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  • August 2008

    • Thousands Protest Mexico Violence

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 31, 08 6:28 AM CDT

      Thousands Protest Mexico Violence

      (Newser) - Thousands of protesters marched in various Mexican cities yesterday, demanding the government crack down on the nation's mounting crime. Mexico has been rocked by kidnappings and murders connected to drug-trafficking gangs and corrupt police, with an estimated 12,000 drug-related deaths so far this year, reports the Los Angeles Times . "We don't want promises—we want security," said a march organizer. More »

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      Mexico  • kidnapping  • protests  • violence  • drug trafficking  • Felipe Calderon  • Mexico City

    • Hair From Mom's Trunk Matches Missing Caylee

      Fox News  |  Aug 29, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Hair From Mom's Trunk Matches Missing Caylee

      (Newser) - The hair found in the trunk of Casey Anthony’s car likely came from missing daughter Caylee, Fox News reports. Florida law-enforcement sources say DNA tests on hair and an unidentified stain in Anthony’s car match those samples to 3-year-old Caylee and suggest she is dead. But the results are not yet public, and other sources said the hair could have come from Casey. More »

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      murder  • Florida  • kidnapping  • bail  • Casey Anthony  • toddler  • Caylee Anthony  • bounty hunter

    • Ex-Wife Hired PI to Trail 'Crockefeller' Before Kidnap

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 27, 08 3:18 PM CDT

      Ex-Wife Hired PI to Trail 'Crockefeller' Before Kidnap

      (Newser) - Sarah Lynne Boss hired a private eye to follow her “Crockefeller” ex-husband before he kidnapped their daughter July 27, the Boston Herald reports. Court papers indicate the detective witnessed the abduction of 7-year-old Reigh Boss, who is now in London with her mother. “Sandra’s sole focus is on the health, well-being and safety of her daughter Reigh,” a spokesperson says. More »

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      kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • Sandra Boss

    • 'Rockefeller' Recalls Glorious Days with Kidnapped Snooks

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 25, 08 5:31 AM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Recalls Glorious Days with Kidnapped Snooks

      (Newser) - The father who still insists on calling himself Clark Rockefeller described six days on the lam with his 7-year-old kidnapped daughter—nicknamed Snooks—as "glorious," reports the Boston Globe . But he refuses to discuss his past life using several aliases. "We had such a wonderful time," he said in a jailhouse interview. "It was like a trance. It was so glorious. It was great to be with my daughter again." More »

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      kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • alias  • Christian Gerhartsreiter

    • 'Rockefeller' Admits to California Alias

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 12, 08 1:06 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Admits to California Alias

      (Newser) - Mystery man Clark Rockefeller's attorney says his client can now remember living as Christopher Chichester in Los Angeles, the Boston Herald reports. Rockefeller—identified by prosecutors as a German national named Christian Gerhartsreiter—can recall living with a couple who subsequently vanished but insists he had nothing to do with the disappearance, the lawyer says. More »

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      kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • con man  • Christopher Chichester  • alias

    • 'Rockefeller' Linked to Missing Couple

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 11, 08 6:33 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Linked to Missing Couple

      (Newser) - Accused kidnapper Clark Rockefeller is a German national wanted for questioning in a Los Angeles double-murder case, California authorities said today. The statement marked the first by officials that German Christian Gerhartsreiter used the Rockefeller name in Boston and Christopher Chichester when living with a couple that later disappeared in San Marino, Calif., the Boston Herald reports. More »

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      murder  • Los Angeles  • kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • con man  • Christopher Chichester  • Christian Gerhartsreiter

    • 'Rockefeller' In-Law: Con Man Wed and Fled

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 11, 08 11:24 AM CDT

      'Rockefeller' In-Law: Con Man Wed and Fled

      (Newser) - Alleged kidnapper and con artist Clark Rockefeller tricked a Wisconsin woman into marrying him in 1981 and then bolted with his new green card, the bride's sister told the Boston Herald . “He tells stories and takes advantage of people,” she said. “He screws with people’s heads.” More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • green card

    • German Man: 'Rockefeller' Is My Brother

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 8, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      German Man: 'Rockefeller' Is My Brother

      (Newser) - A German man has identified mysterious con artist Clark Rockefeller as his long-lost brother, the Boston Globe reports. Shown photos of the accused kidnapper, Alexander Gerhartsreiter identified him as Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who left Germany in a student exchange program in 1978 and hasn’t been heard from since 1985. “It’s quite shocking,” he said. “I don’t know what to say.” More »

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      crime  • Germany  • kidnapping  • Clark Rockefeller  • Bavaria

    • Dog-Clone Woman 'Abducted Mormon Sex Slave'

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 8, 08 4:19 AM CDT

      Dog-Clone Woman 'Abducted Mormon Sex Slave'

      (Newser) - The woman in the headlines this week for cloning her pit bull first caught media attention for kidnapping a Mormon missionary to be her sex slave, the Guardian reports. Bernann McKinney—then known as Joyce—tracked her ex-lover to Britain in 1977, abducted him with the help of a friend, and kept him chained to a bed in a cottage for days, repeatedly forcing him to have sex, according to authorities. More »

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      kidnapping  • sexual abuse  • Mormon  • cloned pets  • missionary

    • Pedophile Ring May Have Nabbed Maddy

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 7, 08 12:49 PM CDT

      Pedophile Ring May Have Nabbed Maddy

      (Newser) - Madeleine McCann may have been abducted by a Belgian pedophile ring, according to recently released police files. British police sent an email to their Portuguese counterparts in March, detailing a tip they’d received from an anonymous source, the Telegraph reports. The tip said the Belgian ring had agreed to nab Maddy after someone in Portugal took a picture of the 3-year-old. More »

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      kidnapping  • Madeleine McCann  • Portugal  • Belgium  • pedophile  • abduction  • police investigation  • kidnaping

    • Caylee's Life in Danger, Mom Tells Grandmother

      Fox News  |  Aug 6, 08 6:06 PM CDT

      Caylee's Life in Danger, Mom Tells Grandmother

      (Newser) - As a CSI team arrived at her Florida home, Cindy Anthony said missing granddaughter Caylee Anthony's life may be in danger, FOX News reports. She said she got the warning from the child's jailed mother, Casey, but provided no details. Meanwhile, detectives are investigating the possibility that Casey forged a baby sitter's name on an apartment's visitor log, penning a date that synced with the timing of Caylee's disappearance. More »

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      Florida  • kidnapping  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Marie

    • Cops Unveil Missing Maddy Sighting

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 6, 08 12:24 PM CDT

      Cops Unveil Missing Maddy Sighting

      (Newser) - Portuguese police files on the Madeline McCann investigation made public Monday include a report by an Amsterdam shop clerk of an encounter with a child who looked very much like her and who said she had been snatched by strangers "from my holiday." There was no indication whether police ever followed up on the sighting, reports the Guardian. More »

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      kidnapping  • Madeleine McCann  • Portugal

    • Mother of Missing Florida Girl Charged With Neglect

      Orlando Sentinel  |  Aug 5, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Mother of Missing Florida Girl Charged With Neglect

      (Newser) - Florida prosecutors today charged the mother of missing 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony with child neglect and making a false statement to investigators, reports the Orlando Sentinel . But no further information surfaced about the tot's whereabouts. Casey Anthony, 22, faces up to five years in prison on the neglect charge, which is a felony. She has been jailed since July, claiming that a babysitter took off with the child. More »

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      Florida  • kidnapping  • Casey Anthony  • Caylee Marie

    • 'Rockefeller' Prints Linked to Calif. Murder Case

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 5, 08 1:35 PM CDT

      'Rockefeller' Prints Linked to Calif. Murder Case

      (Newser) - Fingerprints taken from kidnapper dad Clark Rockefeller reveal a connection to a decade-old California murder case, the Boston Globe reports. Prints taken after his arrest Saturday in Baltimore match those on a driver’s license application under another alias—which in turn is on a list of those wanted in connection with the California homicide. More »

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      California  • crime  • kidnapping  • identity theft  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss  • imposter  • con man

    • FBI Collars Alleged 'Snooks' Kidnapper

      Boston Herald  |  Aug 2, 08 6:48 PM CDT

      FBI Collars Alleged 'Snooks' Kidnapper

      (Newser) - A week-long manhunt ended today as authorities arrested Clark Rockefeller, 48, and found the daughter he is accused of kidnapping, the Boston Herald reports. Seven-year-old Reigh "Snooks" Boss was reportedly "overjoyed" when FBI agents and police rescued her from Rockefeller's Baltimore apartment. Agents had been watching them for days based on a real estate agent's tip, the Baltimore Sun reports. More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • Baltimore  • Clark Rockefeller  • Reigh Boss

    • Child Spotted in Caribbean Isn't Snooks

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 1, 08 4:28 PM CDT

      Child Spotted in Caribbean Isn't Snooks

      (Newser) - Clark Rockefeller and his abducted daughter have not been spotted in the Caribbean, the Boston Globe reports. A report that the mysterious man and 7-year-old Reigh "Snooks" Boss were seen twice on Turks and Caicos was not credible, Boston police said today. The child was snatched Sunday; police say her hair may have been cut to look more like a boy’s. More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • Boston  • Clark Rockefeller  • Turks and Caicos Islands

  • July 2008

    • Accomplice Helping Cops in Kidnap Case

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 29, 08 5:22 PM CDT

      Accomplice Helping Cops in Kidnap Case

      (Newser) - As more details emerge about the man thought to have kidnapped his 7-year-old daughter in Boston on Sunday, police said today the driver of the SUV used in the abduction is cooperating with the investigation, the Globe reports. Police believe Clark Rockefeller—one of several names the man uses—and Reigh Storrow Boss could be aboard his yacht and headed for Bermuda or Peru. More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • custody battle  • Clark Rockefeller  • abduction  • Reigh Boss  • yachts  • alias  • Bermuda

    • Kidnap Suspect May Be Fleeing NY by Yacht

      Boston Herald  |  Jul 28, 08 5:41 PM CDT

      Kidnap Suspect May Be Fleeing NY by Yacht

      (Newser) - The man believed to have kidnapped his daughter after a custody visit in Boston yesterday could be trying to flee the country on his yacht, authorities said today. Clark Rockefeller might have been dropped off, along with 7-year-old Reigh, at New York’s Grand Central Station last night, aiming to get to his boat, moored somewhere on Long Island, the Boston Herald reports. Authorities have been questioning area marina-owners, and searched Long Island Sound from the air. More »

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      crime  • kidnapping  • custody battle  • Clark Rockefeller  • Bahamas  • Long Island  • Reigh Boss  • manhunt

    • Missing Soldier Found Alive

      Associated Press  |  Jul 21, 08 6:34 AM CDT

      Missing Soldier Found Alive

      (Newser) - The Fort Bliss soldier reported missing and endangered Friday has been found alive in Nevada, reports the AP, and tells family that her estranged husband abducted her from her El Paso apartment. Jeneesa Lewis, whose apartment yielded evidence of a struggle, reported being beaten and stabbed twice, and sounded "tired, scared, and weak," her sister says. Police have charged her husband, Clinton Lewis, with aggravated kidnapping. More »

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      Texas  • kidnapping  • US Army  • missing person  • missing soldiers  • Fort Bliss

    • UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 20, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      (Newser) - One of five British hostages seized in Baghdad last year has killed himself, according to a video made by his Shi'ite captors. Seeking the release of comrades in US captivity, they blame the British government for failing to negotiate: "Foot-dragging" has hastened the captives' "psychological deterioration, pushing one of them, Jason, to commit suicide," the videotaped statement says. More »

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      Iraq  • kidnapping  • Baghdad  • suicide  • hostage  • Shiite militants  • British

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