About this episode

Terri and her daughter are taken hostage by her ex-husband, while James faces a violent home invasion and Walter survives a plane crash.

Terri and one of her daughters are taken hostage by Terri’s ex-husband who was a law enforcement officer. James’ home is invaded by two masked men who bind he and his wife before they threaten to blind him. Walter has survived a small plane crash only to find himself covered in aviation fuel. Apartments.com - To find whatever you’re searching for and more visit apartments.com the place to find a place. Tempo - Check out TempoMeals.com/SURVIVED for 60% off your first box! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• hostage situation
• law enforcement
• survival
• aviation incident
• family crisis

Keywords

• hostage
• ex-husband
• law enforcement
• plane crash
• aviation fuel
• survival story

Sponsors

Apartments.com, Tempo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A&E, PodcastOne

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