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Ex-Wife Abducts Two Children, Disappears to Japan

A Middle Tennessee man stands at the center of another heartbreaking, international parental abduction. Still, he believes a local judge could have stopped her. More>>

Read judge's order granting full custody to Christopher Savoie (.pdf)

Dad Questions Judge's Role In Child Abduction Case

There are serious questions about a Williamson County judge's involvement in a child custody case -- a case that ended up with two children being abducted to Japan. More>>

Read court filings related to Judge Martin's role in the Savoie case (.pdf)

Part 1: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)

Part 2: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)

Father Follows Abducted Children to Japan, Gets Arrested

A Williamson County father is under arrest in Japan, after picking up the two children who were abducted from Tennessee by his ex-wife and racing Japanese police to the nearest U.S. Consulate. More>>

Read statement from U.S. on Japan's parental abduction laws (.pdf)

Savoie Case Puts Spotlight on U.S.-Japan Dispute

A father from Franklin faces up to five years in a Japanese jail. Police say Christopher Savoie is charged with trying to abduct the two children who were abducted from him by his ex-wife. More>>

Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (9/30/09)

U.S. Calls for Japan to Sign Child Custody Pact

Reacting to the case of a Franklin, Tenn., father, the U.S. State Department called upon Japan Wednesday to sign an international agreement on parental child abductions. More>>

Before Arrest, Savoie Asks Japan to Change Laws

In never-seen video, a Franklin father -- who now sits in a Japanese jail -- talks about what he thought about the laws that are now being used against him. More>>

Savoie Interview: In Japan For 'Love of His Kids'

Christopher Savoie wants Americans to know that it was the "love of his kids" that launched a desperate mission that has now landed him in a Japanese jail, said a reporter who spoke with him Thursday. More>>

D.C. Protesters Demand: 'Free Christopher Savoie'

Protesters gathered Saturday outside the Japanese embassy and the White House, urging the Japanese government to free Franklin's Christopher Savoie. More>>

'Japan Times' Columnist Examines Cultural Issues Behind Savoie Case

Recordings Reveal Kids, Mom Who Abducted Them

New recordings provide new insights into the relationship between Franklin father Christopher Savoie and his two children -- and why his ex-wife claims she abducted them to Japan. More>>

Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (10/6/09)

Reporter's Notebook: 'Why Don't You Tell The Other Side?'

"Why don't you tell the other side?" That's been a repeated refrain posted in response to NewsChannel 5's continuing coverage of the international child-custody controversy. More>>

Producer: Japanese Jail 'Taking Toll' on Savoie

Christopher Savoie doesn't appear to be holding up well after more than a week in a Japanese jail. That's the word from a journalist who gained access to the Franklin father. More>>

Read Foreign Policy report suggesting Savoie consulted with U.S. government

Was U.S. State Department Involved in Savoie's Plan?

There are new questions about whether the U.S. government may have been involved in a Franklin father's plan to grab his children in Japan. More>>

'Japan Times' Article Answers Questions About Japanese Laws

Japanese Prosecutors Hold Savoie Another 10 Days

There's been a major setback for a Franklin father who's locked up in a Japanese jail, accused of trying to abduct the children who were abducted from him here in Tennessee. More>>

Franklin Dad Considers Hunger Strike in Japanese Jail

Now, after capturing international attention for trying to rescue the children who were abducted from him, Christopher Savoie may be contemplating even more drastic action. More>>

Savoie Being 'Tortured' in Japan, Attorney Claims

Christopher Savoie has now been locked up two weeks in a Japanese jail, and now his attorney said the Franklin father is being "tortured." More>>

Read statement from Savoie's lawyer on alleged Japanese 'torture' (.pdf)

Report: Japanese 'Substitute Prison' Shocks the World

CNN: Another U.S. father's Japanese custody heartache

Savoie Describes Ordeal in Letters from Japan

Christopher Savoie's family is awaiting word about his fate. It comes as they're reading over new letters in which the Franklin father describes his ordeal inside a Japanese jail. More>>

Christopher Savoie Released From Japanese Jail

Christopher Savoie has been released from a Japanese jail after spending more than two weeks behind bars. He was released apparently without charges. More>>

Savoie: 'Very, Very Sad' to Leave Children Behind

He's finally been released from a Japanese jail, but Christopher Savoie says he's still not celebrating. More>>

Nations Press Japan To Resolve Child Custody Issues

Ambassadors from the United States and seven other countries urged Japan on Friday to quickly resolve a growing number of international child custody disputes. More>>