1963, Los Angeles, California (USA). Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. HAPPY ENDING: RANSOM FREES FRANK SINATRA, JR.: Frank Sinatra, Jr., kidnapped from a motel in Lake Tahoe, California, returns safely to his mother's home in West Los Angeles, after his father pays the kidnappers $240,000 in ransom money. The young Sinatra is unharmed after spending 53 hours in the hands of his abductors.