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Wichita Police release video of woman screaming during apparent abduction
Police are appealing to the public for help after the woman was reportedly taken in the early hours of October 12.www.newsweek.com
Police in Kansas have released a video showing a woman screaming as she was reportedly “taken by force” early Sunday morning as authorities appeal to the public for help in locating her.
Newsweek has contacted the Wichita Police Department for comment via an email sent outside regular business hours.
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The Wichita Police Department posted surveillance video and photos of the incident, which it said occurred at 2 a.m. on Sunday in the 1400 block of North Volutsia. The 20-second clip, apparently captured by a doorbell camera, shows the woman screaming for help as a man drags her away from near the front door of a residence.
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The Wichita Police Department released surveillance footage of a woman who it said was “taken by force” in the early hours of October 12. (Wichita Pol...
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In a post on X, the department said officers had followed up on numerous leads but had not yet identified the man or the woman seen in the video.
The department said it had contacted regional and federal law enforcement partners for assistance.
It added that a team had worked to reduce the background noise in the video in the hope that someone would recognize the woman’s voice.
The department also said it was aware of information about a call from Oklahoma, which it said had been confirmed to be unrelated to the investigation.
Arrest made in missing Illinois girl’s 1996 disappearance, death
An arrest has been made in the disappearance of Trudy Appleby in 1996.
Several law enforcement agencies, including the Henry County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Rock Island County State’s Attorney’s Office, held a press conference Thursday at the Henry County Courthouse in Cambridge. Moline Chief of Police Darren Gault announced that Jamison Fisher, 50, has been charged in Trudy’s disappearance.
Fisher is being charged with Trudy’s death and concealment of a body in connection with her disappearance. Her body still has not been located but authorities mentioned hundreds of cases nationwide that have been prosecuted without a body.
Fisher is being held without bond in the Scott County Jail for parole violation and controlled substance violations. He will be extradited to Henry County at a later date.
“The arrest of Fisher marks a turning point in this mystery that has spanned nearly three decades,” said Moline Police Chief Darren Gault at the press conference. “While nothing can bring back young Trudy to her family, the relentless pursuit of justice honors her memory and the unwavering support of her loved ones and our community.”
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So if was retaliation for a drug debt, was any kind of ransom or demand made? Pay the debt and you'll get her back? Or maybe they had already been told, if you don't pay, something will happen. If it was collateral, how long was she kept and/or was there ever any intention to return her if the debt was paid? What a horrid and terrifying situation for a little girl.![]()
Prosecutor: Trudy Appleby’s death believed to be tied to drug debt
Jamison Fisher, the man indicted in the 1996 kidnapping and murder of Trudy Appleby appeared in Henry County Courthouse Tuesday to face those charges for the first time.www.kwqc.com
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. (KWQC) - The 30-year-old death of Trudy Appleby is believed to be motivated by a drug debt, according to court documents.
The Henry County State’s Attorney said in court documents that witnesses have testified that the 11-year-old was “taken as collateral for a drug debt.”
Fifty-year-old Jamison Fisher was indicted in the kidnapping and murder of Trudy Appleby and appeared in Henry County Courthouse Tuesday to face those charges for the first time.
The court documents didn’t have many details but said the case broke open recently after witnesses came forward decades after her disappearance.
The state’s attorney said in its appeal to deny pretrial release that witnesses testified they were afraid of the defendant, which is why they hadn’t been more forthcoming sooner about Trudy’s disappearance.
Fisher will remain in Henry County Jail, a judge decided. His next court appearance is on Oct. 20.
He will be represented by a public defender.
Fisher is charged in Henry County, Illinois, with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in connection with the disappearance of Appleby in 1996.
She was 11 when she went missing, and her remains were never recovered.
The case haunted the Quad-Cities for almost 30 years before Fisher was suddenly indicted in August.
Fisher was extradited to Illinois by U.S. Marshals Monday. Fisher had been in the Scott County Jail on unrelated drug charges.
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Jamison Fisher is charged in Henry County, Illinois, with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in connection with the disappearance of Trudy Appleby in 1996.(KWQC, Scott County Jail)
Police have said they’re convinced Fisher strangled Appleby to death before getting rid of her body. They haven’t said what evidence they have to support that theory.
correction: An earlier version of the story had Trudy's incorrect age when she went missing. She was 11.
You would think whoever owed the drug debt would know who took her. And should arrested for something as well.So if was retaliation for a drug debt, was any kind of ransom or demand made? Pay the debt and you'll get her back? Or maybe they had already been told, if you don't pay, something will happen. If it was collateral, how long was she kept and/or was there ever any intention to return her if the debt was paid? What a horrid and terrifying situation for a little girl.
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Climate Activists Deface Christopher Columbus Painting on Day Marking His Arrival to Americas
Activists from the group Futuro Vegetal said in a statement that the vandalism aimed to call attention to “extractive neocolonialism”.www.artnews.com
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Two activists from the climate group Futuro Vegetal throw red paint on the painting of Columbus at the Naval Museum in Madrid. Courtesy Futuro Vegetal
Two activists from the climate group Futuro Vegetal were arrested on Sunday, October 12, the date Spain commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, after throwing biodegradable red paint on a painting of Columbus at the Naval Museum in Madrid.
Per reports from El Confidencial and El País, the paint damaged the left portion of José Garnelo’s 1892 First Tribute to Christopher Columbus, which is displayed at the museum entrance. The activists also unfurled a banner reading “October 12, nothing to celebrate. Ecosocial justice.” Futuro Vegetal said in a statement that the incident aimed to call attention to the “extractive neocolonialism” that continues to exploit Indigenous land and natural resources. Museum security detained the activists, who were later charged with crimes against cultural heritage and taken for questioning.
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October 12 is the National Day of Spain, marking the moment in 1492 when Christopher Columbus’ expedition landed on an island in the Americas under the Spanish flag, heralding the nation’s new era of global influence. While the holiday is a grand celebration in the Spanish capital of Madrid, with smaller festivities held throughout the nation, it is also a source of contention across the Spanish-speaking world.
Critics argue that Spain should more openly acknowledge that Columbus’s legacy includes the death of tens of millions of Indigenous people, and enslavement of countless more at the hands of Europeans. In Mexico, for example, the day was renamed Día de la Nación Pluricultural (Day of the Pluricultural Nation), and in Argentina, it is called the Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity).
Futuro Vegetal spokesperson Luna Lagos said Spain’s National Day “celebrates centuries of oppression and genocide against the Indigenous peoples of Abya Yala,” using an Indigenous name for the Americas. The group also called for boycotts of companies linked to extractive projects.
Elsewhere on Sunday in Madrid, some 20 activists from Marea Palestina staged a sit-in around Picasso’s Guernica at the Reina Sofía Museum. The protest demanded an end to “the genocide against the Palestinian people.” The museum gallery closed temporarily while security addressed the action, and has since been reopened.
Same old story. Husband doesn't report her missing. Had major argument and she left. Left her purse.
RCMP say they suspect foul play in the disappearance of a 51-year-old mother of three, last seen in February.
The mystery of Jennifer Provencal's disappearance is deepened by the fact she wasn't reported missing for nearly three months, when her absence was discovered by a sister living across the country.
Provencal was last seen Feb. 5 in the vicinity of her rural property in the small community of Forest Grove, outside 100 Mile House, about 300 kilometres northeast of Vancouver.
Her husband, Thomas Boulding, says they had an argument and he left their home. When he returned, she was gone, he said.
"Her walking out, she has done it a few times," he said in an interview with CBC News in September. He said in the past, she has left and then eventually contacted him to pick her up from wherever she was staying.
"I was assuming this was going to be the case, eventually," he said.
The couple live in an off-grid property with just a landline and no cellphones. As a result, her sister Johanne Provencal, who lives in Montreal, said she didn't know she was missing until weeks later. She left a message in February, she said, and then in April called again and reached her nephew on April 19. Following that phone call, she said, she got a call back from Boulding on April 21, and he informed Provencal her sister was gone.
"He said that she wasn't there, she hadn't been there since February, and I don't know what happened," she said.
Daybreak Kamloops16:06Search continues for missing Forest Grove woman
Six months after Jennifer Provencal vanished from her rural Cariboo home, her sister speaks out in hopes of finding answers.
Provencal said she was in shock and after talking to her daughter, realized she should file a report with police, which she did on April 21.
She said she doesn't understand why nobody else filed a police report, while Boulding says it's his belief that his wife is gone of her own choosing.
"She's a strong-willed, independent woman," he said.
He also said he was calling police to make his own report in April, only to discover his sister-in-law had done so when RCMP showed up at his door.
He said the day she went missing, they'd had a major argument, "I yelled some horrible things at her," and she left while he was out doing chores.
LISTEN | An interview with Thomas Boulding:
Daybreak Kamloops17:24Search continues for missing Forest Grove woman
Jennifer Provencal-Boulding has been missing since February. Her family is speaking out in hopes of finding answers.
But her sister says it's out of character for her to simply disappear without telling anyone.
"I don't think she would want the people she loves to be worried," she said. "There is no way Jennifer would not call me."
Provencal doesn't have a cellphone, and she left her purse.
The RCMP major crimes unit is investigating and confirmed that foul play is suspected.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/interior-health-data-breach-investigation-9.6931436
Police have also searched her property, including with dogs, and Boulding said he has shared all the information he can, including personal belongings and computers, so RCMP might be able to get a lead.
Police are asking anyone who might have information to contact them.
Johanne Provencal is hoping for the same.
"I just want to find out what happened to my sister and honour her life," she said.
Clarifications
- This story has been updated to clarify the timeline of when Provencal says she learned her sister was missing.
Oct 11, 2025 7:57 PM CDT
I don't think 12 days is what I would necessarily consider "swift action", but glad she's out of the hands of her mother now.
ICE reveals 'disturbing details' after agency rescued 3-year-old abducted to Mexico
Working in partnership with U.S. and Mexican authorities, ICE Homeland Security Investigations officers rescued a three-year-old Alabama child who was abducted by a woman working in conjunction with a deported illegal alien charged with child rape.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin shared with Fox News Digital that the child was rescued after being kidnapped by her mother, Haley Harris, and illegally taken across the southern border to Mexico.
According to a statement by ICE, agents uncovered "disturbing details about Harris’s actions while in possession of the child."
The agency said that during the course of the kidnapping, Harris maintained repeated contact with her boyfriend, Pedro Pedraza-Trejo, a previously deported Mexican national who has charges for child molestation and rape in Washington state.
Local outlet ABC 33/40 reported that the kidnapped child, Kionii Haugen, was returned home to Orange Beach, Alabama, after 12 days. The outlet said that Harris took the child with her to Pensacola, Atlanta, San Diego, Tijuana and Mexico City before being located by authorities.
During this period, ICE said that Harris contacted Pedraza-Trejo 193 times in the span of just a few days.
The ICE statement said, "The fact that Harris maintained repeated contact with Pedraza-Trejo, a man convicted of such vile crimes, while illegally holding her child, underscores the gravity of her actions and the danger she posed to the child’s safety."
Harris was extradited to the U.S. on Sept. 28 and subsequently arrested and faces charges for international parental kidnapping, according to ICE.
"Haley Harris broke into her ex-partner's home and unlawfully kidnapped her child from the father’s Alabama home. She violated international parental kidnapping laws by fleeing to Mexico," McLaughlin explained. "During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that her boyfriend Pedraza-Trejo was deported to Mexico and his criminal history includes multiple child sex crimes, including molestation and rape of a child."
McLaughlin said that "through coordinated efforts with U.S. and Mexican authorities, Harris was located, arrested, and extradited to the United States to face charges," while the child "has been safely returned to Alabama."
"HSI remains committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and ensuring that those who endanger them are held accountable," said McLaughlin.
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Steven Schrank, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Georgia and Alabama, also commented on the case, saying it "highlights the power of collaboration between U.S. and international law enforcement agencies."
"Thanks to the swift and decisive actions of our dedicated agents and partners, a child has been safely reunited with her family, and the individual responsible will face the consequences of her actions," said Schrank.
Clearly they do as it happens a lot. IMO it shouldn't be reported so they don't get the coverage and publicity they crave.Do people really believe that stuff like this helps their cause?
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Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public
A judge says she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas used against protesters.apnews.com
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A discarded straw leads to murder charges in 1984 killing of New York teen
Prosecutors said that when investigators matched the DNA with Bilodeau and spoke with him, Bilodeau told investigators: "Yeah, people got away with murder, back then."kmbc.com