Kidnapped

About the Book

Kidnapped: The Disappearance of Christian McKinley is a captivating and horrifying kidnapping plot that twists and turns itself from the suburbs of Minneapolis to the Canadian border and beyond. On September 6, 2003, two men walked into the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis with an elaborate plan to kidnap a young teenager and hold him hostage for a seventeen-million-dollar payoff. The victim—Christian McKinley. The fourteen-year-old is the adopted grandson of one of Minnesota’s wealthiest bankers and business tycoons. The kidnappers—two ex-cons, both products of neglectful and abusive childhoods, who turned to a life of crime early and haven’t looked back. Now they have only one thing on their drug-addled and psychologically damaged minds: scoring enough money for a luxurious retirement. But when jealousy and distrust invite themselves into the picture, plans begin to fall apart.

About the Author

About the Author: Richard A. Erickson, PhD, is the father of four grown children and five grandchildren. He holds a doctorate degree in clinical psychology, a master’s degree in social work, and a bachelor’s degree in English literature and sociology. Dr. Erickson has previously been a therapist in private practice, a school social work-er/psychologist, a professional speaker, and an af-filiated faculty member in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota and the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at the University of St. Thomas—all three in Minne-apolis, Minnesota. Dr. Erickson also has extensive experience as a correctional/probation officer and as a therapist working with families in juvenile correctional institutions. He has also been the “Teen Times” columnist for Family Times Magazine, au-thor of the audio tape The Psychology of Parenting Teenagers, and coauthor of Making Sense of Ado-lescence: How to Parent from the Heart (Triumph 1995).