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The videos, recovered by Google engineers, provided the first look at Guthrie’s kidnapper and last less than a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

The family has released three previous videos saying they were willing to speak to the potential kidnapper, and asking to provide proof that her mother was alive.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Bill Skarsgård plays the kidnapper, and the rest of the cast includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo and Al Pacino.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

The two leaders work together in order to rescue the PM's husband, unmask the kidnapper and blackmailer, and bring those responsible to justice.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Again he tried to pull his arm out of the trash can, but his hand stubbornly resisted: “What if the kidnapper takes this money and then asks for more?” asked the hand.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides