Danville Register in Danville, Virginia

To Snatch A Child A national look at how divorces fuel child abductions

The Register details a massachusetts abduction plot by Arlie Wayne Haskins and associates to seize his two children across state lines. It exposes a system where battered custody rulings from one state are not always recognized by another, fueling thousands of similar acts annually. Public figures in the child rights movement warn that custody battles and high divorce rates push parents toward kidnapping as a perceived last resort.