Post by CrepedCrusader on Jun 12, 2020 23:06:53 GMT
Never even heard of this story until today. First part will be copy/pasted from Reddit, and then I'll add my thoughts.
Source: www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/h7twxa/who_abducted_actress_jessica_alba_while_she_was/
Some have said that the kidnapping may have been perpetrated my her religious family, and that might be the reason why she didn't divulge details to authorities.
My theory is that it may have been a hoax for publicity, possibly cooked up by misguided agents/managers/publicists. It's hard for me to believe that someone kidnapped her and held her for 14 hours, and she was unable to give any useful information to the point where the cops just stopped investigating. This kind of publicity stunt wouldn't have been too hard to believe in the days of Old Hollywood, where studio PR departments would think up outlandish scenarios to plant in the press.
UPDATE: The original post on Reddit had been removed, but you can still see replies. Looking through those replies, some suggest that she was never actually kidnapped, pointing to an interview where she was asked if she was kidnapped and she replied with a terse, "No". A couple of possibilities: either she was never kidnapped, and we have a similar situation to what happened with Cindy Crawford in the 90s (a European paper announced she'd been the victim of a kidnap attempt after her mother supposedly told them about it, but her mother later said there was no kidnap attempt and the paper had misunderstood a story she told them about a fan trying to talk Crawford into getting in their car), or she was kidnapped and REALLY wants people to forget about it.
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Who abducted actress Jessica Alba while she was on the set of “Flippers” in 1996?
I just found out recently that actress Jessica Alba was abducted in 1996.
There is not a lot of information out there due to the lack of evidence, but I still thought I’d share because I found it interesting.
Details:
Jessica Alba was only 15 years old in 1996. Jessica Alba was working on a TV show called “Flipper” at the time, her first television debut. That year, Jessica Alba began receiving strange phone calls from an unknown caller. Jessica brushed off the strange phone calls, believing that it was just a prank.
Shortly after, Jessica was kidnapped from set. Jessica was missing for 14 hours total. After an extensive search, Jessica was located physically unharmed, but was found bound, gagged, and blindfolded in the trunk of a car.
The case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Jessica was also unable to provide any information. Since the unfortunate incident occurred, Jessica has also understandably declined to discuss the traumatic ordeal.
The lack of information is frustrating, but it’s all I have been able to find.
www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/why-jessica-alba-disappeared-from-the-spotlight/news-story/f11e7ee608aa834b8ec46c5831c77ea8
www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7551863/jessica-alba-kidnapped-twisted-religion-virgin-life/
meaww.com/jessica-alba-secret-past-difficult-childhood-troubling-health-issues
Who abducted actress Jessica Alba while she was on the set of “Flippers” in 1996?
I just found out recently that actress Jessica Alba was abducted in 1996.
There is not a lot of information out there due to the lack of evidence, but I still thought I’d share because I found it interesting.
Details:
Jessica Alba was only 15 years old in 1996. Jessica Alba was working on a TV show called “Flipper” at the time, her first television debut. That year, Jessica Alba began receiving strange phone calls from an unknown caller. Jessica brushed off the strange phone calls, believing that it was just a prank.
Shortly after, Jessica was kidnapped from set. Jessica was missing for 14 hours total. After an extensive search, Jessica was located physically unharmed, but was found bound, gagged, and blindfolded in the trunk of a car.
The case was dismissed due to a lack of evidence. Jessica was also unable to provide any information. Since the unfortunate incident occurred, Jessica has also understandably declined to discuss the traumatic ordeal.
The lack of information is frustrating, but it’s all I have been able to find.
www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/why-jessica-alba-disappeared-from-the-spotlight/news-story/f11e7ee608aa834b8ec46c5831c77ea8
www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7551863/jessica-alba-kidnapped-twisted-religion-virgin-life/
meaww.com/jessica-alba-secret-past-difficult-childhood-troubling-health-issues
Source: www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/h7twxa/who_abducted_actress_jessica_alba_while_she_was/
Some have said that the kidnapping may have been perpetrated my her religious family, and that might be the reason why she didn't divulge details to authorities.
My theory is that it may have been a hoax for publicity, possibly cooked up by misguided agents/managers/publicists. It's hard for me to believe that someone kidnapped her and held her for 14 hours, and she was unable to give any useful information to the point where the cops just stopped investigating. This kind of publicity stunt wouldn't have been too hard to believe in the days of Old Hollywood, where studio PR departments would think up outlandish scenarios to plant in the press.
UPDATE: The original post on Reddit had been removed, but you can still see replies. Looking through those replies, some suggest that she was never actually kidnapped, pointing to an interview where she was asked if she was kidnapped and she replied with a terse, "No". A couple of possibilities: either she was never kidnapped, and we have a similar situation to what happened with Cindy Crawford in the 90s (a European paper announced she'd been the victim of a kidnap attempt after her mother supposedly told them about it, but her mother later said there was no kidnap attempt and the paper had misunderstood a story she told them about a fan trying to talk Crawford into getting in their car), or she was kidnapped and REALLY wants people to forget about it.