Snap Judgment #202: Abducted
Series: Snap Judgment hosted by Glynn Washington
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Scott Sanders arrived in Shenzhen on a business trip, and checked into five-star hotel. Scott had a great time exploring his new neighborhood . . . until he found himself tied to a cross in an empty apartment building. Scott's captors wanted information, and they wanted it NOW.
Casualty of Desperation
Chaos and bloodshed engulfed Iraq between 2006-2007. Jamie Tarabay served as NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief during those years, reporting on the horrific tragedies that occured around her. But disaster hit home when kidnappers seized a member of her colleague's family.
On the MEND
Southern hospitality pays off for a Texas oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria.
On the Road
While on a cross-country hitchhiking trip, Snap Judgment regular contributor Jeff Greenwald learned that the kindness of strangers sometimes comes with a price.
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Scott Sanders arrived in Shenzhen on a business trip, and checked into five-star hotel. Scott had a great time exploring his new neighborhood . . . until he found himself tied to a cross in an empty apartment building. Scott's captors wanted information, and they wanted it NOW.
Casualty of Desperation
Chaos and bloodshed engulfed Iraq between 2006-2007. Jamie Tarabay served as NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief during those years, reporting on the horrific tragedies that occured around her. But disaster hit home when kidnappers seized a member of her colleague's family.
On the MEND
Southern hospitality pays off for a Texas oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria.
On the Road
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