In some cases, homeschooling can help kidnappers conceal their victims, allowing them to avoid the paperwork that enrolling them in school would require and the suspicion they might otherwise receive for having a child out of school.
Abduction played a role in each of the following cases in the HIC database:
- Abdul-Ghani Wahhaj, and 11 relatives
- Children of Lev Tahor
- Gianna and Samantha Rucki
- Christi and Bobby Baskin
- Leonard Cammalleri
- Gregory Jean Jr.
- Jackie Zudis
- Amber Nicklas
- Travis Embrey
- Joseph Chaney
- Jaelen Edge
- Emily Fritts
- Gail Perkins
- Lisa Gooding
- 3 Grandchildren of John Pierre Baker and Betty Jo Miller
- Elizabeth Smart
- Jaycee Dugard and 2 Daughters
- Jessyca Mullenberg
- Shawn Hornbeck
- Esther Combs
- 6 Grandchildren of Gordon Winrod