A St. Louis tanning mogul and four others carried out a brutal kidnapping, torturing their victim for three days with a Taser, repeated beatings and death threats, according to federal prosecutors. Todd Beckman, the founder of BAM Brands, and his co-defendants were indicted on Wednesday on federal kidnapping and weapons charges.
Allegations in court papers describe a cold-blooded operation that only ended when the victim's mother flew to Missouri from Florida to pay a $27,000 ransom.…