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Kidnapping

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    The Sad Irony of a Kidnapping Expert Being Kidnapped

    This unfortunately is not a headline from The Onion; it's a story from the Austin Statesman about the kidnapping of Felix Batista, a Cuban-American, Miami-based expert in kidnapping negotiations. Batista apparently worked for a Houston-based security firm and was invited by Mexican police to pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    Details of Real Housewives's Danielle's Kidnapping Past Revealed

    Staub's Mugshot from Cop Without a BadgeLast week it came to light that Real Housewives of New Jersey anti-hero Danielle Staub had a shadowy, cocaine and sex filled past in the 80's heyday of the magic city. Now, The Star-Leger has dug up details of her 1986 arrest. Apparently, she was sus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    News Roundup

    LocalA lady who faked her own kidnapping in hopes of getting a ransom from her husband is in jail. [CBS4]The man who shot his wife and daughter on Easter Sunday before shooting himself died in the hospital. The victims remain in stable condition. [Herald]The son who shot South Miami commissioner Jay ... More >>

  • Film

    September 21, 2006

    Now Playing

    The Protector

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    The Miami Strangler, Part 1

    Brilliant thug Harrel Braddy has terrorized South Florida since 1984. The death needle awaits.

  • Film

    June 29, 2006

    Now Playing

    Waist Deep

  • Culture

    April 29, 2004

    The Horror, the Horror

    A frightful journey into the art of darkness

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    The Girl with the Tonton Heart

    Years after the Haitian diaspora, Papa and Baby Doc's children are still wandering

  • Film

    August 24, 2000

    Raging Waters

    Inspired by Patty Hearst, Cecil B. Demented rails against the dying of cinema

  • Culture

    August 17, 2000

    Natural Born Theater

    One of the best plays this year tackles the funny topic of sex and violence

  • News

    December 30, 1999

    Pain & Gain, Part 2

    Miami's Sun Gym gang developed a taste for blood and money. The police could have stopped them before they killed somebody. But they didn't.

  • News

    December 23, 1999

    Pain & Gain

    They were local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    My Lawyer, the Criminal

    Attorney Russell Carbone played dirty. How dirty? Try conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.

  • News

    July 8, 1999

    There's Something About Fred

    Attorney Russell Carbone played dirty. How dirty? Try conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.

  • Film

    September 17, 1998

    Chan Still the Man

    Attorney Russell Carbone played dirty. How dirty? Try conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury.

  • News

    November 27, 1997

    With Kidnappers Like These, Who Needs Social Workers?

    James and Emma Somerset came to Miami to rescue their son's girlfriend. They wound up going to jail for kidnapping.

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    News of the Weird

    James and Emma Somerset came to Miami to rescue their son's girlfriend. They wound up going to jail for kidnapping.

  • Film

    November 7, 1996

    Opie Plays Hardball

    James and Emma Somerset came to Miami to rescue their son's girlfriend. They wound up going to jail for kidnapping.

  • Calendar

    August 6, 2009

    The Haitian Twoubadou

    James and Emma Somerset came to Miami to rescue their son's girlfriend. They wound up going to jail for kidnapping.

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2009

    This Sunday: Watch a Former Opa-Locka Gangbanger Perform Fake Bodyslams on Pay-Per-View

    Florida Department of Corrections Then: Sentenced to 18 and a half years for kidnapping. Okay, we admit it: we know nothing about pro wrestling. But if we find an extra $39.99 lying around between now and this Sunday, we might watch the WWE Summer Slam on Pay-Per-View because- how often do yo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Steal This Movie

    Florida Department of Corrections Then: Sentenced to 18 and a half years for kidnapping. Okay, we admit it: we know nothing about pro wrestling. But if we find an extra $39.99 lying around between now and this Sunday, we might watch the WWE Summer Slam on Pay-Per-View because- how often do yo ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 21, 2010

    The Great American Trailer Park Musical goes slumming at Actors' Playhouse

    Florida Department of Corrections Then: Sentenced to 18 and a half years for kidnapping. Okay, we admit it: we know nothing about pro wrestling. But if we find an extra $39.99 lying around between now and this Sunday, we might watch the WWE Summer Slam on Pay-Per-View because- how often do yo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 11, 2010

    Dead-End Kids

    Florida Department of Corrections Then: Sentenced to 18 and a half years for kidnapping. Okay, we admit it: we know nothing about pro wrestling. But if we find an extra $39.99 lying around between now and this Sunday, we might watch the WWE Summer Slam on Pay-Per-View because- how often do yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Former Miami Beach Cop Charged In Kidnapping And Extortion Scheme

    Richard Anastasi, who served as a Miami Beach Police officer until last December, kidnapped a Russian national last week, tortured him with threats of violence and tried to extort $100,000 from his family, federal prosecutors say. via Miami Beach Police Department Richard Anastasi, a former M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    Mokai Holding You Ransom on Mondays

    ​Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? Leave it to the Opium Group and Mokai (235 23rd Street, Miami Beach) to give you a solution to your problem with Ransom, the Monday night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge.The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    A Ransom Note

    ​Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? Leave it to the Opium Group and Mokai (235 23rd Street, Miami Beach) to give you a solution to your problem with Ransom, the Monday night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge.The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2010

    Best Served Cold

    ​Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? Leave it to the Opium Group and Mokai (235 23rd Street, Miami Beach) to give you a solution to your problem with Ransom, the Monday night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge.The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Ex-Miami Beach Cop Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping, Extortion Charges

    A former Miami Beach cop has pleaded guilty to charges that he kidnapped and tortured a Russian man in an attempt to extort more than $100,000 from him, bringing to an end one of the strangest crimes connected to the troubled police department.via Miami Beach Police DepartmentAnastasi was one of the ... More >>

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner

    A former Miami Beach cop has pleaded guilty to charges that he kidnapped and tortured a Russian man in an attempt to extort more than $100,000 from him, bringing to an end one of the strangest crimes connected to the troubled police department.via Miami Beach Police DepartmentAnastasi was one of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Man Punches Baby in Face During Thwarted Kidnapping

    Anthony Williams is being charged with aggravated child abuse. ​In this morning's roundup of crime: A man punched a baby in an attempt to kidnap it and left it with fractured bones; a security guard runs over a "suspicious" man with a golf cart; another baby thought to have been kidnapped in Tenne ... More >>

  • News

    August 12, 2010

    Phoenix, Arizona: America's kidnapping capital is brutal

    Anthony Williams is being charged with aggravated child abuse. ​In this morning's roundup of crime: A man punched a baby in an attempt to kidnap it and left it with fractured bones; a security guard runs over a "suspicious" man with a golf cart; another baby thought to have been kidnapped in Tenne ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

    Anthony Williams is being charged with aggravated child abuse. ​In this morning's roundup of crime: A man punched a baby in an attempt to kidnap it and left it with fractured bones; a security guard runs over a "suspicious" man with a golf cart; another baby thought to have been kidnapped in Tenne ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Call in the Hostage Negotiator

    Anthony Williams is being charged with aggravated child abuse. ​In this morning's roundup of crime: A man punched a baby in an attempt to kidnap it and left it with fractured bones; a security guard runs over a "suspicious" man with a golf cart; another baby thought to have been kidnapped in Tenne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Pablo Escobar's Cartel Wanted Real Housewives' Danielle Staub Dead

    ​Last we checked in on Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub's past in Miami, we'd established she was a model/stripper/high-class prostitute who was somehow involved in a drug-related kidnapping back in the '80s. Now, Radar has uncovered documents that claim Staub actually tried to enter ... More >>

  • News

    January 13, 2011

    Horror in Haiti: Kidnappings are big business

    ​Last we checked in on Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub's past in Miami, we'd established she was a model/stripper/high-class prostitute who was somehow involved in a drug-related kidnapping back in the '80s. Now, Radar has uncovered documents that claim Staub actually tried to enter ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2011

    New York State of Mind

    ​Last we checked in on Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub's past in Miami, we'd established she was a model/stripper/high-class prostitute who was somehow involved in a drug-related kidnapping back in the '80s. Now, Radar has uncovered documents that claim Staub actually tried to enter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Shaq's Bizarre Sex Tape and Kidnapping Scandal

    ​LeBron James might be the most hated man in basketball, but at least he's not involved in a bizarre scandal involving gang members, robbery, kidnapping, and a sex tape. Can't say the same for Shaquille O'Neal. Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating a weird case allegedly centered on a tap ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Tell Everyone

    ​LeBron James might be the most hated man in basketball, but at least he's not involved in a bizarre scandal involving gang members, robbery, kidnapping, and a sex tape. Can't say the same for Shaquille O'Neal. Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating a weird case allegedly centered on a tap ... More >>

  • Culture

    September 22, 2011

    The Fantasticks at the Pelican Playhouse September 25

    ​LeBron James might be the most hated man in basketball, but at least he's not involved in a bizarre scandal involving gang members, robbery, kidnapping, and a sex tape. Can't say the same for Shaquille O'Neal. Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating a weird case allegedly centered on a tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    Wilson Ramos Kidnapping Scares Marlins' Anibal Sánchez From Returning to Venezuela

    Anibal Sanchez, left, cancelled his trip home to Venezuela after Wilson Ramos's kidnappingToday is supposed to be the big day for the newly re-named Miami Marlins. Tonight the team unveils its new uniforms and, perhaps, a new blockbuster signing.But at least five players on the 40-man roster probabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Shatevia Rice Says She Was Kidnapped with Her Infant Daughter and Forced Into Prostitution

    via WSVN​Shatevia Rice, an 18-year-old mother who went missing on Sunday has been found alive, but says she was kidnapped by a pimp who forced her into prostitution.Rice and her 6-month-old daughter Tamia were returned home safely this morning. Rice says she was kidnapped by a pimp who goes by the ... More >>

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