Man arrested in teen kidnap case

Authorities in the US today arrested a man suspected of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl who sent a text message to her mother that led to her rescue from a booby-trapped bunker.

Man arrested in teen kidnap case
Sun, 17 Sep, 2006 - 15:21

Authorities in the US today arrested a man suspected of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl who sent a text message to her mother that led to her rescue from a booby-trapped bunker.

Investigators arrested Vinson Filyaw, 37, in Richland County about 24 hours after rescuing Elizabeth Shoaf, Steve McCaskill, the sheriff in neighbouring Kershaw County.

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CourtsElizabeth Shoaf kidnappingPlace: USPlace: Richland CountyPlace: Kershaw CountyPlace: ColumbiaPlace: Lugoff, South CarolinaPerson: Vinson FilyawPerson: Elizabeth ShoafPerson: Steve McCaskillPerson: FilyawPerson: McCaskillPerson: ShoafPerson: Geraldine WilliamsPerson: ElizabethPerson: Madeline ShoafOrganisation: WLTX-TV
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