A security guard in England has been found guilty of masterminding “graphic” plans to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin Plumb developed an “obsession” with the star over a number of years and assembled an “abduction kit” – complete with handcuffs and metal cable ties – to help carry out his attack. […]
A security guard’s fantasy to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby was “dark and twisted… but a fantasy nonetheless”, a court in the UK has heard. Gavin Plumb was described by his barrister as an “isolated and lonely individual who lived out his fantasy life online” at Chelmsford Crown Court on Tuesday. During her closing […]
A security guard accused of hatching a plan to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby has said he is “heartbroken, disgusted and shocked” that his online chats about the alleged plot have come out. Gavin Plumb told Chelmsford Crown Court his “dark” discussions were “massively regrettable”, but insisted the alleged plans were “a fantasy” and […]
A security guard accused of plotting to abduct, rape and murder Holly Willoughby has told a jury he is “disgusted” by his previous attempts to kidnap and falsely imprison women. Chelmsford Crown Court has been told of Gavin Plumb’s two previous convictions for attempted kidnap in 2006 and another two offences of false imprisonment committed […]
A security guard accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby said the things he would do to her would put him “death row”, a court has heard. Jurors were told Gavin Plumb communicated with a number of people online about Ms Willoughby, with one man, who turned out to be […]
A security guard accused of masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby searched on Google for “how to meet people who plan to kidnap celebrities”, a court heard. Gavin Plumb’s online searches and messages were read to a jury on Tuesday, in which he said he would make Ms Willoughby […]
A shopping centre security officer is to stand trial accused of a plot to kidnap and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin Plumb is charged with soliciting a man – David Nelson – to commit murder, and incitement to commit kidnap. The 37-year-old is accused of planning to assemble a “kidnap and restraint kit” and encouraging a […]
Attorneys for the husband of a Fort Lauderdale woman who disappeared in Spain are again asking a judge to reconsider the decision to keep him in prison in a motion filed Tuesday, arguing that officials arrested David Knezevich on kidnapping charges only to keep him detained while they investigate his wife’s disappearance as a murder. […]
A man was arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a parking lot, California officials said. The victim told police the man rode up to her on a bicycle in a Santa Ana market’s parking lot and sexually assaulted her, according to a June 5 Facebook post by the police department. The […]
A Southern California woman who was previously arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a child from a Target store was arrested again Tuesday on similar charges. The suspect was identified as Yara Vanessa Pineda, 27, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to Seoul International Park on the 3200 block of San Marino Street […]
Naama, 19, was among seven young female conscripts taken hostage by Hamas gunmen who attacked Nahal Oz military base in southern Israel on 7 October [Hostages and Missing Families Forum] The brother of Israeli hostage Naama Levy has said the family’s decision to release new harrowing video of the moment his sister and other female […]
VERNAL, Utah (ABC4) — Three people were arrested Wednesday after an attempt to kidnap a child from a Vernal home, according to Utah Dept. of Public Safety. A male suspect involved in the attempt claimed to be a social worker, and that his intention was to remove the child from the home, police said. Ty […]