these cases brought a nation together in grief and fear welcome to watchmojo.com
grief and fear welcome to watchmojo.com
grief and fear welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be counting down ten
and today we’ll be counting down ten
and today we’ll be counting down ten infamous kidnappings that held America
infamous kidnappings that held America
infamous kidnappings that held America hostage number ten Elizabeth Smart this
hostage number ten Elizabeth Smart this
hostage number ten Elizabeth Smart this is one of the few kidnapping stories
is one of the few kidnapping stories
is one of the few kidnapping stories with a happy ending
with a happy ending
with a happy ending smart was snatched from her home in an
smart was snatched from her home in an
smart was snatched from her home in an affluent neighborhood as her sister
affluent neighborhood as her sister
affluent neighborhood as her sister pretended to sleep nearby she gave
pretended to sleep nearby she gave
pretended to sleep nearby she gave police clues and after nine months
police clues and after nine months
police clues and after nine months Elizabeth was located alive and returned
Elizabeth was located alive and returned
Elizabeth was located alive and returned to her family we’re here to announce
to her family we’re here to announce
to her family we’re here to announce officially that we have found Elizabeth
officially that we have found Elizabeth
officially that we have found Elizabeth Smart and that she is here and well and
Smart and that she is here and well and
Smart and that she is here and well and healthy in our station her abductors
healthy in our station her abductors
healthy in our station her abductors were convicted of kidnapping rape and
were convicted of kidnapping rape and
were convicted of kidnapping rape and burglary and smart later became an
burglary and smart later became an
burglary and smart later became an activist and contributor to ABC News
activist and contributor to ABC News
activist and contributor to ABC News number nine Carlina white 19 day old
number nine Carlina white 19 day old
number nine Carlina white 19 day old Carlino was taken from a hospital while
Carlino was taken from a hospital while
Carlino was taken from a hospital while she recovered from a high fever
she recovered from a high fever
she recovered from a high fever her abductor raised her under an assumed
her abductor raised her under an assumed
her abductor raised her under an assumed name and four years Carlina never knew
name and four years Carlina never knew
name and four years Carlina never knew the truth but when she began to suspect
the truth but when she began to suspect
the truth but when she began to suspect something was wrong she contacted the
something was wrong she contacted the
something was wrong she contacted the authorities and soon realized she was
authorities and soon realized she was
authorities and soon realized she was not who she thought in 2011 her identity
not who she thought in 2011 her identity
not who she thought in 2011 her identity was confirmed and Carlina white was
was confirmed and Carlina white was
was confirmed and Carlina white was reunited with her biological parents
reunited with her biological parents
reunited with her biological parents number eight Johnny Gosch after Johnny
number eight Johnny Gosch after Johnny
number eight Johnny Gosch after Johnny went missing while delivering newspapers
went missing while delivering newspapers
went missing while delivering newspapers he became the poster boy for missing
he became the poster boy for missing
he became the poster boy for missing kids whisperings of underage sex rings
kids whisperings of underage sex rings
kids whisperings of underage sex rings surfaced but remained unsubstantiated in
surfaced but remained unsubstantiated in
surfaced but remained unsubstantiated in 1997 Johnny’s mother claimed to have
1997 Johnny’s mother claimed to have
1997 Johnny’s mother claimed to have been visited by her son but her
been visited by her son but her
been visited by her son but her reliability was questioned the case made
reliability was questioned the case made
reliability was questioned the case made headlines again in 2006 when she
headlines again in 2006 when she
headlines again in 2006 when she received photographs allegedly showing
received photographs allegedly showing
received photographs allegedly showing him bound and gagged
him bound and gagged
him bound and gagged Johnny’s abduction served to bring
Johnny’s abduction served to bring
Johnny’s abduction served to bring similar cases into the national
similar cases into the national
similar cases into the national spotlight
spotlight
spotlight number seven Amber Hagerman while police
number seven Amber Hagerman while police
number seven Amber Hagerman while police were called within eight minutes of this
were called within eight minutes of this
were called within eight minutes of this nine year olds abduction as she biked
nine year olds abduction as she biked
nine year olds abduction as she biked near her grandparents home it was too
near her grandparents home it was too
near her grandparents home it was too late four days later the girl who came
late four days later the girl who came
late four days later the girl who came to be known as Arlington’s child was
to be known as Arlington’s child was
to be known as Arlington’s child was found dead and her killer was never
found dead and her killer was never
found dead and her killer was never located but she didn’t die in vain Amber
located but she didn’t die in vain Amber
located but she didn’t die in vain Amber Alert was established in her name as a
Alert was established in her name as a
Alert was established in her name as a child abduction alert system that saved
child abduction alert system that saved
child abduction alert system that saved countless other children although her
countless other children although her
countless other children although her baby did not come home others have
baby did not come home others have
baby did not come home others have thanks to Amber Alerts now issued nation
thanks to Amber Alerts now issued nation
thanks to Amber Alerts now issued nation why’d Glenda witson likes to tell her
why’d Glenda witson likes to tell her
why’d Glenda witson likes to tell her granddaughter she made a difference
granddaughter she made a difference
granddaughter she made a difference number six
number six
number six Jaycee Lee Dugard as this fifth grader
Jaycee Lee Dugard as this fifth grader
Jaycee Lee Dugard as this fifth grader walked to the school bus she was
walked to the school bus she was
walked to the school bus she was approached by a car hit with a stun gun
approached by a car hit with a stun gun
approached by a car hit with a stun gun and grabbed during her 18-year
and grabbed during her 18-year
and grabbed during her 18-year imprisonment she bore two children by
imprisonment she bore two children by
imprisonment she bore two children by her captor and abandoned the idea of
her captor and abandoned the idea of
her captor and abandoned the idea of escape when police found her in 2009 she
escape when police found her in 2009 she
escape when police found her in 2009 she suffered from Stockholm Syndrome and
suffered from Stockholm Syndrome and
suffered from Stockholm Syndrome and refused to reveal herself however she
refused to reveal herself however she
refused to reveal herself however she and her daughter’s finally reunited with
and her daughter’s finally reunited with
and her daughter’s finally reunited with her family and the kidnappers went to
her family and the kidnappers went to
her family and the kidnappers went to jail
jail
jail number five Patty Hearst this case of
number five Patty Hearst this case of
number five Patty Hearst this case of Stockholm Syndrome was even more famous
Stockholm Syndrome was even more famous
Stockholm Syndrome was even more famous the 19 year old granddaughter of
the 19 year old granddaughter of
the 19 year old granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph
newspaper magnate William Randolph
newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst was snatched by the Symbionese
Hearst was snatched by the Symbionese
Hearst was snatched by the Symbionese Liberation Army it was just a pathetic
Liberation Army it was just a pathetic
Liberation Army it was just a pathetic mediocre sort of after spasm of the best
mediocre sort of after spasm of the best
mediocre sort of after spasm of the best part of the 60s the release of their
part of the 60s the release of their
part of the 60s the release of their jailed brethren or the distribution of
jailed brethren or the distribution of
jailed brethren or the distribution of food to the needy where the guerrilla
food to the needy where the guerrilla
food to the needy where the guerrilla groups demands and while the Hurst’s
groups demands and while the Hurst’s
groups demands and while the Hurst’s largely complied Patty joined the SLA a
largely complied Patty joined the SLA a
largely complied Patty joined the SLA a year and a half after her abduction
year and a half after her abduction
year and a half after her abduction she was arrested with the group and
she was arrested with the group and
she was arrested with the group and served 22 months in jail number 4
served 22 months in jail number 4
served 22 months in jail number 4 Natalie Holloway Dutch citizen Joran van
Natalie Holloway Dutch citizen Joran van
Natalie Holloway Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot became the prime suspect after
der Sloot became the prime suspect after
der Sloot became the prime suspect after this teen went missing on her grad trip
this teen went missing on her grad trip
this teen went missing on her grad trip he led authorities and Holloway’s family
he led authorities and Holloway’s family
he led authorities and Holloway’s family on a wild goose chase by confessing and
on a wild goose chase by confessing and
on a wild goose chase by confessing and retracting statements though some
retracting statements though some
retracting statements though some labelled this a case of missing white
labelled this a case of missing white
labelled this a case of missing white woman syndrome Natalie was never found
woman syndrome Natalie was never found
woman syndrome Natalie was never found and theories about her fate continued in
and theories about her fate continued in
and theories about her fate continued in 2012 van der Sloot was jailed for the
2012 van der Sloot was jailed for the
2012 van der Sloot was jailed for the murder of another girl number three
murder of another girl number three
murder of another girl number three Charles Lindbergh jr. when famed aviator
Charles Lindbergh jr. when famed aviator
Charles Lindbergh jr. when famed aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20 month old son was
Charles Lindbergh’s 20 month old son was
Charles Lindbergh’s 20 month old son was snatched from their home it became one
snatched from their home it became one
snatched from their home it became one of the century’s most well known crimes
of the century’s most well known crimes
of the century’s most well known crimes the pricey ransom was paid
the pricey ransom was paid
the pricey ransom was paid but the Lindbergh baby was found dead
but the Lindbergh baby was found dead
but the Lindbergh baby was found dead two months after he was taken Bruno
two months after he was taken Bruno
two months after he was taken Bruno Hauptmann was captured tried convicted
Hauptmann was captured tried convicted
Hauptmann was captured tried convicted and executed for the crime but
and executed for the crime but
and executed for the crime but proclaimed his innocence until the day
proclaimed his innocence until the day
proclaimed his innocence until the day he died I want to tell the people of
he died I want to tell the people of
he died I want to tell the people of America absolute innocence number 2 Adam
America absolute innocence number 2 Adam
America absolute innocence number 2 Adam Walsh leads quickly ran dry once
Walsh leads quickly ran dry once
Walsh leads quickly ran dry once six-year-old Adams remains were
six-year-old Adams remains were
six-year-old Adams remains were discovered weeks after he was grabbed
discovered weeks after he was grabbed
discovered weeks after he was grabbed from a department store his father John
from a department store his father John
from a department store his father John Wall
Wall
Wall advocated for victims rights and started
advocated for victims rights and started
advocated for victims rights and started hosting America’s most wanted to catch
hosting America’s most wanted to catch
hosting America’s most wanted to catch predators nationally the code add a
predators nationally the code add a
predators nationally the code add a missing child safety program was named
missing child safety program was named
missing child safety program was named in Walsh’s memory as was the Adam Walsh
in Walsh’s memory as was the Adam Walsh
in Walsh’s memory as was the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act this
Child Protection and Safety Act this
Child Protection and Safety Act this case was closed in 2008 with convicted
case was closed in 2008 with convicted
case was closed in 2008 with convicted killer oddest tool taking the blame I
killer oddest tool taking the blame I
killer oddest tool taking the blame I learned one tough lesson when I went to
learned one tough lesson when I went to
learned one tough lesson when I went to work on July 27th and 1981 take it one
work on July 27th and 1981 take it one
work on July 27th and 1981 take it one day at a time
day at a time
day at a time number one Etan Patz this six-year-old
number one Etan Patz this six-year-old
number one Etan Patz this six-year-old was abducted the first time he walked
was abducted the first time he walked
was abducted the first time he walked the two blocks to his bus stop alone the
the two blocks to his bus stop alone the
the two blocks to his bus stop alone the manhunt was fierce and Eitan became the
manhunt was fierce and Eitan became the
manhunt was fierce and Eitan became the first missing child on a milk carton but
first missing child on a milk carton but
first missing child on a milk carton but he was never found police reopened the
he was never found police reopened the
he was never found police reopened the case in 2010 and eventually arrested a
case in 2010 and eventually arrested a
case in 2010 and eventually arrested a suspect but doubt was cast on his guilt
suspect but doubt was cast on his guilt
suspect but doubt was cast on his guilt to commemorate the date of a tonn’s
to commemorate the date of a tonn’s
to commemorate the date of a tonn’s disappearance May 25th was designated
disappearance May 25th was designated
disappearance May 25th was designated missing Children’s Day a tonn’s case was
missing Children’s Day a tonn’s case was
missing Children’s Day a tonn’s case was a case that changed America millions of
a case that changed America millions of
a case that changed America millions of parents sat at home and thought there
parents sat at home and thought there
parents sat at home and thought there but for the grace of God goes my child
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