[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/bethany-arceneaux-kidnapping-rescue_n_4254321.html?utm_hp_ref=crime&icid=maing-grid7|hp-laptop|dl4|sec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D404490]Article[/url] [quote]A family determined to save their kidnapped relative tracked her down to an abandoned Louisiana house, saving her life and killing her captor after she went missing for almost three full days. Bethany Arceneaux, 29, was allegedly abducted Wednesday afternoon in Lafayette by her ex-boyfriend Scott Thomas, also 29, and the father to her 2-year-old son, The Daily Advertiser first reported. On Friday, as police and family members alike searched near Thomas' abandoned car, along with areas near his hometown, witnesses gave the family members a tip about a vacant house in a nearby field where the car was located. Daily Advertiser photographer Leslie Westbrook, who spent much of the day with the family as they searched, was there to capture the intense scenes that soon played out. A neighborhood resident and another man, along with almost half a dozen members of Arceneaux's family, took off on four-wheelers towards the house. As they got closer, family members said they heard the screams of their missing relative begging for help. The family converged on the house, kicking down the door as Thomas allegedly began stabbing Arceneaux multiple times, according to KLFY. This was not the first time Thomas allegedly abused Arceneaux, but it would be the last. An armed family member shot Thomas three times, killing him, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Capt. Kip Judice said. No family members have been charged in the killing of Thomas, and may never be. A state "defense of others" law says homicide can be justified if someone's life is in danger, KATC reported.[/quote] This is a pretty awesome story, actually. I'm glad that none of the family members are being charged as of now. We'll see if any new details come in, though.