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TIL that after German courts found insufficient evidence against his daughter’s killer, a dad hired 2 guys to kidnap the man and transport him to France. The man was found “tied up and dumped near a French courthouse.” Hegot 15 years in prison. Dad got a 1-year suspended sentence for kidnapping.

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