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Charlotte Sena: Suspect reportedly charged with girl's kidnapping after ransom note found

Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia

Gov. Kathy Hochul said investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by Craig Nelson Ross Jr., who's now being held without bail.

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28 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Fingerprint on ransom note leads police to missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, suspect Craig Nelson Ross Jr. in Upstate New York (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police matched a fingerprint on a ransom note left at the girl's home to a DWI case from 1999, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

  2. WHDH Boston

    A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings. How New York police tracked down a missing 9-year-old girl and the suspect in her disappearance - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable break

  3. AL.com

    Charlotte Sena, abducted New York girl, found in camper cabinet: Ransom note leads to suspect (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Fingerprints led police to the suspect -- Craig Nelson Ross Jr. -- who was living only two miles away from Charlotte’s home.

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Charlotte Sena: Suspect reportedly charged with girl's kidnapping after ransom note found (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Gov. Kathy Hochul said investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by Craig Nelson Ross Jr., who's now being held without bail.

  5. KTVU San Francisco

    Charlotte Sena: Suspect charged with girl's kidnapping after ransom note found (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Gov. Kathy Hochul said investigators were able to identify a fingerprint from a ransom note allegedly left by Craig Nelson Ross Jr., who's now being held without bail.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Kidnapping suspect who left ransom note also gave police a clue — his fingerprints (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A 9-year-old girl was found hidden in a cabinet, ending a two-day search after she disappeared during a family camping trip in northern New York.

  7. WSVN Miami

    A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings. How New York police tracked down a missing 9-year-old girl and the suspect in her disappearance - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    (CNN) — A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable

  8. CBS News

    Fingerprint on ransom note leads police to missing 9-year-old girl, suspect Craig Nelson Ross Jr. in Upstate New York (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Police matched a fingerprint on a ransom note left at the girl's home to a DWI case from 1999, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.

  9. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Police follow fingerprints to girl, kidnapping suspect who left ransom note (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    MOREAU, N.Y. >> A fingerprint on a ransom note led police to a kidnapping suspect’s camper in New York where 9-year-old Charlotte Sena was found hidden in a cabinet, ending a two-day search sparked by the girl’s disappearance during a family camping trip, officials said.

  10. Newsweek

    What happened to Charlotte Sena? Ransom note helps police find missing girl (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The suspect was identified as Craig Nelson Ross, Jr., who was taken into custody after briefly resisting authorities, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said.

  11. WMUR

    Ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings led to missing girl and suspect in her disappearance (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Fingerprints left behind on the note were instrumental in identifying suspect Craig Nelson Ross, Jr., 47, and tracking him to a residence where law enforcement arrested him Monday evening.

  12. CNN

    A ransom note, fingerprints and cell phone pings. How New York police tracked down a missing 9-year-old girl and the suspect in her disappearance (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A ransom note dropped in the mailbox at the home of missing 9-year-old Charlotte Sena before dawn on Monday provided investigators an invaluable break in the case that ultimately led New York authorities to arrest a suspect and reunite the girl with her family after a frantic two-day search, state o…

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