Brazilian Soccer Star's Mother Kidnapped
Correction Nov. 18, 2004
Venezuelan baseball star Ugueth Urbina is a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, not a hitter.
Kidnappers have abducted the mother of one of Brazil's most popular soccer players. In Rio de Janeiro, abducting relatives of rich celebrities and holding them for ransom is an increasingly worrisome trend. Hear NPR's Martin Kaste.
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