MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE HUNTERS THE HUNTED IN THE ALL-NEW DISCOVERY SERIES
KIDNAP & RESCUE
Unparalleled Access to the
Operatives Who, For the First Time, Talk about Risking Their Own Lives to Save
Others
December 8, 2010
(Silver Spring, Md.) - KIDNAP & RESCUE is a provocative new series about
kidnapping and the rescuers with the courage to go where no one else can -
risking violent reprisal to reclaim innocent victims, inside our borders and
beyond. Whether it's a high-profile executive being held for ransom, a child
sold overseas or a DEA agent taken by a vengeful cartel, the hope of every
victim lies in the hands of the few with the training and dedication to bring
them home. KIDNAP & RESCUE, premiering January 29, 2011, takes Discovery Channel
viewers deep into a shadow world of astonishing cruelty and terrifying extremes.
Each unforgettable story, told across 10 episodes, unfolds through first-hand
accounts and cinematic reimaginings of the kidnap, the planning of the rescue
and the recovery itself, to outcomes both triumphant and tragic. To fight the
evolving threat, Kidnap & Rescue firms specialize in securing "high net worth"
clients, providing cutting-edge surveillance on the U.S./Mexico border and
orchestrating the collapse of human trafficking rings. Regardless of the
mission, the motivations are the same - get everyone back alive, regardless of
the danger.
The first episode of KIDNAP & RESCUE features HALO Corporation, a San
Diego-based security firm founded by Brad Barker and his team of former Special
Ops, National Security and Intelligence personnel. Together they work to provide
security and humanitarian aid along the U.S./Mexico border. This episode tells
the story of two kidnappings to which HALO responds.
FARMHOUSE
A "high net worth" dual citizen of Mexico and the U.S. was dragged at gunpoint
from his home in Mexico. The victim's family contacted HALO to locate and rescue
him. Upon entering the home, they found a blood bath and feared the man dead -
until they received a call from the kidnapper demanding a significant ransom.
Using high tech equipment and their years of military and special operations
experience, the team was able to pinpoint and infiltrate the location. They
arrived in search of one victim. They weren't prepared for what they found.
GOLDILOCKS
A teenage girl living in the Southwestern U.S. snuck out to a party where she
met a "friend of a friend." At the party, she jumped into a stranger's vehicle
where she was drugged, bound, hooded and abducted. She awoke in a Mexican
brothel. Her family searched for her for years, never giving up home, unaware of
her descent into desperation and dependency. HALO, commissioned to find her,
went to great lengths before crossing paths with a very unlikely informant.
Every year thousands of children go missing - many of them snatched and sold
into slavery. KIDNAP & RESCUE profiles two missions carried out by "Project
Child Save," an all-volunteer team of highly trained operators led by former
marine Ty Ritter. To date, his group has rescued hundreds of children worldwide.
JENNY
"Jenny" was snatched from a fenced yard in a quiet California suburb on
Christmas day. She was just two years old. Ty Ritter and his team at "Project
Child Save" followed her to Brazil, where she was sold to a child pornography
ring. Under cover of darkness, Ritter and his team traversed dense jungle for
seven hours, fording the Amazon River and evading hostile wildlife. When they
arrived at the fortified compound, an all-out firefight erupted. The six-man
team stormed the compound and found Jenny inside. Despite the noise, commotion
and guns carried by the team, Jenny recognized her saviors and reached out to
them.
PANAMA
Ty Ritter and his team at "Project Child Save" received intel about a brother
and sister abducted and smuggled into Panama. He knew what he had to do: he
rallied his team to attack the source. The victims were being held in a heavily
fortified compound in a remote region of the country. During infiltration, all
hell broke loose. Ty and his men survived a dangerous and chaotic close-quarters
showdown. Ritter has the souvenir to prove it - a scar across his face from the
machete that nearly killed him. A small price to pay for getting the children
out alive.
Also featured in KIDNAP & RESCUE: The Guidry Group, a discreet international
private security firm specializing in white-collar clients, hired to rescue a
banker held by Malaysian Jihadists; the men and women of elite task force HIKE,
fighting the rising tide of kidnap crews in Phoenix, AZ; SECFOR International, a
personal protection and recovery group that excels in covert action; and a man
named David Little who, with the assistance of his identity-protected partner,
secured the successful release of Thomas Hargrove (whose story was the basis for
the film Proof of Life.)
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NOTE: Interviews with select operatives are available; however interviews with
producers will not be.
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