Captors Release Millionaire’s Daughter
From Times Wire Reports
Kidnappers released a Dutch multimillionaire’s daughter unharmed, but it was unclear whether they were paid any ransom after demanding 660 pounds of cocaine, police said.
Claudia Melchers, 37, walked barefoot into a train station in Arnhem on Wednesday night, 48 hours after she was seized from her Amsterdam apartment. Her father, Hans Melchers, has a fortune estimated at $650 million.
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