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As Paul languished in captivity, his family and fiancé desperately tried to navigate the Italian kidnappers demands. But first they had to convince Paul's grandfather, the notoriously stingy J. Paul Getty Sr. that the abduction wasn't a hoax. But after receiving a gruesome token in the mail, it was clear that Paul's kidnapping was not only real, but his kidnappers would take any means necessary to ensure they got what they wanted.

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As teenaged John Paul Getty III sat captive somewhere in the Dolomite mountains, the world watched his family feud over who would pay his ransom. For five months, in the winter of 1973, the young heir waited for salvation that was seemingly never coming.

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By 2003, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus had been kidnapped and held captive in a rundown house in Cleveland for years. They endured torture, abuse, and psychological warfare. Despite overwhelming odds, they found a way to survive, even as one of them delivered life-altering news that would change the means of their captivity--and their possibility for escape.

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In 2002, 21-year-old Michelle Knight was lost and panicked while on her way to an important custody meeting for her young son. But when a high school friend’s father offered her a ride to the appointment she thought she was finally catching a break. Instead, he would become her captor and tormentor, locking her away in a hell-like house in Cleveland, Ohio for eleven years.

In 2008, the kidnapping case of 8-year-old Shannon Matthews dominated the news cycle in England. As the reward money for her safe return continued to climb, an expensive investigation into her disappearance waged on, and Shannon’s mother wept openly for her “beautiful princess daughter.” But Karen Matthews knew exactly where Shannon was, and she was determined to keep her there until the right moment. No matter the cost.

On February 19, 2008 in Dewsbury, England, nine-year-old Shannon Matthews waved goodbye to her friends and left school, but never made it home. This was just the beginning of a landmark kidnapping case that would grip England for weeks. But what appeared to be another tragic child abduction had a twisted secret – Shannon’s kidnapping was an elaborate scheme all planned by her own mother.

Parcasters - Ervil LeBaron was convinced that he was destined to rule over Earth as god’s chosen disciple, but so did his brother. Learn more about the LeBaron Clan this week on Cults! Subscribe to Cults on Spotify to listen now!

After months of being enslaved in Northern Africa in 1815, Captain James Riley vows to buy his own freedom, and the freedom of his crew. His only option is to pray that a merciful stranger will take pity on him. It was a gamble, considering the fact that such a leap of faith is what enslaved him in the first place.

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