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OJ Simpson, the famous running back and sometime actor, was the most high profile sportsmen to be accused of murder, of his wife and her friend, but was controversially acquitted. A civil court later awarded against him for their wrongful deaths, and SImpson is currently serving a jail sentence for armed robbery and kidnapping.
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O.J. Simpson in court to seek retrial

It seems as if the O.J. Simpson drama will never come to an end.

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Tagged armed robbery, John Galanter, kidnapping, Las Vegas, memorabilia, national, O.J. Simpson, retrial | Reply
Ariel Castro is arraigned at Cleveland Municipal Court for the kidnapping of three women May 9, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio, with County Public defender Kathleen DeMetz (R).   
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Bail for accused Cleveland kidnapper, rapist Ariel Castro set at $8 million

Bail for accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro was set at $8 million on Thursday in the decade-long abduction ordeal of three young women and a child, who was conceived and born in captivity.

Posted in National
Tagged Amanda Berry, Ariel Castro, bail, bond, carbon monoxide, charges, Cleveland, Gina DeJesus, kidnapping, Michelle Knight, miscarriage, rape | Reply
Cleveland Police Department booking photo shows Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio

Ariel Castro: Accused Cleveland captor charged with kidnapping, rape

52-year-old Ariel Castro, the accused captor of missing Cleveland girls Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight, has been charged with four felony counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape.

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Tagged Amanda Berry, Ariel Castro, charges, Cleveland, Gina DeJesus, kidnapping, Michele Knight, rape, suspects | Reply
Authorities have charged a Toms River, N.J., man in the case where his son shot and killed a playmate.

Worcester man wanted to kidnap, rape and eat children

Federal authorities say a man from the U.K. who has been living in Worcester pleaded guilty to trying to kidnap children, intending to rape, kill, and eat his victims.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Boston, cannibalism, child porn, children, kidnapping, murder, rape, Worcester | Reply
Christina Regusters child abduction

Grand jury indicts Christina Regusters for alleged child kidnapping

Christina Regusters is accused of raping and kidnapping a 5-year-old girl, but attorneys for both sides believe there were others involved in the crime.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged bryant elementary, child abduction, child abuse, crime, kidnapping, west philadelphia | Reply
Christina Regusters child abduction

Grand jury findings expected today in Bryant Elementary kidnapping

Christina Regusters is charged with kidnapping and raping a Bryant Elementary student, but grand jury findings expected today may lead to more arrests.

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Tagged bryant elementary, child abduction, child abuse, crime, kidnapping, west philadelphia | Reply
A toddler was injured when a TV fell on him in the city's Cedarbrook section Wednesday.
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Police: Men held adults, children hostage in Bristol kidnapping plot

Authorities in Bucks County have charged three men with holding several adults and children hostage in an apparent case of extortion in Bristol Township.

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Tagged Bristol, bristol township, bucks county, extortion, hostage, kidnapping | Reply
Christian Gerhartsreiter attends his murder trial at Los Angeles Superior Court on April 8, 2013. Credit: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

Jury deliberating in ‘Clark Rockefeller’ murder trial

A Los Angeles jury began deliberating Tuesday in the murder trial of a German-born con man who claimed to be a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family.

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Tagged Boston, christian gerhartsreiter, clark rockefeller, crime, john sohus, kidnapping, murder | Reply
Cops originally released this surveillance video when they were looking for information about the couple seen here; they believed the woman in the white coat may have been abducted. (Courtesy of the NYPD.)

Washington Heights kidnapping may have been a prank

Police have discovered that the Washington Heights kidnapping reported Friday night may have been a birthday prank among friends.

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Tagged crime, kidnapping, manhattan, NYPD, washington heights, washington heights kidnapping | Reply
Jackeline Perez

Police: Del. teens locked 89-year-old woman in car trunk for two days

Two girls, aged 14 and 15, locked an 89-year-old in the trunk of her car for two days after a carjacking. Three other juveniles were arrested.

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Tagged abduction, crime, delaware, kidnapping | Reply
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