Fass describes the kidnapping of Charley Ross in 1874, the first of a series of kidnappings to be called "the crime of the century" the Kidnapped is a mesmerizing look at some of the great kidnapping cases in American history, the stories that have haunted parents over the past 125 years. Fass explores how our fear has evolved from its first chilling realization inġ874, when Americans were startled and horrified to discover that their children could be held for ransom, until today, when sexual predators seem to threaten our children at every turn. Modern morality play, the innocence of the child in stark contrast to the corruption of the criminal, all played out by a media industry eager to feed the worst fears of every parent. We are both fascinated and revolted, seeing in each victim our own child, in each bereaved parent ourselves, and in each kidnapper a monster striking straight at the heart of the family and our society.
Few crimes capture our imagination as completely as child kidnapping.
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