Uncovering stories of real people's disappearances, how they survived and their rescue, through interviews with the victims, their families and experts in abduction and hostage situations.
Journalist Michael Scott Moore travelled to Somalia to research and report on the piracy crisis in the country, little did he know he would be captured and held in extreme conditions for over two and a half years by Somali pirates.
When the Robertson family decided to sail around the world in a six-berth yacht, little did they know an unfortunate encounter with a pod of killer whales would end their journey within weeks.
In June 2002, Peter Shaw, a banker from Wales, was brutally kidnapped by a pseudo-military organisation in a busy suburb of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, in eastern Europe.
Peter Moore was working as an IT consultant in Baghdad, helping the Iraqi Ministry of Finance manage its financial systems. On 29th May 2007, Peter and four British bodyguards – Jason Swindlehurst, Jason Creswell, Alec MacLachlan, and Alan McMenemy – were taken hostage in broad daylight.
Cases of real disappearances and rediscoveries from the perspective of the abductee, their families, and the investigators, exploring the harrowing journeys of those who defied the odds and survived to tell the tale
At age 12 Shiva Mahbobi is jailed for the first time for six days, she has been protesting against the Iranian regime. Two years later she is arrested again and held and tortured in prison for the next 3 years.
The end of a controlling relationship sparks a campaign of stalking and terror for Rhianon Bragg by her ex-partner. Months of torment culminate in a terrifying 8-hour ordeal, where she is held at gunpoint by the man she once loved.
A young explorer embarks on a perilous journey into the Amazon rainforest. His adventure takes a dark turn with a harrowing escape from hostile gold miners. Now lost and terrified in the jungle, he has to battle malaria, starvation, and isolation.