A Brooklyn man with a lengthy rap sheet was arrested Thursday after allegedly trying to snatch a 2-year-old boy from a stroller as his mother pushed him across an intersection. WPIX reports that Matthew Waly, 27, approached the 32-year-old mother at Prospect Park at around 9 p.m. and grabbed her stroller. The toddler’s father was nearby at the time …
One of the individuals convicted in connection with the high-profile 2002 kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart reportedly skipped her own parole hearing this week. According to KUTV, Wanda Barzee was expected to appear Tuesday morning for the hearing at the Utah State Prison. A board member said the 72-year-old is believed to have “refused to attend …
The biological mother of a Florida teen who was abducted at birth said she’s cut ties with her daughter for still pursuing a relationship with her kidnapper. Shanara Mobley, 36, told the Daily Mail that daughter Kamiyah, 19, has refused to sever ties with Gloria Williams—the woman who posed as a nurse and abducted her from …
A 30-year-old Louisiana man is accused of abducting a 9-year-old girl from her home Sunday and raping her. A warrant alleged that Denera Carter dropped off the victim at Livingston High School in New Orleans, where she was found walking barefoot at around 1:40 p.m. Sunday. NOLA.com reported that Carter left the girl at the …
Two suspects are in custody following an alleged plot to kidnap a student and take him against his will to his native China. According to CBS News, Tianshu Shi was a flight school student in Redding, California, when police say an instructor and his assistant attempted to kidnap him from his home. The pilot, identified …
A group of Georgia shoppers successfully apprehended a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a young girl. According to WSB, the incident occurred at Town Center Mall in Cobb County this week. A witness recorded the aftermath of the alleged kidnapping in a video that shows shoppers jump to action in an attempt to stop …
A Texas father’s emotions were raw during court testimony this week for a criminal trial against his ex-wife’s parents. As ABC News reported, Christopher Brann was the first witness called to testify when the kidnapping trial against relatives of Marcelle Guimaraes began on Tuesday. The woman, who maintained citizenship in America and Brazil, is accused …
A Houston man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the attempted and successful kidnapping—and sexual assaults—of multiple women in two Texas counties. The Houston Chronicle reported that information from the victims and public helped police identify Howard Dixon, 22, as the suspect. He was reportedly arrested in The Woodlands late Tuesday and is being held on $200,000 bail. According to …
A North Carolina woman arrested for allegedly trying to steal babies from hospitals in two states said she was trying to give them Bibles. Linda Mae Everett, 36, facing felony charges for reportedly attempting to steal babies from a neonatal unit. WECT reported that Everett turned herself in on April 17 after allegedly being stopped at the …
A dad’s quick-thinking reportedly stopped a Tennessee woman from kidnapping his 5-year-old son. Per The Commercial Appeal, the child’s father told police that Gina A. Ricard, 53, snatched her son then attempted to run. The father, Jerome Robinson, reportedly struck Ricard, who then got in an SUV without the child. WHBQ reported that Robinson got …
A little girl saved herself and her toddler brother on Monday afternoon when an unknown woman jumped inside their car and sped away from a parking lot in San Diego, near the Mexico border. ABC7 reports that 8-year-old girl Malaiah and her 3-year-old little brother were waiting in their father’s car for only a few minutes when …
A Central Texas family is speaking out years after they say their son was drugged by a cult and held captive in their compound for several days. KVUE reported that Jordan Reichenberger, 27, was reported missing in 2016, days after he went to downtown Austin on Halloween to preach the Bible. Prior to his disappearance, Reichenberger …
