Blink Once for Yes, Twice for No Quiz

Answer: Charles Lindbergh

Around 10 pm on March 1, 1932, the nurse of 20 month old Charles Lindbergh, Jr. found him missing from his crib. Upon further inspection, the parents found a ransom note, muddy footprints, and a ladder leaning up against the 2nd floor window. Over the next several days, a series of ransom notes asking between $50,000 and $70,000 were exchanged with an intermediary named John Condon.

The ensuing days involved a media frenzy as newspapers and celebrities offered help. Following a thirteenth note and proof of the baby's clothing, the money was dropped off and Condon was told the child was in a boat near Martha's Vineyard. No boat or baby were found and the serialized fifty thousand dollars was gone. On May 12th of 1932 the baby's battered and decomposed body was found near the Lindbergh house.

In September of 1934 a man named Bruno Hauptmann was arrested after passing several of the serialized dollars and his handwriting was matched to the notes. He was convicted and executed.

Answer: Adam

In July of 1981, six year old Adam Walsh and his mother were at a Sears store. While she browsed a couple of aisles away, Adam played a video game. When she returned, he was gone. One of the largest searches in Florida ensued with much media attention.

The little boy's head was found sixteen days later in a canal. The grieving parents, John and Reve, started working on helping others just days after the funeral. Through their efforts with others, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was created which helped install a database for missing kids and for sex offenders. John Walsh went on to host a TV show called "America's Most Wanted". Over 20 years the show helped Americans identify potential lawbreakers and over 1000 fugitives were captured, including 17 of the FBI's most wanted.

It was not until 2008 that police closed the Adam Walsh case when serial killer Ottis Toole was named the murderer years after he died in prison.

Answer: Symbionese Liberation Army

Patty Hearst, daughter of media-mogul Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped out of her apartment in February of 1974. Her boyfriend and friend were tied up while neighbors ducked gunfire. Several ransom notes from the SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army) requesting the Hearst Foundation pay money to needy people ensued. Over $2 million was given out as negotiations continued.

However, in April security monitors caught her aiding the SLA in bank and store robberies. A taped message from her stated she was now willingly a part of the group.

In May, a raid against the SLA headquarters killed several members, but she was not there. After months of running, she was arrested in September of 1975 and "Tania" (as she was known in SLA) was sentenced to prison. She was released after 21 months and many people believed she was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome where the captive feels empathy for the captors.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

On December 8, 1963 nineteen year old Frank Sinatra, Jr. was kidnapped at gunpoint out of his hotel room at Harrah's Casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Over the next two days, they contacted Frank Sinatra only through a series of phone calls on various pay phones.

At first, Sinatra was offered aid from both Robert Kennedy and a few high level organized crime bosses. He chose to utilize the FBI. On December 10, the kidnappers agreed to release the hostage for $240,000 cash (equivalent to about $1.8 million in 2016 cash value). That evening the kidnappers picked up the money and dropped the teenager off in California.

He was safely taken home by the law enforcement agents. The kidnappers turned out to be led by Barry Keenan, who had mental issues. By December 14, the entire group had been found and arrested.

The trial, held in 1964, was remembered because the defense tried to attest that the whole ordeal was staged by the Sinatra family to gain publicity. That was never proven. Keenan was in prison for four years before being released.

Answer: Shed in the backyard

On June 10, 1991, Jaycee Dugard was abducted from in front of her home. Her stepfather witnessed it and tried to chase them on a bicycle but was outrun. A massive manhunt ensued to no avail. She had been taken by Phillip Garrido and his wife Nancy and transported to their house in Antioch, California. For the next 18 years she lived in a series of sheds and tents in the disorganized and filthy backyard.

She was repeatedly raped and bore daughters at ages 14 and 17. She kept a journal in order to track her jumbled thoughts and feelings.

In August of 2009, Garrido visited UC Berkeley to ask about organizing a religious meeting. He had brought the two little girls and seemed suspicious. A background check showed he had broken his parole from kidnapping and rape. Further investigation and meetings prompted him to confess and for the rescue of Jaycee and her daughters.

She was reunited with her family and was awarded $20 million for the state's inability to protect her from parole violators.

She later wrote two memoirs about her time with the Garridos, who were both sent to prison.

Answer: Greece

Helen was the daughter of the Greek god Zeus and was incredibly beautiful. After being abducted once and rescued at a young age, suitors were later sworn to an oath to protect her from further kidnappings. Many people tried for her hand, but Menelaus of Sparta won.

After several years of marriage, Paris of Troy came to Sparta. Paris was known to be very handsome and irresistible and soon he and Helen fell in love. After Menelaus left for a trip, Paris abducted Helen and took her back to Troy where he married her.

Helen's husband and brother-in-law were furious and soon sailed to Troy to demand her return. Upon Troy's refusal, the Trojan war began and Helen became known as the woman whose "face launched 1,000 ships". Paris was killed during the war and after Greece won, Helen returned to Sparta to live out her life with Menelaus and their children.

Answer: One of his ears

John Paul Getty III, known as Paul, was living in Rome, Italy in 1973 after being expelled from his boarding school. At 3 am on July 10 of that year he was kidnapped by an organized crime group called 'Ndrangheta. His mother received a note asking for $17 million which she turned over to her ex-husband, Getty Jr. Getty Jr then went to his father, Getty Sr, who refused to pay stating that he did not want to create a precedent. Soon thereafter, a newspaper received another note along with a lock of the teen's hair and one of his ears. Getty Sr then negotiated the group down to $2.9 million but agreed to only pay $2.2 million (a tax deduction) and loaned his son the rest, with interest.

In December of 1973, Getty III was released at a deserted gas station and returned to his mother. Eventually nine of the kidnappers were captured and two were sent to prison.

The money was never found.

Answer: False

Stockholm syndrome causes hostages to feel powerful and very positive thoughts and feelings about the captor. It comes from being terrified and then becoming totally dependent upon the source of the fear. Kampusch was taken at age 10 by Priklopil while on her way to school.

She was kept in a cramped cellar most of the time and was only allowed up the first several years to clean the house while half dressed. Later she was chained to her captor in bed. By her late teens, she was allowed to go outside and to leave the house with him. Witnesses later said she appeared happy and normal.

In 2006 she was vacuuming his car when he took a mobile phone call. She ran and alerted a neighbor of her situation. The police found her and soon thereafter Priklopil killed himself. Kampusch, upon hearing the news, cried and lit a candle for him.

She then got the house after his death and proceeded to move into it where she continues to live. Experts have said these signs, among others, point to Stockholm syndrome.

Answer: Pope Paul VI

Aldo Moro was the president of the Christian Democrat (DC in Italian) political party and former prime minister of Italy. In early 1978 he was instrumental in helping end a crisis when he worked out a deal between the DC and the Communist Party. On March 11 of that year both his car and his bodyguards' car were stopped on the streets of Rome by the Red Brigade, a group of terrorists. Bullets flew and all the guards were killed as Moro was abducted. On March 18 the Red Brigade demanded the release of some of their group from Italian prisons.

The Italian government refused all negotiations. Over the next several weeks, Moro wrote 86 letters to various people, including Pope Paul VI. In these letters, it is speculated he attempted to put clues in as to his whereabouts.

In April, he was found guilty in an internal trial by the Red Brigade and his bullet-riddled body was found on May 9, 1978 a short distance from both the Communist and DC buildings in Rome. As his wish stated in his letters, no Italian politicians were invited to his funeral.

Answer: He offered them a ride in his car and they accepted

In 2002, Castro offered Michelle Knight a ride to her destination as she was lost and on foot. She recognized him as a parent of a neighborhood child, and got in the car. He took her to his house and locked her in a room where months of sexual and physical abuse took place.

In 2003, Castro offered a ride to 16 year old Amanda Berry who was walking home from her job at a fast food restaurant. She joined Knight as a victim in his house. Finally, in 2004 Castro gave a ride to 14 year old Gina DeJesus who was a friend of his daughter. Over the next years the women suffered rape, starvation, and mental cruelty. Berry delivered a daughter with the help of Knight while in captivity.

In 2013, Berry noticed an outside door open and yelled for help. Neighbors kicked in the panels of the inside door and Berry and her daughter climbed out. Police soon rescued the others. Castro was caught and sentenced to life in prison with no parole.

He hanged himself a month after being jailed.