'". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Kakama killer gets 30 year jail term". 93.3 KFM. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Brazil's Bruno Fernandes jailed over ex-lover's murder". BBC News. 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Eliza Samudio: see details of the crime".
  7. ^ Cheema, Umar (11 June 2011). "Dying to Tell the Story". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Politicians kidnapped". Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Killer Stuffed His House With Leaves, Kept Kidnapped Girl". ABC News. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ Neil Lancefield (15 November 2010). "Police hunt honeymoon carjack killers". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  11. ^ Pettifor, Tom (8 December 2014). "Why did Shrien Dewani case collapse? 7 reasons why he is free". Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  12. ^ "What happened to the Skelton brothers? Thanksgiving marks 11 years since Michigan boys disappeared". FOX 2 Detroit. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Christopher Halliwell admits Sian O'Callaghan murder". BBC News. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  14. ^ Bule, Jordan (8 September 2014). "Breaking: TBI says remains found are Holly Bobo". The Jackson Sun.
  15. ^ "New developments years after conviction in high profile Holly Bobo case". News Channel 5 Nashville. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  16. ^ "The True Story of Hamza al-Khateeb's Death Belies Media Fabrications". Syrian Arab News Agency: SANA, Damascus Syria – syria news. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  17. ^ Timmothy's name is sometimes occasionally spelled Timothy, but it has two "m"s.
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  19. ^ Perlez, Jane; Schmitt, Eric (4 July 2011). "Pakistan's Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  20. ^ Rogers, Brian. "Victim's twin brother testifies in Houston's 'honor killings'". Chron. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  21. ^ Kilgannon, Corey (15 July 2011). "For Hasidim, First Call for Help Often Isn't to 911". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  22. ^ "Search intensifies for missing Mo. baby Lisa Irwin". CBS News. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  23. ^ "Second day of search for Lisa Irwin begins". Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  24. ^ Hoffer, Steven. "Lisa Irwin Missing: Missouri Baby Unlikely Taken By Stranger". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  25. ^ "Navy SEALs Who Killed Osama Bin Laden in Rescue of 2 Hostages in Somalia: Report". NY Daily News/The Associated Press. Mogadishu, Somalia. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  26. ^ Alonso, Nathalie (22 May 2019). "Ramos Relives Harrowing Kidnapping Experience". MLB.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  27. ^ Van Sant, Peter (March 13, 2021). "FBI working to identify unknown victims of serial killer". CBS News. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Yahoo.
  28. ^ Isabel Celis remains found, 31 March 2017, retrieved 1 March 2022
  29. ^ Winslow, Ben (11 October 2018). "Man accused in sexual assault, murder of West Jordan girl found competent, strikes plea deal". Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
  30. ^ Pelisek, Christine (12 October 2018). "6-Year-Old Was Abducted Through Family's Back Door in the Middle of the Night: 'It Shook Our Community'". People Magazine.
  31. ^ "Kurdish rebels release kidnapped Turkish opposition lawmaker". The Washington Post. Ankara. AP. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  32. ^ "April Jones abduction: Call for volunteers to help new search". BBC News. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  33. ^ Stefen, Jordan (30 November 2013). "Evidence details twisted path that led Austin Sigg to Jessica Ridgeway". Denver Post. Digital First Media. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  34. ^ Kassam, Ashifa; Janjua, Haroon (October 12, 2017). "Canadian American family rescued after five years as captives in Afghanistan". The Guardian. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  35. ^ "Jersey Bridgeman Murder Update: Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Zachary Holly, acccused [sic] of killing Ark. girl, 6". CBS News. 7 January 2013.
  36. ^ Neal, Tracy (20 May 2015). "Zachary Holly found guilty of murder". Arkansas Online.
  37. ^ Carter, Chelsea J. (August 20, 2014). "Video shows ISIS beheading U.S. journalist James Foley". CNN.
  38. ^ "John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria". BBC News. 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  39. ^ "Alabama kidnapper was killed in firefight, explosives found in bunker, FBI says". foxnews.com. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  40. ^ Haberman, Zach (13 September 2014). "David Haines video: Full transcript of ISIS footage that allegedly depicts beheading of British aid worker". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  41. ^ "Jeffrey Willis guilty of murdering Jessica Heeringa". Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  42. ^ Kevin Bluhm pleads guilty to lying to police about Jessica Heeringa's disappearance[permanent dead link] WZZM, August 26, 2016
  43. ^ "Supreme Court of Florida v. Donald James Smith" (PDF). floridasupremecourt.org. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  44. ^ Kelley, Eileen (15 February 2018). "Donald James Smith guilty of kidnapping, rape and murder of Cherish Perrywinkle". The Florida Times-Union.
  45. ^ Mather, Kate (August 10, 2013). "Kidnapping suspect killed by FBI; Hannah Anderson in 'good shape'". LA Times. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  46. ^ "IS jihadi group beheads US journalist Steven Sotloff". CNN. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  47. ^ James Gordon Meek (August 14, 2015). "ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla Mueller, Officials Say". Washington DC: ABC News. Archived from the original on August 14, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  48. ^ "Statement attributed to ISIS claims U.S. airstrike killed American female hostage". Dallas News. February 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  49. ^ Goldman, Adam; Callimachi, Rukmini (November 12, 2019). "ISIS Leader al-Baghdadi May Have Had U.S. Hostage Executed, Witness Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  50. ^ "Aaron Arias, Jamal Harris Save Woman Kidnapped by Charles Atkins Lewis (911 Call)". The Huffington Post. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  51. ^ "IS Beheads Peter Kassig, Challenges U.S. to Send Ground Troops". SITE Monitoring Service. November 16, 2014. (transcript of the video, largely based on the original English subtitles)
  52. ^ "Bethany Arceneaux, La. kidnapping victim, found alive; suspect killed by her family members, police say". CBS News. 11 November 2013.
  53. ^ "Alan Henning 'killed by Islamic State'". BBC. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  54. ^ "Man behind Sheng Siong kidnapping pleads for death penalty, gets life sentence". Today. 1 December 2016.
  55. ^ Geanous, Jacob (9 April 2019). "Killer who raped and murdered girl, 10, wants his death sentence scrapped". Metro.
  56. ^ "Police: Ex-champ Cermeno killed in Venezuela". ESPN.com. 25 February 2014.
  57. ^ Corchado, Alfredo (13 April 2014). "Cartel violence ramps up in Mexican border state of Tamaulipas". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  58. ^ Walker, Jade (20 March 2014). "Ukrainian Navy Commander Released: Serhiy Haiduk, Other Hostages Freed By Crimean Authorities". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  59. ^ "Shelly Dadon murdered by Arab taxi driver, police reveal". The Jerusalem Post. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  60. ^ Eglash, Ruth; Branigin, William (30 June 2014). "Israeli army says three kidnapped teenagers found dead". The Washington Post. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  61. ^ "Palestinian jailed for murder of Israeli teenagers". BBC News. 6 January 2015.
  62. ^ Martin, Kevin (16 February 2017). "Garland guilty: Three counts of first-degree murder in killing of Liknes couple, grandson Nathan". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  63. ^ "Israel convicts two Jewish minors for murder of Palestinian youth Mohammed Abu Khdeir". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  64. ^ "Official: Israel, Hamas to discuss prisoner exchange". Ma'an News Agency. MNA. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  65. ^ Winer, Stuart (14 October 2014). "Hamas official claims prisoner deal coming soon". Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  66. ^ "Egypt issues invitations for Israel-Palestinian talks". i24news. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  67. ^ "Kohver released and back in Estonia". 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  68. ^ Gysin, Patrick (11 April 2015). "Donna Eastwood murder: Evil thug who burned mum to death in boot of car jailed for life". mirror.
  69. ^ McCurry, Justin (31 January 2015). "Isis video purports to show beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  70. ^ Kaplan, Sarah (5 February 2016). "Wife crashes her own funeral, horrifying her husband, who had paid to have her killed". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  71. ^ Woodrow, Melanie (7 June 2021). "Survivors of Vallejo 'Gone Girl' case respond after police apologize for calling them liars". ABC 7 News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  72. ^ Woodrow, Melanie (16 March 2017). "Timeline: Denise Huskins, Matthew Muller Vallejo kidnapping case". ABC 7 News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  73. ^ Woodrow, Melanie (13 February 2019). "Convicted Vallejo kidnapper Matthew Muller will stand trial on rape charges". ABC 7 News. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  74. ^ "California: kidnapper sentenced in case police first said was Gone Girl hoax". The Guardian. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  75. ^ "California kidnapping: disbarred lawyer charged over abduction that police called a hoax". The Guardian. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  76. ^ "Palpable emotions at the funeral of Chloé in Calais: Little angel, we are here to tell you that we will never forget you". RTL Info. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  77. ^ Baxter, Stephen (28 July 2015). "Teen lured child to apartment, killed her and dumped her in trash, police say". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
  78. ^ Shapiro, Emily (28 July 2015). "Teen Arrested for Murder After 8-Year-Old's Body Found in Recycling Bin, Police Say". ABC News.
  79. ^ Copitch, Josh (16 May 2019). "Adrian Gonzalez could still be prosecuted as an adult, SB 1391 ruled unconstitutional". KSBW Monterey.
  80. ^ Santiago, Mealnie (15 March 2016). "Main suspect in Seya Sadewmi killing sentenced to death". News 1st. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  81. ^ "Falae Regains Freedom, Says He Slept on Bare Floor". Thisdaylive. 25 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  82. ^ Mashal, Mujib; Shah, Taimoor (2015-11-09). "Afghan Fighters Loyal to ISIS Beheaded 7 Hostages, Officials Say". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  83. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. 8 November 2017.
  84. ^ "Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori on way home to UK". BBC News. 16 March 2022.
  85. ^ "How is a UK debt to Iran connected to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?". BBC News. 17 March 2022.
  86. ^ "Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori back with families". BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  87. ^ "Father's co-worker charged with killing, sexually assaulting girl, 5". www.cbsnews.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  88. ^ Portman, Jennifer. "Man with ties to cold case in jail on unrelated charges". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  89. ^ Etters, Karl; Burlew, Jeff (December 11, 2018). "Denise Williams trial: Brian Winchester testifies affair 'snowballed' into plot to kill". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  90. ^ O'Riordan, Alison (2021-11-15). "Man found guilty of murdering friend and dumping decapitated remains in woods". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  91. ^ Rojas, Nicole (November 14, 2016). "Todd Kohlhepp confesses murders to his mother after being arrested for kidnapping Kala Brown". The International Business Times UK. Archived from the original on November 14, 2016. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  92. ^ "ماجرای قتل و آزار "کیانا کوچولو"". Khorasan Newspaper. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  93. ^ "قاتل "کیانا" در نیشابور اعدام شد". Islamic Republican (newspaper). Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  94. ^ "اعدام قاتل دختر ٧ساله در ملأعام". Shargh Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  95. ^ "Kim Kardashian Halts MediaTakeOut Lawsuit". Vanity Fair.
  96. ^ "Muere un concejal opositor venezolano que estaba preso, su familia denuncia que no recibió atención médica" [A Venezuelan opposition councilor who was imprisoned dies, his family denounces that he did not receive medical attention]. Univision (in Spanish). 18 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  97. ^ Meisner, Jason; Lee, William; Schmadeke, Steve (2017-01-05). "Brutal Facebook Live attack brings hate-crime charges, condemnation from White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
  98. ^ "Reagan Tokes case spurs Ohio legislation to change incarceration guidelines". True Crime Daily. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  99. ^ "Deputy justice minister hijacked at gunpoint, escapes unharmed". News24.
  100. ^ "Fr. Chito of Marawi rescued from Maute captivity". Vatican Radio. CBCPNews. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  101. ^ "Urgent Action: Imprisoned Journalist Must Be Released" (PDF) (Press release). Amnesty International. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  102. ^ "Federal jury finds Brendt Christensen guilty of kidnapping, slaying of a Chinese scholar at U. of I." Chicago Tribune. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  103. ^ "Journalists say Russian mercenaries in Syria tortured, beheaded, and burned a deserter from Assad's army. For fun". Meduza. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  104. ^ Moscow, Marc Bennetts (2019-11-22). "Investigators say man filmed beheading Syrian is Russian Wagner Group mercenary". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
  105. ^ "Anthony Pardon sentenced to 2 life sentences plus more than 60 years in prison". 10tv.com. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  106. ^ Egyptian journalist detained, disappears in state custody, 20 February 2018.
  107. ^ "Egypt: Egyptian defenders and journalists detained". Amnesty International. April 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  108. ^ "Jastine Valdez: Post mortem finds woman was strangled". 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  109. ^ "Boy, 16, found guilty". BBC News. Alesha MacPhail murder. BBC. 21 February 2019.
  110. ^ Lenthang, Marlene (May 28, 2021). "Guilty verdict in murder of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts". ABC News. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  111. ^ "Missing Chinese Girl, 12, Found After Disappearing from Tour Group". BBC News. BBC. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  112. ^ "Newly elected Mexico lawmaker kidnapped". BBC News. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  113. ^ "Missing Wisconsin girl's parents died from gunshots, Jayme Closs may have been there, sheriff says". USA Today. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  114. ^ "Jake Thomas Patterson charged in Jayme Closs kidnapping". New York Post. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  115. ^ "13-year-old girl kidnapped from mobile home park". New York Post. Associated Press. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  116. ^ "Suspect arrested in kidnapping and killing of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar". ABC News. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  117. ^ Brown, Tonya (5 November 2019). "Hania Aguilar remembered one year after her abduction, killing". WPDE. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  118. ^ Monk, John (26 July 2021). "Pathologist speaks for the dead, tells jury in Rowland trial how USC student died". thestate.com.
  119. ^ Cameroon: SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi released after brief kidnap, Journal du Cameroun, 27 April 2019. 19 December 2022
  120. ^ Binding, Lucia (20 November 2019). "Kidnapped Girl, 8, Rescued by Police in Dramatic Bodycam Footage". Sky News.
  121. ^ Cameroon: Kidnapped SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi released, Journal du Cameroun, Jun 29, 2019. Accessed Jun 29, 2019.
  122. ^ Butterfield, Michelle (16 February 2022). "N.Y. Girl Missing for 2 Years Found Alive Inside Secret Compartment". Global News. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  123. ^ Gray, Matt (6 December 2019). "Mom of missing 5-year-old Dulce Alavez, pressed by Dr. Phil in national TV interview, suspects 'old friend'". NJ.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  124. ^ McCarthy, Craig (28 May 2021). "Kidnapped Teen Found Two Years Later Thanks to Broken Car Light". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  125. ^ "Pakistan: Further Information: Human Rights Defender Denied Civilian Court Trial: Idris Khattak". amnesty.org. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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