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Section size for List of kidnappings (16 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	319	319
Before 1900	24,578	24,578
1900–1949	29,286	29,286
1950–1979	101,981	101,981
1980–1989	78,337	78,337
1990–1999	108,066	108,066
2000–2009	88,571	88,571
2010–2019	80,912	80,912
2020s and later	24,308	24,308
Modern kidnappings of celebrities or their relatives	25,567	25,567
Faked kidnappings	6,161	6,161
Suspected kidnappings	5,914	5,914
Kidnapping in lieu of extradition	3,257	3,257
Mass kidnappings	8,221	8,221
See also	77	77
References	159	159
Total	585,714	585,714

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Cleo Smith[edit]

Now that the Cleo Smith case in Carnavon, Australia is over, I safely believe it can be added to the list.

9:26 AM, 4 November 2021 (WAST)

Murder of Dru Sjodin[edit]

Why is this case listed as a suspected kidnapping? The text says: [she] seems to have been abducted on 22 November. What does that mean? Her main article (Murder of Dru Sjodin) says, in the lead, that she was abducted. And her main article also details a prosecution under the "Federal Kidnapping Act". Given all this, why is her case considered a "suspected kidnapping" for purposes of this article? Thanks. 32.209.69.132 (talk) 05:23, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Carlee Russell disappearance hoax[edit]

Re: Carlee Russell disappearance hoax. I added this. It was immediately removed. Why was it removed?

1. This has been in the news a lot recently, due to recent court decisions.

2. There is already a Wikipedia article about it.

3. The lead to the Wikipedia article states: On July 13, 2023, American nursing student, Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell (born 1997/1998) allegedly disappeared for 49 hours from her home in Hoover, Alabama, falsely reporting to police afterwards that she had been abducted. The story of her disappearance went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms. On July 24, Russell admitted that she had fabricated the story, and had not been abducted.

4. This is no longer "alleged". She was convicted in court, today. Source: [1].

Thanks. 32.209.69.132 (talk) 00:03, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Putin[edit]

Shouldn't Vladimir Putin be on the list of mass abductions because of the mass child abductions in Ukraine? 94.110.131.252 (talk) 09:08, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]