39 articles
Crime
Philippine police arrest 3 suspects in kidnapping of US citizen
Philippine National Police (PNP) have arrested three suspects linked to the Oct. 17 abduction of Elliot Onil Eastman, a 26-year-old American...
Ryan General
American YouTuber kidnapped in the Philippines after marrying local woman
Elliot Onil Eastman, a 26-year-old American YouTuber from Vermont, was kidnapped by armed men in black from a coastal village in the Philipp...
Car collision in Thailand miraculously saves Chinese woman from kidnapper
A miraculous car collision reportedly saved a Chinese woman from a kidnap-ransom scheme in Thailand on Thursday. Key details: The victim, a ...
Bryan Ke
Fugitive on the run for 16 years after sexual assault trial sought in Massachusetts
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a convicted fugitive who fled before the end of his trial for rap...
Carl Samson
Thai man accuses son of drugging him, killing his wife to steal nearly $2 million
A Thai millionaire has accused his son and daughter-in-law of drugging him and killing his wife to steal his nearly $2 million in assets. On...
Michelle De Pacina
3 men arrested for robbing California Thai restaurant and attempting to kidnap property owner
Three men were captured on surveillance footage breaking into and burglarizing a Thai Tuk Tuk restaurant in Corona, California, on Thursday...
‘He beat her until her dentures fell out’: Man held without bail for kidnapping, sexual assault of senior Asian woman
Christian M. Lynch, 26, was ordered held without bail at a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday for allegedly kidnapping, torturing and rapin...
911 call made from Apple Watch of Washington woman buried alive released
Young An, 42, was allegedly attacked, kidnapped and buried alive by her husband, Chae Kyong An, 53, on Oct. 16 after they spoke about their...
Washington woman survives after being kidnapped and buried alive by husband, police say
A man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his wife and attempting to bury her alive in the woods in Lacey, Washington. Police responded to...
Iris Jung
Trial begins for man who assisted in kidnapping, torture and murder of 2 Vietnamese brothers in Pennsylvania
In August 2014, Vietnamese brothers Vu “Kevin” Huynh, 31, and Viet Huynh, 28, and their friend Tam Voong, 20, were targeted over a $300,000...
Kidnapped, murdered family of 4 traveled to the US looking for the ‘American Dream,’ family says
The surviving family members of the kidnapped and murdered family of four have spoken out following the grim incident that occurred on Oct....
Family of 4 kidnapped and found dead in rural farmland in Northern California
A South Asian family of four, including an infant, were kidnapped at gunpoint from their trucking business in Merced County, California, on...
Good Samaritans hailed as heroes after saving girl from kidnapper in Hawaii restaurant
A 15-year-old girl who was abducted at knifepoint in Hawaii last week was rescued over the weekend by a restaurant host and a customer who ...
Khier Casino
News
SF police travel to Taiwan to arrest man accused of stealing $3 million in home invasion, kidnapping
San Francisco police returned from Taiwan on Friday along with a man accused of breaking into a Bernal Heights home on March 16 and stealin...
Chinese man lured by fake job ad is held captive as ‘blood slave’ for months in Cambodia
A former security guard in China was reportedly kidnapped by a gang after being lured to Cambodia with a fake advertisement. The man, iden...
Feature
DoorDash Driver’s Van Stolen With His 2 Kids Inside Found After Amber Alert
Two children kidnapped during a carjacking while their father was on a DoorDash delivery run in San Francisco are now safe in their home on ...
Chinese Parents Pay $150,000 After Daughter is Used in ‘Virtual Kidnapping’ Scam in Australia
An 18-year-old Chinese student in Sydney fell victim to a virtual kidnapping scam that duped her family into paying thousands of dollars for...
Man Kidnapped as a Baby Runs to Mom After Seeing Her for the First Time in 32 Years
A man who was kidnapped when he was 2 years old has been reunited with his family after 32 years. Mao Yin, who was renamed Gu Ningning by hi...
Monkey on a Motorcycle Grabs and Drags Little Girl Down Street in Indonesia
A distressing video showing a monkey on a bike grabbing and dragging a toddler down a road in Indonesia went viral earlier this week. The in...
Japanese Realtor ‘Kidnaps’ Junior High School Girls and Encourages Them to Study
A 37-year-old Japanese real estate business owner was re-arrested for allegedly kidnapping a junior high school girl and keeping her inside ...
Chinese Parents Pay $850,000 Ransom in Bitcoin After Son’s Kidnapping in Australia
A 20-year-old Chinese student in Australia was returned to his parents after the family paid his kidnappers 80 bitcoin ($842,320). Ye Jingwa...
Restaurant Owner Arrested for Kidnapping, Pointing ‘Gun’ on 13-Year-Old Boy
A Chinese restaurant owner was apprehended after taking a 13-year-old boy “against his will” and pointing a BB gun at bystanders who tried t...
Chinese International Student Who Drove Lamborghini and Rolls Royce Kidnapped in Canada
A Chinese student in Markham, Ontario has been missing for days after falling victim to a group of masked men who shocked him with a stun gu...
Man Who Was Kidnapped 31 Years Ago Finally Reunites with Parents in China
A man has finally been reunited with his parents after being kidnapped as a child 31 years ago in Guizhou, China. The man, Qin Yujie, wh...
Asia
Chinese Mom Rescues Daughter Kidnapped as a Sex Slave For 6 Years
A young Chinese woman has been rescued after being held captive in a man’s apartment as a sex slave for six years. The unnamed vic...
Thai Couple Kidnapped By ‘Taxi Driver’ and Scammed $278 in Paris
A pair of Thai tourists suffered a Parisian nightmare after being detained in a Paris taxi and scammed out of €247 ($278) for a ride that no...
FBI Now Looking for Suspects Behind Kidnapping of Chinese Car Dealer in California
The FBI is asking the public for help in identifying three suspects believed to be behind the kidnapping of a Chinese car dealer in Los Ange...
12-Year-Old Girl Abducted at Washington D.C. Airport Right After Arriving From China
UPDATE [08-03-18 1:30 p.m. PST]: Jingjing Ma has been found safe in New York City. The FBI have taken over the investigation. #AMBERAlert SA...
Watch the Shocking Moment a Female Tourist is Kidnapped in Bangkok Airport
Thai police have arrested a local woman believed to be the mastermind behind the recent high-profile kidnapping of a Chinese tourist at an a...
Pilot and Assistant Arrested for Trying to Kidnap and Deport Flight Student Back to China
A male pilot and his female assistant in Northern California were recently arrested by the Redding Police Department for attempting to kidna...
Deaf Man Meets Family for the First Time After Being Abducted 25 Years Ago
A deaf 39-year-old man has finally reunited with his parents after being abducted by human traffickers about 25 years ago. Yu Zhongliang, wh...
Families of Teen, Married Man Staged Intervention Before They Escaped to Mexico
Stacey Esterly, the wife of Kevin Esterly, the 45-year-old man who ran away with 16-year-old Amy Yu, revealed that her husband has been tryi...
Missing Teen Listed 45-Year-Old as Her Stepfather Before Running Away
The mother of 16-year-old Amy Yu, who has not been heard from since running away a week ago with 45-year-old Kevin Esterly, is begging for h...
Man Manages to Check Teen Out of High School, Now They are Both Missing
A 45-year-old man somehow managed to check a 16-year-old girl out from school 10 times from November to February; now, authorities revealed,...
Heather Johnson Yu
China’s Vast DNA Database Reunites Kidnapped Children With Their Parents
China’s massive DNA database has successfully facilitated the reunion of kidnapped children and their parents, according to local medi...
Hawaiian Mother Faces Jail Time For Taking Son to Japan During Custody Battle
A mother in Oahu, Hawaii said she could go to jail for illegally fleeing to Japan with her infant son in the middle of a fierce custody batt...
Don’t miss out on the latest news by signing up for Sharkbites.