A daughter worried when her mother didn't send her Wordle update. She was being held hostage, police say. By Christina Maxouris, CNN Feb 11, 2022 Feb 11, 2022 Updated Feb 11, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Illinois woman held hostage in her home was rescued after her daughter noticed she had not sent her Wordle score and alerted local authorities.kAm%96 H@>2?[ g_\J62C\@=5 s6?JD6 w@=E[ E@=5 r}} 277:=:2E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^49:428@]43D=@42=]4@>^a_aa^_a^_g^>2?\492C865\<?2AA:?8\9@>6\:?4@=?H@@5^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm(qq|k^2m E92E 2 ?2<65 >2? 6?E6C65 96C {:?4@=?H@@5 9@>6[ 5C28865 96C 2C@F?5 E96 9@FD6[ 5:D4@??64E65 A9@?6 =:?6D[ 2?5 6G6?EF2==J 32CC:42565 96C :?E@ 2 32E9C@@>[ H96C6 D96 DE2J65 7@C 23@FE `f 9@FCD]k^Am kAmQx 5:5?VE E9:?< x H2D 8@:?8 E@ =:G6[Q D96 E@=5 E96 DE2E:@?]k^Am People are also reading… Lawsuit against state trooper on behalf of Franklin County girl moves forward Rocky Mount man charged with killing his brother Franklin County considers 7-cent real estate tax increase 12-year-old arrested in death of classmate who was hit in the head by a metal water bottle Smith Mountain Lake saw increase in boating incidents and deaths in 2025 Kids invited to annual Cops and Bobbers event by Rocky Mount PD 2 Franklin County softball players among those to watch in Southwest Virginia Budget woes complicate residents' push for new dog park in Franklin County Chip Sullivan, golfer and instructor 'loved by so many,' dies at 61 Martinsville to scrap purchasing cards after scrutiny of $1.4M in spending Cyanobacteria up in Smith Mountain Lake, but no harmful algal blooms last year This Rocky Mount police dog focuses on head pats instead of patrols Roanoke County family files lawsuit against VHSL, school board over homeschool sports rule Spanberger signs 22 bills, including one concerning pharmacy benefit managers Blacksburg elementary principal among 17 men arrested in prostitution case kAm{:?4@=?H@@5 A@=:46 @77:46CD H6?E E@ 4964< @? 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