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9 Real-Life Kidnapping Stories That Still Haunt Us

These horrifying cases will stay with you.

By Jessica Ferri | Published Nov 19, 2018
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The Lindbergh Baby

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  • Charles Lindbergh, Jr., held by his grandmother

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John Paul Getty III

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Patty Hearst

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  • Hearst (far right) at a bank robbery.

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Adam Walsh

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Jaycee Dugard

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Colleen Stan

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Elizabeth Smart

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The Frog Boys of South Korea

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Johnny Gosch

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