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Dec 26, 1968
A man threatening to kill Waylon Jennings breaks into J.D.'s in Phoenix after hours and forces the Waylors to lie on the floor. The man is killed while running from police
Aug 26, 1970
An anonymous phone caller informs the International Hotel in Las Vegas of a plot to kidnap Elvis Presley
Aug 27, 1970
A day after a similar call to the International Hotel, an anonymous tipster tells Colonel Tom Parker of a plot to kidnap Elvis Presley
Aug 28, 1970
Following a threatening phone call and a follow-up tip, Elvis Presley's entourage is told of a plot to kill The King during his Las Vegas performance that evening. Presley takes the stage with a gun in each boot, but the threat never materializes
Oct 4, 1978
Tammy Wynette is allegedly kidnapped from the Green Hills Mall parking lot in Nashville. Her abductors are never identified. Her daughter will claim after Wynette's death that the story was concocted to hide a beating she received from her husband, songwriter/producer George Richey
Mar 20, 1980
Joseph Riviera holds the Asylum Records employees in New York hostage, demanding an audience with The Eagles or Jackson Browne. He surrenders when he discovers neither California-based act is in the office
Dec 21, 1981
Three armed intruders break into Johnny Cash's home in Jamaica and take $35,000 in cash and jewelry, plus a car and the evening meal. During the robbery, they hold a gun to the head of Cash's son, John Carter, then lock the family in the wine cellar
Apr 3, 2006
Garth Brooks' ex-wife, Sandy Brooks, is kidnapped at gunpoint by a tenant on her Oklahoma property who is fleeing from police. She manages to escape six or seven miles down the road. Her captor is arrested and sent to the Tulsa County Jail
Apr 4, 2006
A day after she was kidnapped, Sandy Brooks--the ex-wife of Garth Brooks--secures an order of protection against her alleged captor, Quintine Harper, in Oklahoma
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