00:00He's been kidnapped. Paul, little Paul, your grandson in Rome. They need to speak with you
00:05right now. Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today we're looking at 10 of the most shocking kidnappings
00:10and hostage situations involving celebrities and their families. I saw he found my whole
00:14jewelry box and like held it up like, aha, you know, like we got it. Benedict Cumberbatch.
00:20It was very scary. I mean, I have to emphasize not just because I love South Africa and South
00:25Africans, but it was a small event in a very big country. We were very lucky.
00:29Long before he was casting spells and solving crimes, Benedict Cumberbatch survived a truly
00:34harrowing ordeal in South Africa. While filming a television miniseries in 2004, he and two friends
00:39suffered a blown tire while driving at night. Attempting to fix the flat, they were suddenly
00:44ambushed by six heavily armed men. We were on a sort of bumpy dirt track and then got onto the
00:49end to
00:49the major sort of trunk road down the East Coast. And the front right tire blew and these guys
00:55surrounded us. Stuff went on with belongings and we were pushed about a bit.
01:00The attackers carjacked the group, binding the actor with his own shoelaces before forcing him
01:04into the cramped trunk of the vehicle. After driving deep into the remote wilderness,
01:08the hijackers dragged the victims out and robbed them of their cash and bank cards.
01:13Fearing imminent execution, the terrified group waited in total darkness until the attackers
01:17eventually left, leaving them tied up but incredibly grateful to be alive.
01:21I kind of came to terms with mortality and dying on my own about four times in the space of
01:27half an hour. Kim Kardashian. The robbers are dressed as policemen. Is that what I infer here?
01:33Policemen with masks on. How many were in the room with you? Two. Just the two. But they brought
01:38in the concierge from downstairs, handcuffed, with a gun up to him. During Paris Fashion Week in October
01:442016, Kim Kardashian experienced a truly terrifying ordeal. While staying in a private luxury hotel suite,
01:51the TV star was suddenly ambushed by a group of robbers disguised as police officers.
01:56The men held her at gunpoint, tightly binding her wrists and ankles with plastic cables before
02:01placing her in a bathtub. But then he tied me up with handcuffs and then zip ties and then duct
02:08tape.
02:09And then duct tape my mouth and my eyes. The thieves meticulously ransacked the room,
02:15stealing an estimated $10 million worth of spectacular jewelry, including her famous $4 million
02:20diamond engagement ring. Though she eventually managed to free herself and escape the situation
02:25physically unharmed, Kardashian has spoken extensively about the severe emotional trauma
02:30the robbery has caused her and her family. Well, automatically, you know, your stomach
02:34drops. It's a feeling you can't even explain. And you, like, I knew that was it for me.
02:40Like, I thought you were going to die. A hundred percent. A hundred percent. I said a prayer. I'm
02:43like, I know I'm going to heaven. I hope my kids are okay. My husband. I don't want to cry.
02:48You're making me cry.
02:49Tekashi 6ix9ine.
02:52Get in here. Get in the car. Get in the car. Get in here.
02:55That's what I'm doing.
02:55In July 2018, the controversial rainbow-haired rapper experienced a brutal kidnapping
03:01orchestrated by members of his own gang. Following a late-night music video shoot in
03:05Brooklyn, three armed assailants ambushed 6ix9ine by crashing into his vehicle. They then violently
03:11pistol-whipped the rapper before dragging him into their own car. The kidnappers drove him around the
03:15city, threatening his life and demanding a massive ransom.
03:27They eventually forced him to surrender an estimated $750,000 in custom jewelry and thousands
03:33more in cash. The rapper miraculously managed to escape the moving vehicle and flag down a
03:38stranger for help. And the resulting trial led to his kidnapper ultimately receiving 24 years in
03:44federal prison. He picks up a FaceTime call and he's in a car, like in the backseat. And I see
03:50his
03:50eye bloody and his face is so swollen. And I'm crying. I'm like, yo, what's going on? And someone
03:59in the car was like, oh, you want us to take you back home? And he's like, no, no, no,
04:02no, no. Don't
04:03take me back home. They're trying to kill me. Duffy. In 2020, the Grammy-winning Welsh singer
04:15courageously revealed the tragic reason behind her decade-long disappearance from the music
04:19industry. In an emotional social media post and subsequent essay, Duffy disclosed that she had
04:24been drugged at a restaurant on her birthday, kidnapped, and forcibly taken to a foreign country.
04:29She wrote at the time, many of you wonder what happened to me. Where did I disappear to and why?
04:33She was cruelly held captive and repeatedly assaulted over the agonizing course of several
04:38weeks by her dangerous attacker. The resilient artist eventually managed to return home safely,
04:43but she lived in immense fear for many years afterward. By sharing the details of her past,
04:48Duffy hoped to process the severe trauma and finally close that deeply dark chapter of her life.
04:54Wonder why I did not choose to use my voice to express my pain. I did not want to show
04:58the world
04:58the sadness in my eyes. I asked myself, how can I sing from the heart if it is broken?
05:03Nancy Guthrie. According to two federal law enforcement sources that spoke to Fox Digital,
05:08the DNA samples from the home came back to people who had reason to be there,
05:12and then one partial sample yielded a result that couldn't be checked by the FBI's CODIS database.
05:18In a chilling case that gripped the world in early 2026, the mother of TV anchor Savannah Guthrie
05:24abruptly vanished from her Arizona home. On February 1st, worried family members discovered
05:29the 84-year-old missing under highly suspicious circumstances. It is now day 24 of the search for
05:35Nancy Guthrie. Law enforcement still hasn't named a suspect or a reason for her disappearance.
05:40Disturbing doorbell camera footage later released by the FBI revealed a masked and armed individual
05:46maliciously tampering with her home security system. There were multiple signs pointing towards
05:51an abduction, including blood on the porch and the fact that Guthrie had left behind her daily
05:56medications. As the desperate search stretches on with enormous public attention, the devastated
06:01family has offered a massive $1 million reward, praying for a true miracle to finally bring her
06:06home safe and sound to her loved ones.
06:0821 minutes after the hour, everybody. In today's show, host Savannah Guthrie and her family are now
06:12offering a million dollar reward to find their mom, Nancy. Police believe an armed masked man took the
06:1984-year-old and Guthrie says they still believe in miracles, but have to come to terms with some hard
06:24truths. Freddie Heineken. There's always an excuse if you're looking for it. We're going to do this,
06:30do it now. Freddie Heineken, the wealthy CEO of the massive Heineken brewing empire,
06:35and his trusted driver were ambushed and abducted right outside his Amsterdam office in 1983.
06:41The kidnappers transported both men to a remote warehouse, where they were cruelly forced to
06:46endure three horrifying weeks locked inside of soundproofed cells.
06:49Now you listen to me. You are in no danger here. As long as the money is paid, you will
06:57be released.
06:58Do you understand?
06:59The ruthless criminals demanded a truly astronomical ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders.
07:05Equivalent to about 15 million American dollars at the time. The terrified family desperately paid
07:11the enormous sum in secret. Shortly afterward, police located the warehouse through an anonymous tip
07:16and successfully rescued both men. The famous kidnappers attempted to flee the country,
07:21but were eventually tracked down, arrested, and sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
07:25You know, I think I'll sit this one out. In prison. Look, we can get out while we're still young.
07:32But they'll never find the money.
07:34John Paul Getty III.
07:36My former father-in-law only buys the best, but I don't need an ex-secret agent to solve the
07:41mystery
07:41of what happened to my son, because there is no mystery. I need one thing only, and that is 17
07:46million dollars.
07:48In 1973, the 16-year-old grandson of billionaire oil tycoon John Paul Getty was snatched off the busy
07:54streets of Rome. His ambitious captors initially demanded a staggering ransom of 17 million dollars.
08:00However, his wealthy grandfather famously refused to pay the ransom, stating that doing so would only
08:06invite future criminals to attempt similar attacks on his other grandchildren.
08:09I have 14 grandchildren. If I start paying ransoms, I'll have 14 kidnapped grandchildren.
08:17So, the ruthless kidnappers decided to escalate the situation by severing the teenager's right ear
08:22and mailing it to an Italian newspaper. Horrified by this gruesome delivery, the frightened family
08:27finally negotiated the ransom down to around 3 million dollars, which Getty reluctantly paid.
08:33The money was delivered, and the youngest Getty was released, but he suffered extensive PTSD
08:37and died prematurely at just 54.
08:40The money came through. It was the full ransom. 3.3 million dollars at today's exchange rate.
08:481.6 billion dollars.
08:49Frank Sinatra Jr.
08:51Frank Jr. was born about four miles away in Jersey City. When his father hit it big,
08:57the family moved to Los Angeles, and that's where Frank Jr. grew up, always in the shadow of his dad.
09:02A major problem with being famous is that people know you're rich,
09:06and some people are not afraid to get their hands on some of it.
09:09Back in 1963, Frank Sinatra's 19-year-old son was abducted at gunpoint from his dressing room
09:15at Harrah's Club in Lake Tahoe. The bold kidnappers blindfolded the young man and drove him across
09:20state lines to a hideout in Los Angeles.
09:22The horrifying ordeal of Frank Sinatra Jr. began while he was filling an engagement at Lake Tahoe.
09:28They soon contacted his famous father and demanded a hefty ransom of 240,000 dollars.
09:33Unlike Getty, the crooner immediately paid the ransom to ensure his son's safe return.
09:38Thankfully, the kidnappers were true to their word and released Sinatra Jr. just a few days later,
09:43completely unharmed. Of course, they were quickly tracked down by federal investigators
09:48and ultimately sent to prison.
09:50The mastermind was a troubled young man named Barry Keenan.
09:54He knew I was dangerous. He knew I was just one crack away from killing everybody or not killing me.
10:01He didn't know, but he could tell I was crazy.
10:03Patty Hurst.
10:04This story had it all. A pretty young rich girl snatched from her home by terrorists,
10:10and then there were plot twists that no one could predict.
10:13It was a made-for-television kidnapping.
10:15In one of the most shocking cases in American history,
10:1819-year-old newspaper heiress Patty Hurst was violently abducted from her Berkeley apartment in 1974.
10:24Her captors were a radical left-wing organization calling themselves the Symbionese Liberation Army.
10:30They cruelly kept Hurst blindfolded in a closet for weeks,
10:33aggressively demanding millions in food donations for the poor.
10:36DeFries's ransom demands are thoroughly examined by authorities.
10:40He wants each poor person in California to receive $70 worth of groceries.
10:47The estimated cost is $400 million.
10:50And in a massive plot twist, Hurst eventually joined the very group that kidnapped her.
10:55Adopting the militant name Tanya, she famously helped the group rob a San Francisco bank.
11:00She was eventually arrested and convicted for her crimes,
11:03although this conviction was pardoned in 2001 by Bill Clinton.
11:06Many modern psychologists argue that she was brainwashed,
11:10but some continue to believe that she was a willing participant in the robbery.
11:14Get on the floor!
11:15All right, this is a hos-up!
11:16Anybody who don't get down on the ground gets a shot in the head!
11:20They bust in, they start swearing at everybody, everybody get down on the ground,
11:23and guess what?
11:24Patty Hurst is right in the middle of things.
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11:43Charles Lindbergh Jr.
11:59The 1932 abduction of Charles Lindbergh's baby shocked the entire globe
12:04and was quickly labeled the crime of the century.
12:07The helpless toddler was boldly snatched directly from his nursery
12:10at the family's rural New Jersey estate.
12:12The desperate kidnapper left behind a crudely written ransom note
12:16demanding $50,000, along with muddy footprints
12:19and a broken ladder that he used to get into the second-story room.
12:22How did he get up there?
12:23Are there marks on the window and wall as well?
12:25There was a ladder.
12:26We found it 100 yards away, three pieces.
12:28We moved it inside.
12:30You moved it?
12:31Yes, for safekeeping.
12:32Well, congratulations, Mr. Schwarzkopf.
12:34You have completely contaminated the crime scene.
12:37Now, if you will, get your boots off this property.
12:39The devastated family quickly paid the massive ransom
12:42in specially marked gold certificates,
12:44sincerely hoping for the child's safe return.
12:46But the famous ordeal ended in complete tragedy
12:49when the innocent boy's remains were discovered in the nearby woods.
12:52Even worse, a coroner deduced that he was likely murdered
12:56on the very night of the kidnapping,
12:57leaving a permanent and extraordinarily dark stain on American history.
13:01What if the baby is dead?
13:04What I burn if the baby is dead?
13:06Which story did you find the most shocking?
13:08Let us know in the comments.
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