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FBI: American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 2 developments

By Michelle Watson and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Monica De Leon Barba, a United States citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking home in Mexico, is being transported to the US after her captors set her free, according to FBI authorities in San Francisco.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Monica De Leon, California woman abducted in Mexico, has been found

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

  2. Newest

    FBI: American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months

    Headline from KRDO ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    California woman kidnapped in Mexico last year has been found, FBI says (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A California woman who was kidnapped in Mexico last year has been found, according to the FBI.

  2. Foxla

    Monica De Leon, California woman abducted in Mexico, has been found (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    The San Mateo woman who was kidnapped in Mexico in November has been found. The FBI announced the safe return of Monica De Leon Saturday morning.

  3. KRON4

    Kidnapped San Mateo woman found in Mexico (opens KRON4)

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    KRON4's feed description

    Monica De Leon Barba is safe and currently en route back to the United States, the FBI confirmed to KRON4.

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Bay Area woman kidnapped in Mexico last year has been found, FBI says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Last November, Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, as she was walking home from work with her dog, the FBI said.

  5. KTLA Los Angeles

    Kidnapped California woman found in Mexico (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    A San Mateo woman who was kidnapped in Mexico last year has been found and will soon be reunited with her Bay Area family, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed to KRON4.

  6. KRDO

    FBI: American who was kidnapped in Mexico headed back home after 8 months (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Michelle Watson and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Monica De Leon Barba, a United States citizen who was kidnapped last November while walking home in Mexico, is being transported to the US after her captors set her free, according to FBI authorities in San Francisco.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    California woman released 8 months after her kidnapping in Mexico (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The FBI says Monica De Leon Barba of San Mateo was released Friday. Agents continue to investigate who kidnapped her in November as she walked her dog in Jalisco state.

  8. KARK Little Rock

    California woman kidnapped in Mexico released by captors, FBI says (opens KARK Little Rock)

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    KARK Little Rock's feed description

    Monica De Leon Barba is safe and currently en route back to the United States, the FBI confirmed to KRON4.

  9. KYMA Yuma

    California woman who was kidnapped in Mexico headed home (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    In a social media post Saturday, the FBI said that Monica de Leon Barba, who was kidnapped eight months ago in Jalisco while walking her dog, is safe and on the way home. The agency said her captors released her Thursday night.

  10. CBS News

    California woman released by captors nearly 8 months after being kidnapped in Mexico (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.

  11. New York Post

    California woman who was kidnapped in Mexico while walking her dog is released from captivity — reunited with brother, pup (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A California woman who was kidnapped in Mexico while walking her dog eight months ago is back in the US after her captors released her. Monica De Leon Barba, 30, of San Mateo, California arri…

  12. Fox News

    California woman kidnapped while walking dog in Mexico is released by captors: FBI (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Monica de Leon Barba, who was kidnapped in November 2022 while walking her dog in Mexico’s Jalisco state, is being reunited with her family in California.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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