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Boy abducted in 1994 found living under new name

Richard Wayne Landers, Jr.

A boy abducted from northeastern Indiana by his paternal grandparents 19 years ago has been found in Minnesota... Richard Wayne Landers Jr. was just 5 years old when he and his paternal grandparents, who were upset over custody arrangements, disappeared from Wolcottville, a town about 30 miles north of Fort Wayne. Nineteen years later, news that he has been found living under an assumed name in Minnesota left his mother overjoyed and "jumping up and down," her husband said Thursday shortly after police announced the break in the case.

 

Ex-cop convicted in 1957 murder of Ill. girl, 7

Maria Ridulph

A 72-year-old man was convicted Friday in the slaying of a 7-year-old Illinois girl snatched from a small-town street corner 55 years ago. Judge James Hallock pronounced Jack McCullough guilty of murder, kidnapping and abduction in one of the oldest cold-case murders to go to trial in the United States.

 

Watch: 10-year-old girl fights off kidnapper in Philadelphia

The attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl in Philadelphia was caught on a security camera and now police are offering a $10000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

Senh: Brave girl. It makes a parent afraid to let their kids walk by themselves in their own neighborhood.

 

FBI: 3-Year-Old's Disappearance Considered Crime- Coast-to-Coast Search for Missing Oregon Cyclist

Federal investigators say the disappearance of a 3-year-old West Virginia girl is now considered a crime, the Charleston Daily Mail reports.

 

Five-year-old girl abducted from her bed and assaulted

A 5-year-old girl was abducted from her Springfield house while she was sleeping early Saturday morning and assaulted outside the home before she returned, police said. Police were called to a townhouse in the 7000 block of Brocton Court shortly after 4 a.m. Detectives determined that an unknown man broke into the house sometime after midnight, went upstairs and took the girl from her bed. The victim’s parents and 1-year-old sibling were in the home at the time of the abduction, according to Fairfax County police spokesman Officer Don Gotthardt.

 

Elizabeth Smart to Work as ABC Commentator

Elizabeth Smart to Work as ABC Commentator

Elizabeth Smart to work as ABC commentator focusing on missing persons, child abduction cases.

 

NYT: Spain probes four decade baby-snatching ring

An investigation in Spain into the disappearances of newborn children from 1950 to 1990 has involved allegations of abductions and the existence of criminal networks.

 

Jaycee Dugard wowed by freedom after kidnapping

Jaycee Dugard, who gave birth to two girls fathered by the captor who kidnapped her as a child, said she is amazed at her newfound freedom, in excerpts released on Thursday from her first interview.

 

Police: Train ticket helps crack 1957 Ill. killing

An unused, unstamped train ticket helped lead to charges against a Seattle man in the abduction and killing of a 7-year-old girl in 1957.

 

Kidnapped girl's rescuer was 'beyond fear'

A man who rescued an 8-year-old girl who had been abducted by a stranger has told how he was "beyond scared" as he forced the kidnapper's truck to stop.

 

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