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March 2, 2012
Missouri Woman Kept in Freezer Survives Kidnapping, Rape
Prosecutors in Randolph County have charged four people in the bizarre kidnapping and rape of a 22-year-old Moberly woman last week. Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols tells Daily RFT that the victim and 34-year-old Michael Wright were partying and doing meth in a Moberly hotel when Wright "bas ... More >>
Blogs
February 29, 2012
Antonio Green: Accused of Dousing Wife and Daughter with Lighter Fluid, Killing Pet Bird
A St. Louis man who authorities say terrorized his wife and daughter -- and the family pet -- on Sunday was charged this week with kidnapping, assault and and a slew of other crimes. Antonio Green, 26, allegedly kept police at bay in a stand-off when they first arrived to his home in the North Po ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Ayad Akhtar Talks About American Dervish, The Invisible Hand, Bacon and Seinfeld
Ayad Akhtar is a lucky man. His first novel, American Dervish, came out in January and has received extravagant praise from the likes of the New York Times and NPR; you can hear him read from it this Wednesday, February 29, at Left Bank Books. Next month, for a few days anyway, he will have two play ... More >>
Blogs
November 2, 2011
Third ATM Solutions Robber Sentenced
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri announced today that Larry Newman has been sentenced to 294 months in federal prison for his role in the August 2010 armed robbery of ATM Solutions, as well as the kidnapping of two juvenile girls -- family members of his co-cons ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2011
Dupo Kidnapper Found Guilty Today
Thomas Cureton thought he could beat the Feds. But the kidnapper accused of beating his victim and putting a gun to her head went down today. Cureton, 30, of Dupo, Illinois, was convicted in federal court this morning on several violent charges, including kidnapping and selling crack across ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Cornell Hampton: Accused Rapist Charged with Second Kidnapping
Cornell Hampton is a serial kidnapper, according to prosecutors.The "Good Samaritan" who in February helped a woman get her car out of the snow and ice in the Central West End and then allegedly kidnapped and raped her, committed a similar crime a month earlier. According to charges filed Friday, ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Totally Uncreative Would-be Kidnapper Actually Asks Kid if He'd "Like Some Candy"
Image viaThe tired tools of yesteryear's kidnappers, which apparently some still find effectiveWow, THAT'S all you got, you pathetic cliché of a slimeball? From KTVI Fox2now (Channel 2): Yesterday morning just before 9 a.m., a little boy scurried inside Avery Elementary School with something urg ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Comment of the Day: Would Be Child Molester Needs Updated Bait
Today's comment comes in response to a post whose title says it all: Totally Uncreative Would-be Kidnapper Actually Asks Kid if He'd "Like Some Candy."That prompted reader Handsome Jimmy to speculate: Dude was probably handing out Starlite Mints and Werther Originals.
Blogs
December 1, 2010
Myron Kimble: Associate of ATM Solutions Robbery Suspect Arrested for April Kidnapping
Currency Exchange at MLK Drive and Rowan in northwest St. Louis.Officers with the St. Louis police department's Tactical Operations Unit, the FBI TaskForce and the U.S. Marshals yesterday apprehended 22-year-old Myron Kimble after a brief foot chase in the parking lot of St. Clair Mall.Kimble was ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2010
ATM Solutions Robbery Adds a Kidnapping: Relatives of Suspect Held for Ransom
A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>
News
August 25, 2010
Asylum Denied: Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.
A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>
News
August 11, 2010
Seized: Inside the brutal world of America's kidnapping capital
A record heist. A jail break. And now a kidnapping? Who says sequels are never as good as the original?The FBI announced today that two teenage girls believed to be related to one of the suspects in August's multi-million robbery of ATM Solutions were kidnapped and held for ransom this week. Four ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Kidnapped Chicagoan Ad Campaign Encourages Our Timid Northern Neighbors to Visit St. Louis
One day in May, a Chicago man boarded an El train (or maybe it was a bus) -- and disappeared. No one actually saw the abduction, but reports of the dastardly deed appeared all over the city's mass transit, along with hints that more information could be found on the website www.kidnappedchicagoan.co ... More >>
Calendar
July 28, 2010
All Hail the Duke
One day in May, a Chicago man boarded an El train (or maybe it was a bus) -- and disappeared. No one actually saw the abduction, but reports of the dastardly deed appeared all over the city's mass transit, along with hints that more information could be found on the website www.kidnappedchicagoan.co ... More >>
Calendar
July 21, 2010
McBain, Japanese Style
One day in May, a Chicago man boarded an El train (or maybe it was a bus) -- and disappeared. No one actually saw the abduction, but reports of the dastardly deed appeared all over the city's mass transit, along with hints that more information could be found on the website www.kidnappedchicagoan.co ... More >>
News
June 16, 2010
The Killer of His Daughter's Mother
A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East LA executioner
Blogs
April 22, 2010
Woman Kidnapped from Kansas City, Saved at Metro East McDonald's
A likely suspect.I'm guessing it was the Hamburglar and perhaps Grimus, too. Though police have yet to name the two male suspects arrested for kidnapping a woman from Kansas City on Tuesday and driving her to a McDonald's in Fairview Heights, Illinois. As the Belleville News-Democrat reports this ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2010
New Charges in Kidnapping Case of the "Bumbling Idiots"
William Barger, alleged kidnapping ringleaderTwo additional Missouri men have been charged with plotting the bizarre kidnapping last month of a New Jersey man who turned out to be the wrong intended target. The case of mistaken identity prompted the sheriff in the southwestern Missouri town of Ne ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Who is Ass Clown of the Week, January 8-15?
media.urbandictionary.comYou know the rules. Vote for the local newsmaker who you think committed the most scandalous and/or idiotic act of the week. And the candidates...1. Mark McGwire: After years of denying and obfuscating his alleged use of steroids, Big Mac came clean this week -- admitting ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
The Worst Thing Ever: Mark Whicker, Jaycee Dugard, and Why Rape Victims Aren't Funny
Hey, you know what I like? Jokes. How about you guys? You do? Well that's just great. Have I ever got a treat for you. Have you heard the one about the little girl who was kidnapped, tossed into some dude's yard, raped repeatedly, impregnated, forced to give birth in a shed, and kept im ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2009
Joker Bites His Wife's Face, Tells Cops He's Batman
scrapetv.com"Never start with the head, the victim gets all fuzzy."You know, criminals in this town used to believe in things. Honor. Respect. Look at Granite City resident Thomas Byrd. What does he believe in?According to a story in this morning's Belleville News-Democrat, face-biting: Thomas ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2009
New Book Recounts Tale of Notorious 1953 Missouri Kidnapping
St. Martin's PressJohn Heidenry is probably one of the few people who remember the Bobby Greenlease case, though in 1953 it was considered the most audacious kidnapping in American crime history since the Lindbergh baby in 1932.Heidenry, whose resume includes St. Louis magazine and Penthouse Forum a ... More >>
Culture
November 12, 2008
Heather Raffo's Nine Parts of Desire applies a modern-day twist to Scheherazade
St. Martin's PressJohn Heidenry is probably one of the few people who remember the Bobby Greenlease case, though in 1953 it was considered the most audacious kidnapping in American crime history since the Lindbergh baby in 1932.Heidenry, whose resume includes St. Louis magazine and Penthouse Forum a ... More >>
Calendar
March 19, 2008
Good Grief, Thief
St. Martin's PressJohn Heidenry is probably one of the few people who remember the Bobby Greenlease case, though in 1953 it was considered the most audacious kidnapping in American crime history since the Lindbergh baby in 1932.Heidenry, whose resume includes St. Louis magazine and Penthouse Forum a ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2007
Michael Devlin Charged With Attempted Murder
St. Martin's PressJohn Heidenry is probably one of the few people who remember the Bobby Greenlease case, though in 1953 it was considered the most audacious kidnapping in American crime history since the Lindbergh baby in 1932.Heidenry, whose resume includes St. Louis magazine and Penthouse Forum a ... More >>
News
January 24, 2007
Monster Next Door?
From Webster Groves High to Imo�s Pizza to a cheap apartment in a forlorn corner of Kirkwood. For years Michael Devlin was all but invisible. Now he�s Public Enemy No. 1.
Film
June 21, 2006
Deep Doo-doo
A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde are after your money again
Calendar
July 13, 2005
Paternity Test
Orphans ask, "Who's your daddy?"
Culture
May 1, 2002
Flying Spirit
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of his transatlantic flight, Historyonics Theatre examines Charles Lindbergh
Culture
July 11, 2001
Flight Path
Opera Theatre of St. Louis charts the course for the world premiere of a Lindbergh opera
Film
December 6, 2000
Held Hostage
Proof of Life kidnaps the audience, then tortures it to a slow death
Film
August 23, 2000
Cecil B. Demented
Written and directed by John Waters
Music
December 30, 1998
Perfect Circles
The RFT music editor advises you on his favorite music of 1998

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