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Failing Ga. student accused of faking kidnapping

A college student in suburban Atlanta is accused of faking his own kidnapping to avoid telling his parents he was failing a class. Full story

OJ Simpson: ‘I didn’t break into anybody’s room’

   In a Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday, OJ Simpson took the stand to ask for a new trial, arguing that his lawyer mishandled the case that resulted in his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction. NBC’s Miguel Almaguer reports.

Attorneys: Media demonizing Castro

   Attorneys representing Ariel Castro say he will plead not guilty to kidnapping and rape charges. WKYC's Tom Meyer reports.

2 teens arrested in Vicksburg crime spree

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a weekend crime spree in Vicksburg that included a shooting, a kidnapping, a carjacking and the robbing of three people. Full story

Police arrest one of three suspects in burglary, kidnapping

Sunday police arrested a suspect in connection with a burglary and kidnapping at a West Ashley home on May 10, 2013. Rudolph Brown, 36, who is on probation for narcotic charges, is being held in the Al Cannon Detention Center. Brown is one of three suspects involved in this incident.   According to Full story

What will happen to Ariel Castro's home?

   Cleveland City Councilman Brian Cummins updates MSNBC’s Alex Witt about the Cleveland community’s reaction to the horrifying kidnapping case.  He mentions the tax foreclosure case against Ariel Castro’s house and the future of the home. Cummins talks about the homecoming of Gina DeJesus, the Clevela

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  NBC Mobile - NBC News Update: May 10th, 2013

Ariel Castro did father the child of one of his kidnapping victims, NASA reports trouble at the International Space Station and Randy Jackson is leaving American Idol.

  Top Lines: Charles Ramsey, idiosyncratic hero in disturbing Cleveland kidnapping case

Disturbing Cleveland kidnapping case; Charles Ramsey, hero; his barbecues with the suspect; the messages from around the world praising him; and what he says his father would have done had he cowered away in today’s special Charles Ramsey  “Top Lines.”

  Unanswered questions of the Cleveland kidnappings

Bob Lowery of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children talks to The Cycle hosts about the unanswered questions left in the Cleveland kidnapping case.

  Police: Ohio kidnap suspect ‘shows no remorse’

Ariel Castro, the man accused of keeping three women captive in his home for over a decade, made his first court appearance for his arraignment yesterday, and authorities say he described himself as unable to “control his impulses. NBC’s Jeff Rossen reports and NBC legal analyst Lisa Bloom comments.

  Castro’s bail set at $8 million in kidnapping, rape case

Ariel Castro’s mother reacted to the news by asking the women who were abducted to forgive her for all of the pain they suffered. Castro’s two brothers also appeared in court Thursday on unrelated charges and were later released. NBC’s Ron Allen reports

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Ariel Castro Accused Of Kidnapping And Sexual Assault
Ariel Castro Accused Of Kidnapping And Sexual Assault

CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 9: In this handout from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office, Ariel Castro, 52, is seen in a booking photo May 9, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. Castro is accused of kidnapping and sexually assault three women for about ten years while he held them captive in his house. (Photo by Cuya

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TOPSHOTS-US-CRIME-KIDNAP

TOPSHOTSThe Castro brothers (L-R) Onil, Pedro and Ariel are arraigned at Cleveland Municipal Court for the kidnapping of three women in Cleveland, May 9, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. ARiel Castro appeared in court Thursday to faces charges that he kidnapped and raped three young women and held them in

Sean Lopes, who is wanted on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping in the US
Sean Lopes, who is wanted on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping in the US

Sean Lopes, who is wanted on charges of attempted murder and kidnapping in the US, was arrested in Chatham, Kent, England on Monday May 6, 2013.

Onil Castro and Pedro Castro appear for their initial court appearance in Cleveland
Onil Castro and Pedro Castro appear for their initial court appearance in Cleveland

Onil Castro and Pedro Castro appear for their initial court appearance in Cleveland, Ohio, May 9, 2013. Castro, 52, a veteran school bus driver fired from his job last fall, was formally charged with kidnapping and raping the three women, who were rescued from his house on May 6 evening shortly bef