1.   The kidnappers released the young man unharmed.

2.   Again the kidnappers did not release Gerardo.

3.   In what police described as one of several amateurish moves, the kidnappers released the maid after she offered to make them coffee.

4.   Russia vowed Sunday night to punish the separatist Chechnya region unless Chechen kidnappers quickly released a high-ranking Russian officer.

5.   The kidnappers eventually released them and were convicted.

6.   Zhang said he knew something went wrong when the kidnappers did not release his wife after the partial payment.

7.   A Spanish woman who was in Colombia to adopt a child was released by kidnappers Monday, but her husband remained in captivity.

8.   By Thursday, the kidnappers released four captives, sending them back to Freetown with demands for food, medicine and political influence.

9.   By Thursday night, the kidnappers had released four captives, sending them back to Freetown with demands for food, medicine and political influence.

10.   Citing the hope of a new year, he prayed for the families of kidnap victims and appealed to kidnappers to release their victims.