[UPDATED] Monos Island kidnap victim Tardieu freed, wife unaccounted for
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December 17, 2025Newsday Reporter
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MONOS ISLAND kidnap victim Derrick Tardieu has been freed. However, the whereabouts of his wife, Clarabelle, 47, remain a mystery.
Tardieu, 70, and Clarabelle were kidnapped from their home on Monos Island on December 6. A video sent by kidnappers to relatives showed the couple being held at gunpoint with a grenade to the chest of Tardieu. Tardieu is heard pleading emotionally, “Robert, please, my life...oh God, oh God.” Robert Tardieu is Derrick's brother.
A US$2.5 million ransom demand was made for their return.
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