Tag: Kidnapping
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Boy kidnapped from California park in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast: “Thank you for finding me”
Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings. The Bay Area News Group reported Friday that Albino’s niece in Oakland…
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How a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl who escaped a serial killer likely saved the lives of others
Jan. 7, 1994, started out like any other typical winter morning for Rebecca “Becky” Savarese of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. There was snow on the ground, and it was bitterly cold as the 12-year-old walked to school. Then, at around 7:10 a.m., at one of the busiest intersections in town, a man came up beside her. “He…