In hindsight, ironically, it seems to me like this trend kicked off with 1, and possibly 2, huge non-kidnapping news stories:
The Gov. Whitmer fednapping plot, and
The arrest of Brittney Griner in Russia—which, if you think about it, received media coverage almost as if Brittney had actually been kidnapped. And then the U.S. gov’t paid ransom in the form of an embarrassingly unequal prisoner swap.
In addition to the ‘crypto king’ kidnapping already linked, here are a few others recent ones….
In hindsight, ironically, it seems to me like this trend kicked off with 1, and possibly 2, huge non-kidnapping news stories:
The Gov. Whitmer fednapping plot, and
The arrest of Brittney Griner in Russia—which, if you think about it, received media coverage almost as if Brittney had actually been kidnapped. And then the U.S. gov’t paid ransom in the form of an embarrassingly unequal prisoner swap.
In addition to the ‘crypto king’ kidnapping already linked, here are a few others recent ones….
Another crypto kidnapping https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11861909/amp/Belmore-kidnapping-Accused-attackers-demanded-5million-ransom-high-flying-crypto-trader.html
Americans in Haiti https://nypost.com/2023/03/26/florida-couple-reportedly-kidnapped-in-haiti-state-dept-aware-of-reports-of-2-us-citizens-missing/
Texas kidnapper https://nypost.com/2023/03/23/fbi-kills-texas-kidnapper-for-holding-migrants-hostage/
Americans seeking cheap tummy tuck https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64875131.amp
Grandma kidnapped https://www.kxan.com/news/national-news/daughter-of-american-woman-kidnapped-in-mexico-receives-ransom-call/amp/