The Fragoso family receives a call that their eldest brother has been kidnapped.

Mu'azu Bawa, along with nine others, is taken hostage by the terrorist group Boko Haram.

In 1996, Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Chad Louviere held six women hostage inside a bank where his ex-wife works.

Former security guard Alchie Paray shoots a colleague and holds 55 people hostage at a shopping mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila.

In Bangkok's Myanmar embassy, 89 people are held hostage by university students. Can a group of Thai negotiators prevent tragedy?

An armed couple holds 27 people at gunpoint, seeking the return of their 3-month-old child. Police negotiators step in to try to keep the peace.

One of Taiwan's most dangerous criminals has kidnapped a South African diplomat's family. Can negotiators rescue them?

A pro bono team of hostage negotiators tries to help free 26 fishermen held hostage by Somali pirates for over four years.