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Another Crypto Trader Tortured and Executed Over His Digital Wallet – How Many Have Been Killed in 2025?

A crypto trader in Spain has allegedly been tortured and killed in a brutal attempt to steal his digital wallet, marking yet another violent case in 2025. With kidnappings and coercive attacks on crypto holders rising worldwide, how many more victims have already been claimed this year?

International Business Times UK

Arkansas woman allegedly kidnaps her own daughter to save her from an online predator

This isn't the first time this mom has been in headlines.

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FBI warns of kidnapping scams as hackers turn to AI to provide 'proof of life'

AI-generated deepfake videos are being used as "proof" someone was kidnapped.

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Florida’s new reporting system is shining a light on human trafficking in the Sunshine State

Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a “stranger danger” crime – someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country.

The Conversation

FBI says scammers are stealing Instagram photos to fake kidnappings for ransom money — here's how to spot it

The FBI has issued a new PSA warning of a scam where cybercriminals are using altered social media photos to demand ransom money for virtual kidnappings.

Tom’s Guide

Masked ICE Agents Chase Woman to Her Home in New Orleans Suburb as Viral Video Sparks Kidnapping Fears

A viral video of masked ICE agents chasing a woman in Marrero, Louisiana sparks alarm, raising fears of impersonation as DHS launches a major New Orleans immigration operation, fueling safety debate.

International Business Times UK

Mom stages disabled daughter’s fake kidnapping to teach a lesson after she was groomed online by Luke Bryan impersonator: cops

The developmentally delayed 22-year-old woman was allegedly found tied to a tree in an Arkansas field

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Haitian Gang Leader Sentenced To Life In Prisoin In The U.S. For Kidnapping Missionaires, Including a Baby

Germine Joly, leader of Haitian gang 400 Mawozo, has been sentenced to life in federal prison without parole for his role in the kidnapping of 16 U.S. citizens, including an eight-month old baby.

Latin Times

Alleged gang leader is sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping of 17 missionaries in Haiti

A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang has been sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country

The Independent UK

Joaquín Guzmán López, Son of 'El Chapo,' Confesses to Kidnapping 'El Mayo' Zambada When Pleading Guilty Before a U.S. Court

During the hearing, Guzmán López also admitted for the first time that he lured Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada into his own kidnapping by claiming he needed help settling a dispute.

Latin Times

Nigeria’s defence minister steps down as abductions trigger security emergency

Nigeria’s defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren.

Radio France Internationale

TPUSA Scandal Erupts As Female Staffer Accused Of Harassing Male Employee And Kidnapping Daughter

A new civil lawsuit accuses Avondale City Council member and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) staffer Jeannette Garcia of offering a subordinate a job in exchange for sex.

International Business Times UK

Turning Point USA staffer accused of sexually harassing male employee and kidnapping his daughter

Jeannette Garcia is also accused of misleading sheriff’s deputies to facilitate the alleged kidnapping

The Independent UK

Court ruling to remove children of UK-Australian couple living in woods divides Italy

Decision to remove children comes after they and their parents ate poisonous mushrooms and ended up in hospital

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Radio France Internationale

Gunmen seize 315 pupils and teachers in latest Nigerian mass school kidnapping

Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 schoochildren and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for what is the second abduction in a week in Africa's most populous nation.

International Business Times UK

Nigeria Schoolgirl Kidnapping: One Escapee 'Terrified' As 25 Classmates Remain Missing

More than 20 girls in Kebbi remain missing after gunmen abducted students from their school in northwest Nigeria; one kidnapped girl escapes. The crisis exposes security and political fault lines.

The Independent UK

Man charged with killing 4 in rural Tennessee to make first court appearance since indictment

A Tennessee man charged with killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby before eluding authorities for a week is scheduled to make his first court appearance since he was formally indicted

Radio France Internationale

Mali faces record number of kidnappings of foreigners by jihadist group

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.

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Evening Standard

The Chinese 'Bitcoin queen', the £5.5bn stash and the five year police chase. Inside London’s crypto wars

With crypto crime soaring, perpetrators bagging billions and even resorting to kidnapping, can law enforcement catch up with the culprits?

International Business Times UK

Baby Emmanuel's Killer Father Jailed for Life After Faking Kidnapping to Hide Murder

California father Jake Haro has been jailed for life after murdering his seven-month-old son Emmanuel and staging a fake kidnapping to hide the horrific crime.

Evening Standard

Jake Paul cancels fight with Gervonta Davis after kidnapping accusations

Jake Paul will fight another opponent before the end of 2025

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Would-be shoplifter at Maine Walmart hides terrible secret. She attempted to steal to save her life

Kidnapping and Walmart sometimes go together.

The Independent UK

US Marine arrested and accused of kidnapping girl with intent to sexually assault her, FBI says

The FBI has arrested an active-duty U.S. Marine it accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl in Indiana with the intent of sexually assaulting her

Latin Times

Turf Wars Between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza Spread Across Sinaloa, Reaching Tourist Hub Mazatlán

Despite being nearly 140 miles south of where the conflict began, Mazatlán has seen a significant rise in homicides and kidnappings compared with last year, severely impacting the local economy.

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If You Wanted An Update On Whether Kanye Is Around For The Kids, Kim Kardashian Just Unloaded On Her Show

'It’s a divorce, not a kidnapping.'

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