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Recent Examples of abductor
One note e-mailed Monday to the KOLD-TV newsroom in Tucson included information that only the abductor would know, anchor Mary Coleman told CNN.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Savannah Guthrie, joined by her siblings, Annie and Cameron, delivered an emotional video plea directly addressing her mother’s potential abductor, begging for her safe return.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Releasing a video on social media, which is then amplified by the national news media, increases the likelihood that Nancy Guthrie’s abductor will see it.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Officials have not theorized about why she may have been snatched, but Nanos appealed directly to any potential abductor while speaking with the media the day after she was reported missing.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The advisory named Elleshia as the alleged abductor, identifying her as a white female who is 5 feet 3 inches and 121 lbs.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Kathy Curran believes that Molly's abductor may have pretended to be injured.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
However, the search took a dark turn when local police got another 911 call -- from Denise herself, bravely placed using her abductor’s cell phone.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Ekholm wasn’t fully recovered from a torn abductor, either.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Savannah Guthrie, joined by her siblings, Annie and Cameron, delivered an emotional video plea directly addressing her mother’s potential abductor, begging for her safe return.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
Releasing a video on social media, which is then amplified by the national news media, increases the likelihood that Nancy Guthrie’s abductor will see it.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Officials have not theorized about why she may have been snatched, but Nanos appealed directly to any potential abductor while speaking with the media the day after she was reported missing.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The advisory named Elleshia as the alleged abductor, identifying her as a white female who is 5 feet 3 inches and 121 lbs.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025
Kathy Curran believes that Molly's abductor may have pretended to be injured.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
However, the search took a dark turn when local police got another 911 call -- from Denise herself, bravely placed using her abductor’s cell phone.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
Ekholm wasn’t fully recovered from a torn abductor, either.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abductor
Noun
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Savannah Guthrie and her siblings appeared together for the first time in a video that appeared to address a possible kidnapper.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Smart’s kidnapper was Brian David Mitchell, a street preacher her family met downtown and hired for odd jobs around the home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hollister police said the carjacker left the area following the shooting and was found by San Benito County deputies near Line Street, where another shooting happened.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Abductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abductor. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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