Crime & Safety

America's Most Wanted Features Ripken Case

Vi Ripken was abducted from her Aberdeen home July 24, and returned unharmed July 25.

The high-profile abduction case involving Vi Ripken—the mother of National Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken—just got a little more attention.

The case appeared on Friday's episode of America's Most Wanted.

The episode aired the same day that Cal Ripken went on and held in Baltimore.

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Earlier in the week,  throughout the Baltimore metro region featured the composite sketch, along with the 410-836-5432 tip line.

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Violet Ripken, 74, was taken from her home by a man hiding in her garage between 7 and 8 a.m. on July 24, and returned unharmed to her neighborhood, where she was found tied up in her car around 6:15 a.m. on July 25, police said.

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