10 times Nancy Drew suspects faked their own kidnappings. Before fake news, there was fake kidnappings, and Nancy Drew was the one to crack them wide open. SPOILER ALERT! In this listicle, we’ll be taking a look at 10 of the teenage detective’s most intriguing cases where the suspects, from a radio host to a wealthy socialite, faked their own abductions in order to throw suspicion off themselves or commit crimes – often throwing Nancy, her family and friends under the bus!

Tag along to uncover the truth, one kidnapped-but-not-really suspect at a time…

10 times Nancy Drew suspects faked their own kidnappings

1. The Case of the Disappearing Deejay: a radio host fakes his own kidnapping and tries to frame Nancy’s friends for the crime.

2. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon: a member of a group of thieves fakes their own kidnapping in order to throw suspicion off of themselves.

3. The Case of the Velvet Clues: a wealthy socialite fakes their own kidnapping in order to steal a valuable piece of jewellery.

4. The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline: a fraudulent psychic fakes their own kidnapping in order to scam Nancy’s friends and steal their valuable possessions.

5. The Case of the Phantom Fortune: a con artist fakes their own kidnapping in order to steal a valuable heirloom.

6. The Case of the Missing Heirloom: a family member fakes their own kidnapping in order to steal a valuable heirloom and frame Nancy’s grandmother for the crime.

7. The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals: a member of a counterfeiting ring fakes their own kidnapping in order to throw suspicion off of themselves and frame Nancy and her friends for the crime.

8. The Mystery at the Ski Jump: a hit-and-run driver fakes their own kidnapping in order to avoid being caught for their crime.

9. The Case of the Stolen Sculpture: a thief fakes their own kidnapping in order to steal a valuable sculpture and frame Nancy’s father for the crime.

10. The Case of the Baffling Beast: a circus owner fakes their own kidnapping in order to cover up the theft of a valuable animal and frame Nancy for the crime.

I’m starting to see a pattern here…

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