James Jay Lee was an environmental activist determined to make Discovery Communications change their television programming. On September 1st, 2010, Lee stormed the company’s headquarters and took several employees hostage at gunpoint.

Discovery Communications Headquarters

Some terrorists use weapons. Some use information. The scariest use hostages. Every Thursday, Hostage tells electrifying crime stories culminating in intense, life-or-death negotiations. Within the stories, we examine tactics used by the FBI’s crisis negotiation unit, world governments, and even hostage’s parents, highlighting the techniques that saved lives, and the moments where everything went tragically wrong. Hostage is a Spotify Original from Parcast.

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Discovery Communications Headquarters

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