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Man charged after missing Kentucky girl found in MD
A man was charged after a 13-year-old Kentucky girl, who was missing for two months, was found in Maryland.
MD Supreme Court affirms denial of sentence reduction in 1982 murder case
Maryland's top court affirmed a denial of sentence reduction, ruling that circuit courts have wide discretion under the Juvenile Restoration Act.
How French police freed a cryptocurrency hostage whose finger was severed for ransom
A French police commander detailed the latest kidnapping of people working in the cryptocurrency business.
Fairmount Heights police officer faces kidnapping, misconduct charges
A Fairmount Heights police officer who is already under federal indictment is now facing new charges of kidnapping and misconduct in office related to a traffic stop in August 2019, […]
California man found guilty of kidnapping Lyft driver in Maryland
Prosecutors say a California man who ordered a Lyft driver at gunpoint to make a trip from Maryland to a Washington, D.C., apartment has been found guilty.
Brothers, ages 14 and 12, accused of abducting 2 children in Md.
LOTHIAN — A 12-year-old and a 14-year-old boy have been accused of abducting two young children from a playground in Anne Arundel County and tying them up in a nearby […]
Suspect’s uncle is focus of investigation into 1975 slayings
WASHINGTON — A day after charges were announced in the 40-year-old kidnapping and slayings of two sisters from Maryland, investigators are turning their attention to the suspect’s uncle and others […]
Opening statements start in rabbi’s kidnap conspiracy trial
Rabbi Mendel Epstein, who is accused of employing a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to grant their wives a religious divorce, or 'get,' faces charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and attempted kidnapping.
Rabbi accused of running divorce kidnap team heads to trial
Prosecutors allege Epstein's team would use brutal methods, including martial arts beatings, handcuffs and electric cattle prods, to torture the man into granting the divorce.
MARCUS LYNCH v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to sustain the convictions of either rape or kidnapping and that the circuit court abused its discretion in failing to give a modified Allen charge to the jury.
Search for Vi Ripken’s kidnapper continues
The $100,000 reward for information about perpetrator remains even as the trail has gone cold.
Does Ky. killer get new sentencing hearing?
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed unsure Wednesday on whether it should order a new sentencing hearing for a man who confessed to kidnapping, raping and killing a 16-year-old girl […]
