Definition & Elements
What is: The willful un unlawful seizing, confining, and carrying away of another person by either force, threat of force, fraud, or deception.
Kidnapping
The kidnapping by a parent of their own child
Parental kidnapping
The city in California where this crime took place
Chowchilla, California
The name of the victim who was kidnapped
Melissa
The first element of kidnapping
The unlawful seizing of a person
Taking a child beyond this boundary without permission can be considered kidnapping
State lines
The number of victims in this crime
27
The place the victim was found by her parents
The hospital
The second element of kidnapping
The confining or restraining of the person
True or False: A parent with legal custody can never be charged with kidnapping their own child
False
The criminals demanded this for the return of the hostages
Ransom money
The motive behind the crime
Ransom money
The third element of kidnapping
The unlawful carrying away (aspiration) of the person
This is the name of the act that prevents parents from kidnapping their own children
The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act
The victims were buried in what vehicle
A bus
The place Melissa is kept
The role of Woods and Schoenfeld in the Chowchilla case
The kidnappers
The fourth element of kidnapping
The use of force, threat of force, or, in certain cases, fraud or deception
The year this act was passed in
1981
The criminals were asking for this amount of money for their return
5 million dollars
The amount of money requested for her release
$500,000
The fifth element of kidnapping
The knowledge that the movement of the victim was unlawful