After Otto Warmbier‘s arrest and imprisonment in North

Korea, U.S. officials desperately negotiated for his release.

In 2017, a year and a half after Otto‘s capture, they were

Successful – but Otto‘s story still came to a dramatic and

Tragic conclusion.

In 2015, American student Otto Warmbier traveled to

North Korea for a two-week excursion. But after an

Alleged crime against the state, the 21-year-old was

Detained and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. He

Disappeared into custody, only to reemerge 18 months

Later brain-damaged and barely holding onto life.

In March 2017, convicted felon Tywon Salters tried to kill

Himself in prison. He was brought to a nearby hospital,

Where he made a desperate attempt to escape – taking

Several hospital workers hostage along the way.

On the ninth anniversary of 9/11, a Florida pastor

Threatened to publicly burn the holiest text in Islam: the

Qur‘an. His threat sparked a group of terrorists to retaliate

By attacking a Christian church in Baghdad and laying

Siege to the building

After Anderson was taken hostage in 1985 by a Hezbollah

Lieutenant, he learned a celebrity hostage negotiator was

Lobbying for his release. His situation took a turn for the

Optimistic – until the negotiator ended up in prison with

Him.

In the 1980s, Terry Anderson took a journalism assignment

In Beirut, Lebanon. It was his dream to report on the front

Lines of the Lebanese Civil War. Little did he know he

Would go from reporting the news, to becoming the

Story...

The hostage situation at the Tigantourine gas plant in

Algeria was growing tense. On January 16th, 2013,

Terrorists planted several bombs and put hostages in

Suicide vests. The Algerian army only had a few hours to

Negotiate, and their actions would have lasting

Ramifications on foreign investment in the region.

In the early morning hours of January 16th, 2013, armed

Gunmen invaded a natural gas facility in the Algerian

Desert. They took several hundred foreign workers

Hostage, intending to demonstrate their hatred of

Western influence.