EPISODE 113
gunmen take 41 hostages in an electronics store:
The 1991 Good Guys Rescue
Four refugees entered a “The Good Guys” electronics store and took over 40 employees hostage. After hours of deteriorating crisis negotiations, a SWAT team conducted a dynamic hostage rescue. We cover the “doomed captives” concept, tactical considerations, and what went right and wrong.
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Heads or Tails: A True Hostage Story of Terror, Torture and Ultimate Survival
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