Thesaurus results for ABDUCTOR

abductor

noun

as in kidnapper

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Recent Examples of abductor At the 100-day mark, the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie could hang on a strand of DNA that's still being evaluated by scientists at the FBI laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, in hopes of identifying her abductor. —

Anna Schecter, CBS News, 12 May 2026 The case has garnered global attention and a number of vocal critics blaming investigators for a lack of progress in quickly locating Guthrie and her abductor. —

Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 The blood spatter on Nancy Guthrie's front porch suggests a single abductor took her out of her home, according to a former FBI profiler. —

Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026 Athena, who stayed calm during her abduction and had the wherewithal to question her abductor, fought back when Horner was attacking her, prosecutors said, according to theStar-Telegramand NBC DFW. —

Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 But her abductor allows Dawkins to see and speak to her electronically. —

Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 When Kotb asked how Guthrie reacted to seeing images of the abductor taken from Ring camera footage, Guthrie worked hard to keep her composure. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026 In another setback for the Nancy Guthrie kidnap probe, DNA on a glove found in the first weeks of the investigation turned out to belong to a restaurant worker and is unrelated to her masked abductor, officials said. —

Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 For years, this community has feared that Morgan’s abductor lived silently among us and that one of our kids could be next. —

Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Feb. 2026

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Clemente is not the only one who has said that someone close to the kidnapper might be the best way to find out what happened.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026
However, the fact that the FBI was able to recover video anyway likely shocked the kidnapper, Clemente said, and someone in his orbit should have been able to pick up the signs.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026