NCJ Number
18055
Date Published
1974
Length
220 pages
Annotation
CONCENTRATING ON SOME OF THE MORE NOTORIOUS KIDNAPS SINCE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, THE INFORMATIVE, SENSATIONAL STYLE OF THE TEXT (IT IS A SENSATIONAL CRIME) IS COMPLEMENTED BY MORE THAN 250 PHOTOGRAPHS.
Abstract
THE KIDNAPPINGS OF PATTY HEARST, PAUL GETTY, REG MURPHY AND VICTOR SAMUELSON HIGHLIGHT THIS ILLUSTRATED HISTORY. THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING AND THE POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED ABDUCTION OF ADOLF EICHMANN ARE ALSO EXAMINED. MANY NEWSCLIPS CONTEMPORARY TO THE KIDNAPPINGS ARE INCLUDED FOR THE EDIFICATION OF THE READER.