After three miscarriages and facing pressure to have a child, Eleonor Mendoza faked pregnancy for months, abducting a newborn from the hospital where she worked.

The disappearance of pregnant woman Jodie Jakubaszek initially seemed unsolvable, until a bank card transaction provided the first clue in the case.

Ha Van Ty stopped his motorbike, pretending to shop, then exploited a lapse in vigilance by a group of children to kidnap a 6-year-old girl before fleeing from Son La to Lao Cai.