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A 38-year-old man received life without parole for the kidnapping of a Birmingham mother, carried out in front of her 3-year-old child. The available excerpt provides no date or further case details.
Randall Latroy Richardson faces indictment in the Christmas Eve abduction of a woman from a Tuscaloosa convenience store, alongside separate unresolved state court charges.
Birmingham Police need public assistance to find 47-year-old Angela Black, last seen Oct. 15 in the 1100 block of Huffman Road with no reports of...
Eight defendants face capital murder charges and the death penalty in the 2024 kidnapping and killing of Mahogany Jackson in Birmingham.
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Prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty for every defendant in the 2024 kidnapping and killing of 20-year-old Mahogany Jackson in...
Birmingham residents should note this active missing-person case and last known location.
FBI's Operation Summer Heat delivered 228 arrests across central and north Alabama for violent offenders, gangs, drugs and firearms, contributing to...
A woman kidnapped in Tuscaloosa was rescued at an Alabama gas station, leading to the arrest of Mississippi suspect Terron Gustarvus Wells, 22, on first-degree kidnapping charges.
A Jefferson County defendant received a stiff federal sentence in a kidnapping tied to a drug debt.
Eric Daniel Murphy pleaded guilty to rape and kidnapping days before trial, receiving a 35-year prison sentence in the Birmingham-area case while sodomy and two impersonating-an-officer charges were dropped.
Birmingham homicides dropped sharply to 34 through Q3 2026 from 61 in 2025, with violent crime down 8.6% citywide. Yet domestic violence offenses rose 18.3%, showing reduced killings do not erase ongoing violence concerns.
Jefferson County authorities and ALEA are requesting public assistance to locate missing 15-year-old Nyasia Hicks.
Jefferson County deputies responded to a sexual assault call at 9:55 a.m. on Sept. 20 in the 4500 block of Bessemer Super Highway, Brighton.
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This Alabama news roundup contains no reports of active or recent kidnapping cases in Hoover, Birmingham, or the greater area.
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