Kidnap & Rescue
Operators who risk their lives to rescue victims of kidnapping and hostage situations unveil a world shrouded in secrecy and share their true stories.
Episodes
S1 | E1
Hostage Rescue Team
Brad Barker and his security firm, The HALO Corporation, attempt to rescue a man ripped from his bed and a kidnapped and drugged girl that was sold into sexual slavery across the US-Mexico border.
S1 | E2
Taxi Cab Killer
A Filipino-American businessman and his brother travel to Manila, Philippines, to celebrate their birthdays and one of them is kidnapped by a taxi driver. They communicate in cryptic terms to aid authorities in the rescue.
S1 | E3
Proof of Life
When an agriculture scientist is kidnapped by Colombia's FARC while working in South America, his wife, friends and professional negotiators fight to bring him home alive.
S1 | E4
Taken by Surprise
An Arizona teenager is kidnapped from his home by "potential buyers" while trying to help sell his sister's car. Then, an American citizen with homes on both sides of the US-Mexico border is taken from his Tijuana, Mexico, residence while he sleeps.
S1 | E5
Portrait of an Operator
Michael Guidry, founder of The Guidry Group, shares stories of two cases to bring back the taken while revealing how an operator lost his partner in the line of duty.
S1 | E6
Rumble in the Jungle
A couple vacationing in the Philippines are taken hostage by a Muslim extremist group. The US government and Filipino Marines work to rescue them from Abu Sabaya, the brutal leader of Abu Sayyaf.
S1 | E8
Hostage Terrorism
A civilian truck driver and a soldier are kidnapped by insurgents during an ambush in Iraq and face very different fates.
S1 | E8
Project Child Save
Project Child Save founder Ty Ritter reveals the details behind two missions to bring children being held hostage abroad back home.
S1 | E9
Cartel Vengeance
After DEA agent Kiki Camarena is kidnapped and murdered in Mexico, authorities use unorthodox methods to bring his killers to justice. Then, never-before-seen interviews with Kiki's kidnappers are revealed.
S1 | E10
Anatomy of a Kidnapping
As kidnapping becomes a global business driven by financial gain and notoriety, the various means and measures ruthless people take to capture the innocent are explored.