Famous Kidnappings

Famous Kidnappings

The thought of losing a loved one to a stranger with no idea of where or how they are is too unbearable for most to even imagine. For many families, that is their tale. In this paper you will see how wicked some people can be to another human being. From ages 10- 50, no one can be counted off as a potential kidnapper. The people you will hear about in this paper are the reason that the American public locks their doors at night. These kidnappings that have become famous throughout the years because of their horrible circumstances, have devastating effects on most Americans.

Kidnapping has been a threat to people of all sorts for many centuries. 100-130 cases of missing people are reported each year. 86% of all of those kidnappings are committed by males. Men in the age range of 20-39 do 57% of kidnappings by men (Casebook). Contrary to stereotypical thinking, most kidnappings don't happen in a store. Over 70% of all kidnappings happen outside, and many within 200ft from the child's house (Casebook). The type of child that is most likely to be kidnapped is a blond, 11 year old girl. " For the most part, abductions occur for sexual purposes (49%). In 40% of those cases, the victim was killed" ( "The Criminal Mind"). Urgency of police interaction has increased because 86% of abducted people suffer from a sexual or physical assult. 74% of children kidnapped are killed within the first few hours

( Child Abductions).

The kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease will be the first of a few missing people cases that we will be taking a look at. Bobby's kidnappers were Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady. Carl and Bonnie met in a bar in Barin St. Joseph only 4 months before actually kidnapping Bobby. Bobby's father was a rich Cadillac car salesman in Kansas City, Missouri. "People say that they were a match made in hell" (David Karjicek).