It was way out of control. ibid.
They killed him right there. Snitches get ditches. ibid. inmate
There were a lot of old vendettas being settled. ibid.
400-500 guys running about extremely hyped up and mad. ibid.
At the end of the ‘80s and beginning of the 90s kidnapping came into fashion in Rio de Janeiro. Captive II: Cola Kidnap, Brazil, kidnapper
This was the final stretch of the location where we would intercept Corinne Coffin’s car. ibid.
All these armed men jumped out of the car. ibid. Corinne
Lucio said to me that we’re going to ask for ten million dollars. ibid.
After 48 days, Ronaldo and his team are reported to have received an additional $500,000 for the release of Paulo Aury and Jose Ze Maria. ibid. caption
Paul & Rachel Chandler: I heard a small boat approaching fast. I realised then it was something horrible. I’d never had guns pointed at me before. Captive III: Taken at Sea, Somalia, Rachel
London: By late autumn 2009 what we were seeing was waves of attacks in the Indian Oceans on primarily commercial vessels. ibid. Stephen Askins, maritime lawyer
Somalia is like the wild west. ibid. Somalian
It’s big business and a growing threat. ibid. news
Seven Somali pirates suspected of kidnapping Paul and Rachel are now in prison. None of them have ever been charged with the kidnap. Twenty-six hostages kidnapped by Somali pirates remain in captivity. Stephen has never asked to be repaid. ibid. captions
We were waging a religious war. Foreign tourists were considered to be enemies by the Abu Sayyaf. Tourists will be among the victims and millions of dollars will come to the group for the creation of independent Islamic state. This is Jihad. Captive IV: American Missionaries, Philippines, jihadist
2 June 2001 Lamitan, southern Philippines: A day of running battles in the streets of the town of Lamitan: troops of the Philippine’ army using helicopters and tanks against a group of Islamic rebels holed up in a local hospital; they reported that most of the group seized from the beach resort were inside the hospital. ibid. news
Abu Sabaya, leader of the kidnappers, escaped the army raid that killed Martin Burnham. He was killed two weeks later in a sting operation carried out by the Philippine’ marines in collaboration with the CIA. Abu Sayyaf continues to kidnap and kill and has now switched its allegiance from Al Qaeda to the so-called Islamic State. To date, the money paid to Abu Sayyaf is the only ransom payment facilitated by the US government as a matter of policy. ibid.
‘The only way to react is to stay calm.’ Captive V: British Aid Workers, Chechnya, captive
Prior to their capture, Jon and Camilla had been in Chechnya for three months helping children traumatised by the recent conflict. From 1994-1996 Russia waged a bloody war against the breakaway republic, ending in an uneasy ceasefire. By 1997, Chechnya’s new government was facing internal power struggles and an ongoing threat from Russia. ibid. captions
The standoff around the Church of the Nativity has been continuing all day. Palestinian gunmen are among some two-hundred people believed to be taking refuge inside the world-famous church. Captive VI: Bethlehem Siege, Palestine, UK news report
It’s not a house in the centre of Tel Aviv that you can destroy or break into. ibid. Israeli soldier
Jihad Ja’Ara and Ramim Kamel were deported to Ireland in May 2002. They have remained there ever since. ibid. caption
In 2009 Pierre and Yolande Korkie left South Africa with their two children to begin a new life doing charitable work. Captive VII: Al Qaeda Hostages, Yemen, caption
Yolande and Pierre did not know that their children had been returned safely to South Africa a week after the kidnap. ibid.
Yolande returned home to South Africa in 2014. ibid.
Later it emerged that Pierre and Luke had been moved just days before the American raid. ibid.
Six Al-Qaeda fighters were reportedly killed in the raid. Two of the tribal negotiators were later killed by Al-Qaeda who suspected they had cooperated with the Americans. ibid.
They were a bunch of do-gooders in a very bad part of the world doing very foolish things in my humble opinion and they were extraordinarily naive. Captive VIII: The Peacemakers, Iraq, former soldier
They took us one at a time into the house and they had us sit down … Every second was like an outrage. ibid. captive
The boredom was excruciating. We were just sitting in chairs … Like being in a thousand-degree furnace. ibid.
8 months after they were freed, the surviving captives were asked to testify at the Iraqi trial of their alleged kidnappers. ibid.
How far will a kidnapper go to fulfil his cruel and sadistic desires? … The motivations are complex. Inside the Criminal Mind s1e2: Kidnapping, Netflix 2017
Most of these kidnappers have some form of paraphilia. ibid.
And even go so far as to have children with the women. ibid.
Vienna December 21st 1975: The Organisation of Oil Exporting Countries, OPEC, is meeting to once again raise the price of oil. Recreated here is one of history’s boldest terrorist operations: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, alias Carlos, with his gang quietly enter OPEC headquarters. Their plan: to hold the powerful oil ministers hostage and kill the two most important members … Who is Carlos? How did he dare dictate terms to OPEC and become the Most Wanted Man in the world? In Search of s4e2 … Carlos, The Most Wanted Man in the World, History 1979
He holds 62 hostages at gunpoint in the conference room. ibid.
Bombings, assassination attempts and for the coldblooded killing of at least six men. ibid.
Years of terrorist crimes in Europe. ibid.
The firstborn son of Charles Lindbergh: on the night of April 3rd 1936 Bruno Hauptmann is put to death. After years of intensive research a writer named Anthony Scaduto has uncovered startling new evidence that Bruno Hauptmann may not have been guilty of the kidnap or murder of the Lindbergh baby. In Search of s5e8 … The Lindbergh Kidnapping, 1980
On March 1st 1932 the Lindbergh home is secretly entered through the second-floor nursery window. The sleeping Lindbergh baby is stolen from his crib. A makeshift wooden ladder was used to reach the child while the Lindberghs were on the floor below. ibid.
One month later near the Lindbergh estate the baby’s body is found. ibid.
Police search his house in the Bronx. In his garage they find hidden nearly $15,000 of the Lindbergh ransom money. ibid.
Four conspiracies, disappearances and murder offer a fantastic canvas on which to speculate. Conspiracy: Disappearances, Blaze 2019
Was the death of the world’s most famous baby [Lindbergh] the result of the Nazi science of Eugenics? ibid.
‘One columnist even said it was the greatest crime since the crucifixion of Christ.’ ibid. old boy
Some people believe that Hauptmann was no more than a bit player in the case and that the person who should have been held to account was no other than Lindbergh himself. ibid.
Large scale child abduction: the disquieting end of a totalitarian system with the blessing of the Catholic church. The Truth About Franco: Spain’s Forgotten Dictator III: Zero Hour, Netflix 2020
‘In South Carolina a 14-year-old girl is back home this evening after an horrific ordeal: authorities say she was kidnapped by a man [Vincent Filyaw] who sexually assaulted her then locked her inside an underground bunker.’ The Girl in a Bunker, news, CI 2019
It’s been 12 years since Elizabeth Shoaf … ending up locked in a bunker in the woods alone with her kidnapper … eight feet underground with a sexual predator and less than a mile from home. ibid.
So we are in the north-east of Nigeria where they are at war with one of the deadliest terror organisations that we’ve known in modern history … Boko Haram shot to notoriety with their mass kidnapping of schoolgirls. This sparked global outrage. But I was shocked to learn, Boko Haram are also turning young girls into suicide bombers. The Nigerian army is battling to contain this lethal hidden threat. Stacey Dooley Investigates: Nigeria’s Female Suicide Bombers, BBC 2019
Boko Haram are fighting to overthrow the government and replace them with an Islamic State. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State in 2015. ibid.
Kidnapped women are collateral in their war. ibid.
March 25 2017: Private investigator T J Ward questions John Ludwick. Ludwick claims to have new information about the details of Natalee’s remains. This information could finally prove the answers to questions the Holloway family has been asking for over twelve years. If confirmed, this could lead to a conviction and justice for Natalee. The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway I: New Lead, CI 2020