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July 25, 2012
Cal Ripken's Mother Abducted at Gunpoint: Violet Ripken, the 74-year-old mother of baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., is home safe after being abducted at gunpoint from her Harford County, Md., home and held for nearly 24 hours. The kidnapper drove her around central Maryland and she was found unharmed and alone in her vehicle at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday.
When I heard the story, the thought came to mind that the alleged kidnapper probably thought he had an easy car to steal. After all, it's just some little, old lady, and I'll toss her out after I get far enough away. Then he found out who the "little, old lady" was, and he panicked. Sometimes the best plans just don't work out the way you would hope.
posted by Howard_T at 03:37 PM on July 26, 2012
When I heard the the story, I thought Maddux. Though, I looked up Ripken's numbers vs. Maddux and there doesn't appear to be much of a motive there. Still, we should check his alibi.
posted by tron7 at 04:01 PM on July 26, 2012
Explains why details are so sketchy. No cop wants to go on record.
posted by yerfatma at 05:33 PM on July 26, 2012
Longtime manager Earl Weaver called the details "scary."
"Cal Senior was tough as nails himself, but Vi is a strong one. She was very important to Cal and the mainstay of the family," Weaver said.
Wait a minute, that quote doesn't contain the words "fuck" or "fucking." They must have done some editing.