In Memphis, abductions happen weekly but arrests are few
La Tonia Blankenship was kidnapped in the 1990s and forced to drive her captors to a field in Arkansas. Blankenship, who is running for the District 4 seat on the Memphis City Council, said the trauma never goes away, which makes her worry for all the people in the city who have survived abductions and crime. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
An investigation by The Daily Memphian analyzed nearly 40 abductions and kidnappings since July 1.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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