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The new documentary, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, on AMC+ details one of the most disturbing abduction cases from Croydon, South London. It centers around British model Chloe Ayling, who agreed to a photoshoot arranged by her agent, but it turned out to be a trap.
This happened eight years ago in 2017 when Lyling found out that her own agent tricked her with a fake photoshoot. The reason? They planned to kidnap her and demand a huge ransom in exchange for her release.
First, she was injected with Ketamine, and then the man behind this evil plan, Lukasz Herba, kept her locked and handcuffed at a farmhouse for almost a week. As explained in Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, Herbaz kept changing his stories and even claimed that he liked Ayling.
Since Herbaz was always around Chloe Ayling, she couldn't run away. However, the model was finally able to escape when Herbaz brought her to the Italian consulate on July 17, 2017. This was when the police caught the man.
Want to explore the case in detail? Keep reading below!
Who is Chloe Ayling? Exploring the subject of the AMC+ documentary, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Chloe Ayling is the subject of the AMC+ documentary, Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, which explains how the model was kidnapped and almost lost everything due to the harrowing incident.
Chloe Ayling hails from Coulsdon, South London, England, and was just 20 years old when she was tricked by her agent. During that time, no one knew much about the model, but soon after she was abducted, the incident went viral.
Everyone started talking about the man who took her, a €300,000 ransom, and threatened to sell her as a sex slave on the dark web. However, the most shocking part is that, instead of receiving sympathy, Chloe Ayling faced accusations and skepticism that made her ordeal even harder.
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Inside the 2017 Milan kidnapping of Chloe Ayling: What really happened and how she escaped
As explained earlier, 2. Inside the 2017 Milan kidnapping: What really happened reveals that Ayling belived that her agent, Phil Green, had arranged a legitimate photo shoot for her in Milan. She agreed to travel and found out there's no such photoshoot.
In reality, it was the way to take Chloe Ayling away and kidnap her. She saw two men wearing masks and was then injected with Ketamine. Since she was unconscious, Ayling was stuffed into a bag and even handcuffed until the kidnappers reached a farmhouse.
The place was outside Milan, and Chloe Ayling was kept there for six days straight. The mastermind behind his evil act was a Polish-born computer programmer, Lukasz Herba. He claimed to be a part of "Black Death Group", a dangerous gang, and kept altering his stories.
During this time, Herba demanded a ransom of €300,000 and even threatened to sell the model as a s*x slave if she failed to fulfill the demand. However, CCTV footage showed that Ayling had once gone shopping with Herba, raising doubts about her abduction.
Then, on July 17, 2017, Herba and Ayling were out. The man took Chloe to the Italian consulate. As revealed in Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, police arrested him on the spot, bringing her six-day nightmare to a close.
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The aftermath of Chloe Ayling's kidnapping revealed in Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story
Even after Chloe Ayling escaped from Herba and the man was jailed, life after the abduction brought fresh challenges. Photos of her smiling after her release were widely circulated, and critics pointed to CCTV images of her shopping with Lukasz Herba, suggesting she wasn't in danger.
Many belived that Ayling staged this abduction to gather attention, but she later explained that this isn't true. The accusations hurt her more than the abduction, as it was getting hard to make people believe that she was really kidnapped.
Despite the criticism, Chloe Ayling stood by her claims. And now, her story is once again gaining popularity through Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, which has finally come out today, August 28, 2025, on AMC+.
Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story is now available to watch.
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