For some, return of kidnapped California girl gives glimmer of hope for own lost childrenMINNEAPOLIS — Patty Wetterling keeps a scrapbook of news clippings about abducted children being reunited with their families years later. It’s a source of hope for Wetterling, whose son, Jacob, was abducted nearly 20 years ago in central Minnesota. Investigators search for clues in neighboring yard of couple charged with girl’s abductionANTIOCH, Calif. — Authorities inspected the neighboring back yard of the couple charged with kidnapping a girl 18 years ago, seeking clues that could shed light on unsolved murders of prostitutes and other open cases. Report: S. African army feared soldiers plotted to kidnap defense min; union denies claims.JOHANNESBURG — A South African newspaper reported Sunday that the army is investigating an alleged plot by disgruntled soldiers to kidnap the defense minister and top military officials. Kidnapped girl forever etched in Lake Tahoe community’s heartSOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Some knew her, others only knew of her. But they will never forget the day 18 years ago when the blonde, blue-eyed 11-year-old was snatched in broad daylight on her way to a bus stop. 2 Mexican women arrested for allegedly kidnapping, robbing American retiree in TijuanaTIJUANA, Mexico — Police arrested two women Saturday for allegedly holding an American retiree captive in his Tijuana home and forcing him to write them checks. Neighbor’s home now part of crime scene in California kidnapping caseANTIOCH, Calif. — Police have expanded the boundaries of the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping crime scene to include the house next to Dugard’s alleged abductors. Police agencies in California review open cases as more details of kidnapping case come forthANTIOCH, Calif. — Police on Saturday searched the home and property of a California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago, looking for evidence linking them to other open cases in the area, including the unsolved murders of prostitutes. Joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur says 2 of its foreign civilian workers kidnappedKHARTOUM, Sudan — An armed group kidnapped two foreign civilians working for the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur on Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said. UC Berkeley officers’ suspicions led to arrest of suspect in kidnapping of Jaycee Lee DugardBERKELEY, Calif. — Two quick-thinking police employees at the University of California, Berkeley described Friday how they set in motion Jaycee Lee Dugard’s release after nearly two decades of captivity when they encountered her alleged captor on campus. Questions haunt neighbors, police who came in contact with accused California kidnapperANTIOCH, Calif. — His neighbors knew he was a registered sex offender. Kids on his block called him “Creepy Phil” and kept their distance. Parole agents and local law enforcement regularly visited his home and found nothing unusual, even after a neighbor complained children were living in a complex of tents in his backyard. Calif. couple plead not guilty to 29 counts in abduction, rape of girl held for 18 yearsPLACERVILLE, Calif. — A Northern California couple have pleaded not guilty in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a girl who was abducted when she was 11 years old and held captive for 18 years. Police searching Calif. kidnapping suspect’s home for evidence in unsolved prostitute slayingsANTIOCH, Calif. — The twisted kidnapping case of a woman held captive for 18 years in a secluded backyard compound took another disturbing turn Friday as authorities searched the home of her alleged captor for evidence in the murders of several prostitutes and new evidence surfaced of missed opportunities to arrest him years ago. Sheriff: California deputy overlooked site where girl held, considered it only code violationMARTINEZ, Calif. — The Contra Costa County sheriff says a neighbor reported a backyard encampment at the home of a man suspected of holding a kidnapped girl captive for 18 years, but the investigating officer dismissed it as a routine code violation. Alleged leader of 1995 kidnapping of Americans extradited from Philippines for trial in USWASHINGTON — The Justice Department says the alleged leader of a group of Muslim rebels who took U.S. citizens and others hostage in the Philippines in 1995 has been extradited to the United States to stand trial. Father of man arrested in girl’s 1991 abduction says son is ‘out of his mind’PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The father of a man suspected of kidnapping a girl 18 years ago and hiding her in his backyard says his son is “absolutely out of his mind.” Police: Convicted rapist fathered children with abducted woman hidden 18 years in CA backyardPLACERVILLE, Calif. — A girl snatched on her way to school was hidden for nearly two decades behind a series of fences, sheds and tents, even giving birth to her suspected abductor’s children in the suburban backyard compound less than 200 miles from her childhood home. Woman kidnapped as child resurfaces after 18 years in Calif
A look at cases of children who were kidnapped and later foundA look at some cases involving children who were found years or months after they were kidnapped: Police: Sex offender kept California kidnap victim in shed with their 2 childrenDugard Kidnapping: Missing girl found after 18 years Authorities say alleged kidnapper fathered 2 children with woman missing 18 yearsDugard Kidnapping: Missing girl found after 18 years Police: Sex offender, wife arrested in 1991 kidnapping after victim contacts policeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A woman who was snatched from a bus stop as an 11-year-old child in 1991 turned up at a California police station after 18 mysterious years, and a convicted sex offender and his wife were arrested in the kidnapping. US will pay for lawyer to represent ex-State official charged with CIA kidnapping in ItalyWASHINGTON — The Justice Department has agreed to pay for a lawyer to help a former State Department official fight Italian charges that she participated in the alleged CIA kidnapping of a suspected terrorist in 2003. Police: Sex offender, wife arrested in 1991 kidnapping; victim has contacted policeSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Police say a convicted sex offender and his wife have been arrested in the kidnapping of an 11-year-old in 1991 who recently walked into a Northern California police station. California authorities suspect 1991 kidnap victim Jaycee Lee Dugard found aliveDugard Kidnapping: Missing girl found after 18 years French agent kidnapped in Somalia escapes sleeping captors, walks 5 hours to safetyMOGADISHU, Somalia — A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country’s presidential palace. French security agent kidnapped in Somalia last month escapes, officials sayMOGADISHU, Somalia — A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country’s presidential palace. French security agent kidnapped in Somalia last month is freeMOGADISHU, Somalia — A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month was a free man Wednesday and under protection at the presidential palace, officials said. Kidnapped French security agent escapes captors in SomaliaMOGADISHU, Somalia — A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia escaped early Wednesday, Somali officials said. Somali officials: Kidnapped French security agent killed 3 captors, escapedMOGADISHU, Somalia — A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia has escaped, reportedly by killing three of his captors, Somali officials said Wednesday. Official in Somali president’s office: 1 of 2 kidnapped French security agents has escapedMOGADISHU, Somalia — One of a pair of French security agents kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month has escaped, Somali officials said Wednesday. A military officer said the man is believed to have killed three of his captors. |
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PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Joyous, miraculous news that a little girl kidnapped nearly two decades ago was found alive gave way Thursday to the horrifying details of how police say she has lived all those years: kept in captivity by a convicted rapist in his backyard and forced to bear two of his children.
