Stoll kidnapping

Alice Speed Stoll, wife of Berry V. Stoll was kidnapped in 1934 and held for ransom by Thomas H. Robinson. Jr. He abducted her in October of 1934. She was held captive in Indianapolis for six days for a $50,000 ransom. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Mrs. Stoll Is Found Alive. Insane Kidnapper Named. His Wife Got The Ransom. Arranged Own Release But Federal Men Halt Car And Arrest The Wife Of Her Captor. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E15FB35551B728DDDAE0994D8415B848FF1D3 |quote=Kidnapper Being Sought He Is T. H. Robinson Jr. Of Nashville -- His Father Is Being Questioned. Victim Near Collapse 'Brutally Treated' During Six Days In Indianapolis Flat -Only $500 Recovered. Mrs. Stoll Home. Captor Identified Accused Kidnapper Of Mrs. Stoll. Louisville. Mrs. Berry V. Stoll, bruised and weak, returned to her own home tonight after six days in the hands of kidnappers. |publisher=New York Times |date=October 17, 1934 |accessdate=2008-04-20 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Absent Transvestite. |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,755180,00.html |quote=In the Federal district court at Louisville a kidnapping trial began without the actual snatcher. ... |publisher=Time (magazine) |date=Monday, October 21, 1935 |accessdate=2008-04-20 ]

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