Abusers, yes. Murderers, maybe staistically but there is a wave of child-abductions-by-stranger for the purpose of abuse AND abuse leading to murder that has seen increasing publicity. Only recently has it been shown to actually occur that parents in older cases have finally begun to be believed.

Jeanie Nicarico
Jacquelyn Dowaliby
JonBenet Ramsey
Elizabeth Smart
Wayne Williams' victims
John Gacy's victims

Polly Hannah Klaas
Petaluma, CA
December, 1993

Brendan Berger
Davis, CA
February, 1995

Chalisa Lewis
Bremerton, WA
February, 1995

Victoria Poor
Rantoul, Il
March, 1995

Roxanne Doll
Everett, WA
April, 1995

Maria Joanna Piceno
Lemoore, CA
April, 1995

Kristy Degg
Sarasota, FL
June, 1995

Rachael Carver
Spokane, WA
June, 1995

Penny Lynn Davis
Okanogan, WA
July, 1995

Samantha Ritchie
New Lebanon, OH
July, 1995

Shelby Marie Cox
Intercession, FL
August, 1995

Christopher Meyer
Kankakee, IL
August, 1995

Daniel Justin Fernandes
Orangevale, CA
August, 1995

Everett McKay
Doerun, GA
September, 1995

Scott Croteau
Lewiston, ME
September, 1995

Sara Kramer
Decatur, IL
October, 1995

Jimmy Ryce
Homestead, FL
December, 1995

Mitchell Ozier
Clear Lake, CA
December, 1995

Amber Hagerman
Arlington, TX
January, 1996

Carina Nicole Consaul
Horizon, TX
January, 1996

Ashley Galloway
Senatobia, MS
January, 1996

Traci Conrad
Hanford, CA
March, 1996

Raina Bo Shirley
Potter Valley, CA
April, 1996

Elyse Pahler
Pismo Beach, CA
April, 1996

Jennifer Conklin
Riverdale, GA
April, 1996

Monique Arroyo
Wilmington, CA
May, 1996

Kathy Horn
Traverse City, MI
May, 1996

Melody Curtis
Tyrone, PA
July, 1996

Jacqueline Beard
Clarksville, TN
July, 1996

Morgan Violo
Bowling Green, KY
July, 1996

Karynne Sheldon
Manassas, CA
October, 1996

Thomas Daniel Williams
Eureka, CA
January, 1997

Amanda Reiss
Napavine, WA
January, 1997

Lance Guevarra
Big Water, UT
February, 1997

Tristan Tyson Jenson
Redlands, CA
October, 1997

Casey Donavon King
Grand Junction, CO
February, 1998

Josh Finnigan
Chase, BC
May, 1998

Dena Ann Dean
Tulsa, OK
June, 1998

Mary Jennifer Love
Cincinnati, OH
July, 1998

Jessica Price
Stillwell, OK
July, 1998

Misty Henn
Clayton, CA
August, 1998

Julie Ann Holmquist
Hallock, MN
August, 1998

Chelsea Starr Gragg
Peoria, AZ
October, 1998

Lisa Dianne Norrel
Pittsburg, CA
November, 1998

Travis Burke
MacDoel, CA
December, 1998

Kali Manley
Ojai, CA
December, 1998

Christina Williams
Seaside, CA
January, 1999

Nancy Noga
Parlin, NJ
January, 1999

Destiny Thetford
Fremont, CA
January, 1999

Silvina Pelosso
Argentina
March, 1999

Opal Jo'Dace Jennings
Saginaw, TX
March, 1999

Julianna Sund
Eureka, CA
March, 1999

Nichole Hendrix
Ventura, CA
April, 1999

Brandon Carroll
Paris, CA
July, 1999

James Faasisila
Hayward, CA
August, 1999

Tabitha Potter
Lowell, MA
September, 1999

Antonio Davalos
Denver, CO
February, 2000

Christian Clark
Prineville, OR
April, 2000

Casey Hutsell
Sidney, NE
May, 2000

Jesika Hernandez
Dixon, CA
May, 2000

Korra Meyers
Dixon, CA
May, 2000

Tommy Kelly
Phoenix, AZ
June, 2000

Michael Cueva
Pittsburgh, CA
June, 2000

Wendy Von Huben
Woodstock, IL
July, 2000

Charity Corley
Ennis, TX
September, 2000

Christopher Peraza
Gresham, OR
September, 2000

Sharonda Parker
Vallejo, CA
November, 2000

Maricruz Verduzco
Coolidge, AZ
December, 2000

Amanda Wullenjohn
Yuma, AZ
December, 2000

Jameika Porch
Chattanooga, TN
January, 2001

Xiana Fairchild
Vallejo, CA
February, 2001

Trevor Principe
Carmel, CA
April, 2001

Marcel Shaw
Sacramento, CA
July, 2001

Ashley Lucas
Cresco, IA
July, 2001

Shannon Nicole Paulk
Prattville, AL
October, 2001

Sarah McCoy
St. Joseph, MO
December, 2001

Danielle VanDam
San Diego, CA
February, 2002

Andre Bosse
Twin Lake, MI
March,2002

Lydia Braschler-Varo
Mount Vernon, WA
April, 2002

Sara Gephart
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
May, 2002

Jeanene Bonner
Altadena, CA
June,2002

Alexis Martinez
Hayward, CA
June 2002

Samantha Runnion
Stanton, CA
July,2002

Ashley Pond
Oregon City, OR
August 2002

Miranda Gaddis
Oregon City, OR
August 2002

Esteban David Salazar
Garland, TX
March, 2003

Nicolas Zavala
Oxford, IN
April, 2003

Molly Bish
Warren, MA
June, 2003

Ashton Smith
Mountlake Terrace, WA
July, 2003

Justine Vanderschoot
Auburn, CA
September, 2003

Opal Jennings
Saginaw, TX
January, 2004

Celena Valle
Hanford, CA
April, 2004

Crystal Lynn Clah
Phoenix, AZ
August, 2004

Elaine Sepulveda
Oak Harbor, WA
November, 2004

Katrina Nash
Olympia, WA
March 2005

Jessica Lunsford
Homosassa, FL
March 2005

Justin Garrick
Reno, NV
July 2005

Aaron Brooks
Galt, CA
October 2005

Alejandra Gutierrez
Fort Wayne, IN
December 2005

Kayla Reed Livermore
, CA January 2005
Wade Michael Lurk Ste. Genevieve, MO April 2006
Ashley Deramus Tyler, TX June 2006
Joaquin Cortina, Jr. Modesto, CA July 2006
Destiny Norton Salt Lake City, UT July 2006
Veronica McEvoy Concord, CA July 2006
Jason Leavens Lincoln, CA September 2006
Brianna Wilkins Livingston, MT October 2006
Heaven LaShae Ross Northport, AL December 2006
Christopher Barrios, Jr. Brunswick, GA March 2007



Current case:
Jury selection set to begin in trial of man accused of raping teens in underground room
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In an underground room concealed beneath a shed behind his home, Kenneth Glenn Hinson is accused of raping two teenagers after kidnapping them and keeping them bound.