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Ariel Castro Charged With Rape, Kidnapping; Held on $8 Million Bail

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:38:14 +0000

The Cleveland man accused of the horrifying abduction and rape of three women over the last 10-plus years, Ariel Castro, was arraigned in court on Thursday morning. He is being held on $8 million bail—$2 million for each of the three women he kidnapped and for the young girl one of the women gave birth to while in captivity.

Woman, 89, Survives Terrifying Ordeal After Being Kidnapped, Locked in Car and Left Without Food or Water

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:26:39 +0000

Margaret Smith is one tough cookie. The 89-year-old Delaware woman somehow survived after she was kidnapped and locked in the trunk of her car for two days last month. Smith had stopped by a local convenience store for some ice cream when a pair of teenage girls asked her for a ride. Smith said, “I [...]

10-Year-Old Girl Foils Abduction Attempt by Asking Stranger for Code Word

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:04:01 +0000

On Monday in a town outside Toronto, 10-year-old girl foiled an attempted abduction by requesting a code word she had worked out with her parents.

Couple Kidnaps Handyman And Forces Him To Do Home Improvements

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:00:22 +0000

If you have stuff around the house that needs fixing, normal people have one of two options: you either do it yourself, or pay somebody else to do it for you. Neither of those options appealed to 36-year-old Jason DeJesus and 33-year-old Chanelle Troedson of Morgan Hill, California. So instead they lured a local handyman to their home and beat him until he agreed to spend the day fixing stuff around their house, gratis.