I read kleinbl00's comment earlier and ever since I can't shake the memory of Shawn Moore a kid that was kidnapped in 1985 in my hometown of Brighton, MI. He was kidnapped within a 1/2 mile of where my father worked. He was around my age and all of us kids were very aware of what was happening. We were terrified. It only takes 1 case like this to hit too close to home for parents and change the way they let their kids behave. Here is a description of what happened:

Shawn was abducted while riding his bike to the local convenience store to buy a root beer. The case was treated as a kidnapping until September 13, 1985, when his body was discovered by the side of a road, covered with a tent of leaves, twigs, and brush.

Just riding his bike during the day and he got nabbed. Enough to scare the bajeezus out of my 8 year old self. But we kids all acted tough and were carrying around sticks, bats and pocket knives telling ourselves that if we confronted the kidnapper, Ronald Bailey, we would kill him and rescue Shawn.

Then they found him and shit got real.

I wonder, mk do you remember this? It was state-wide news.