The first ransom notes come from an 1874 kidnapping. Freeman’s Auctioneers and Appraisers. One day last March, Bridget Flynn, a school librarian who lives in Philadelphia, was searching for an ...

Historians identify the Ross case as the first recorded ransom kidnapping in American history. In 1876, Christian Ross penned a memoir that included facsimiles of several of the ransom notes, but for ...

Police officers connected to the JonBenét Ramsey cold case have revealed that the ransom letter left at the girl's home was not 'truly a kidnapping note' due to two factors ...

Charley Ross was the first to be kidnapped for ransom in the U.S. After he was taken, his family spent $60,000 over the years in search efforts, but were unsuccessful in getting him back.

A mysterious "missing" toilet roll poster which appeared in Stockbridge a few days ago has led to a hilarious ransom note being posted. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News ...

Letters demanding $10,000 ransom continue to be received by the family of Meyer Newman, who disappeared from his home, 1,550 Fulton Avenue, the Bronx, two weeks ago, ...