Gusty Spence, leader of the outlawed Protestant extremist organisation the Ulster Volunteer Force, was kidnapped [by UVF] a week ago. He was out in parole … World in Action go in search of Gusty Spence. World in Action: In Search of Gusty Spence, ITV 1972
Spence had served six years when last weekend he was paroled for forty-eight hours to attend his daughter’s wedding. On his way back to jail he was kidnapped. ibid.
Brian Keenan, seized 11th April 1986 on the streets of Beirut, a hostage for 1,316 days. World in Action: A Thousand Nights in Beirut, ITV 1989
John McCarthy, seized 17th April 1986 on his way to Beirut Airport, a hostage for 1,310 days. ibid.
Terry Waite, disappeared 20th January 1987 in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a hostage for 1,022 days. ibid.
Britain is not alone is suffering the emotional pain and political humiliation of seeing its citizens seized and held hostage in Beirut. ibid.
Only Britain has failed to bring out a single hostage alive ... Britain’s refusal to negotiate has left three men in prison for a thousand nights in Beirut. ibid.
Ballinderry Upper, 18 miles west of Belfast: ‘We are dealing with a travelling sexual predator.’ The Child Snatcher: Manhunt, rozzer, Channel 5 I, ITV 2023
Saturday, 14th July 1990, Slow, Scotland: ‘A man was mowing his lawn. When he looked up he saw a neighbour’s girl walk past … He saw a van. And this man had stopped his van; she disappeared into thin air. The van disappeared. He felt that something was seriously wrong. He raised the alarm. The police office comes down straight away … All of the sudden coming south is the same van … The policeman he was talking to ran in front of the van and stopped it. The policeman opened the van … A bundle of rags moving … He released the child, and it was his own daughter.’ ibid. reporter
Nine years earlier, Balliderry Upper … ‘Her [Jennifer’s] body was found in the lake. A full-scale murder hunt has got under way … ’ ibid. news
Portobello, Edinburgh, 1983: ‘Caroline Hogg, aged five, goes missing.’ ibid. rozzer
Morley West Yorkshire, 1986: ‘A child had gone missing – Sarah Jane Harper was 10.’ ibid.
‘The single biggest serial-linked murder investigation since the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe.’ ibid.
‘Robert Black appeared at the high court in Edinburgh in August 1998 within a month of his arrest. He was tried and convicted. He plead guilty for the offence at Stow. He was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence.’ The Child Snatcher: Manhunt II, rozzer
This documentary deals with the disappearance of Ursula Herrmann. Current analysis raises new questions in one of the most notorious German criminal cases. The Child in the Box: Who Killed Ursula Herrmann? Sky Documentaries 2023
‘It is still unclear who was actually responsible for the death of my little sister.’ ibid.
‘One of the most notorious criminal cases in German history.’ ibid.
‘It was a particularly evil crime. 10-year-old Ursula is kidnapped. Weeks later the child is found suffocated in a wooden box buried in the woods.’ ibid.
‘News came out very quickly that Ursula’s bicycle had been found.’ ibid. forest searcher
‘It was only on this third day that that we received the first ransom note.’ ibid. older brother
‘It was only a small lid. I opened it. There was the girl. She was sat there.’ ibid. forest searcher
‘Mazurek was known to be very skilled at woodworking. He was initially very hesitant with his alibi … Not the slightest speck of evidence.’ ibid. older brother
In 1989 the investigation of Horst Fischer and Harald was closed. ibid. caption
‘In 2005 DNA analysis had become very advanced so we re-examined the evidence.’ ibid. rozzer
‘It turned out that this DNA was linked to another murder case in Munich’ ibid. lady
‘In May 2006, 59-year-old Charlotte Bohringer was murdered in her apartment.’ ibid. newspaper extract audio
‘The DNA that was found on the screw in the box definitely didn’t belong to Mazurek.’ ibid. lady
‘The search produced a tape deck which is likely the device used during the ransom calls.’ ibid. rozzer
‘It’s impossible to draw the conclusion that any particular devide was used.’ ibid. older brother
‘In 1982 someone claimed to have dug a hole in the forest at Mr Mazurek’s behest.’ ibid.
‘Then he recanted his confession.’ ibid. man
‘The accused insisted on his innocence to the last.’ ibid. news
‘Barbara Zipser’s analysis revealed that Mazurek is most likely not the author of the ransom notes.’ ibid. older brother
‘The two pupils were questioned about finding the wire but were never suspected of having committed the crime.’ ibid. man
‘A young person was involved in the planning.’ ibid. Barbara Zipser
‘The father of this pupil owned companies that developed special varnishes.’ ibid.
It became clear that my sister had been anaesthetized.’ ibid. older brother
‘It’s possible it was this particular deck but it could equally have been one of any number, and we don’t know what that number is, of other decks.’ ibid. audio expert
It’s one of the greatest alien abduction stories of all time. In 1975 six men in north-east Arizona witnessed their crew-mate kidnapped by an UFO. But was Travis Walton really taken by aliens or did his crew-mates have something to do with his disappearance? Alien Abduction: Travis Walton, Discovery 2023
The story became an international sensation … November 5 1975 outside of Snowflake, Arizona … ‘The men started seeing a light through the trees.’ ibid. witness
Travis Walton may have disappeared without a trace but there is evidence that something very strange happened in those woods … A high level of radiation at the alleged UFO site. ibid.
Curious out-of-towners crop up among the search parties. ibid.
Five of the six men passed the lie detector test outright … [and [one] inconclusive. ibid.
Wandering the road for what feels like hours … Travis struggles to piece together his experience. ibid.
The Nordics step in and overpower him with superhuman strength. ibid.
How did Travis survive for those five days? ibid.
My girlfriend got kidnapped last night. American Nightmare I: Part One: The Boyfriend, Aaron’s 911 call, Netflix 2024
3.04 p.m.: Denise Huskins has been missing for ten hours. ibid. Aaron in rozzers’ station
He said, We have a problem; this was meant for Andrea. ibid. Aaron recounts ordeal
The kidnapper takes Denise away. And then sedatives I’m out. ibid.
This is really rare to have a kidnapping at all. ibid. reporter
We are looking at suspicion falling on the boyfriend. ibid.
I found out my fiancée Andrea was cheating on me. The rejection wreaked me. ibid. Aaron
He’s been down there for 18 hours. And they are making him the fall guy. ibid. defense dude
Goggles … wetsuit … this is insane. ibid.
Hi, my name is Denise Huskins. I have been kidnapped. Otherwise, I’m fine. ibid. call from Denise to reporter
They actually let her go. I thought I would never see her again. ibid. Aaron
Denise needs to talk to police … Who’s really behind all this? I’ve never ever heard of a case where the kidnappers drop their victim at the front door of their family’s house. ibid. defense