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On November 24, 1971, a man identifying himself as Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight 305, demanding $200,000 and four parachutes.
$200,000 in ransom was demanded by Dan Cooper, who hijacked a plane in 1971 and vanished after parachuting into the wilderness.
A $100,000 ransom is demanded for the return of Doe Roberts, who vanished from her home in Edes, Tennessee, on August 7, 1992.
A 12-year-old boy was kidnapped in New York City in 1989, prompting a high-stakes investigation by the FBI and local police.
Honduran families face extortion demands of up to 6 euros per week from gangs, forcing many to flee the country in search of safety and better lives.
A husband's search for his missing wife in Memphis leads to ransom calls and suspicions surrounding a neighbor's unusual connection with the kidnapper.
In August 1984, a Miami real estate developer's son was kidnapped, prompting a $3 million ransom demand and FBI intervention.
Four gunmen abducted journalists John Cantlie and Jim Foley in Syria, raising concerns about the motivations behind kidnappings for profit and propaganda.
Thomas Coup, a prominent Toronto businessman, vanished under mysterious circumstances, prompting a frantic search and a chilling ransom call to his wife.
A federal indictment charges the K Street Crew with 13 murders, 87 counts of racketeering, and multiple kidnappings and robberies.
Paul and Rachel Chandler are kidnapped by Somali pirates near the Seychelles and held for ransom.
Haiti's dismal economy forces many in Cite Soleil to turn to kidnapping for survival.
$200,000 was the ransom demanded by D.B. Cooper after hijacking a plane on November 24, 1971, before parachuting away into the night.
More than 75 percent of Fortune 500 companies have kidnap and ransom insurance policies to protect employees in high-risk areas like Mexico.
Footage reveals a kidnapping crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border involving Cuban asylum seekers.
The Nigerian government blames ransom payers for the rise in kidnappings and terrorism financing.
The video discusses the implications of paying ransoms to terrorists like ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
More than 160 kidnappings occur each month in Haiti, where violent gangs operate freely amid widespread poverty and systemic corruption.
In July 2009, Somali pirates capture the M/V Faina, holding its crew for over four months.
Hundreds of people disappeared after the Kosovo war, with many allegedly kidnapped by the Kosovo Liberation Army and taken alive across the border to Albania.
The hijacking of the Sirius Star, carrying 2 million barrels of oil worth around $100 million, marked a significant escalation in Somali piracy.
In 2008, piracy off the Horn of Africa generated between 50 and 80 million dollars in ransom, as armed warships engaged in a cat-and-mouse game with pirates.
US special forces combat Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines during The Phony War in April 2002.
Zach Woods and Andy Richter perform a comedic improv exercise inspired by Ransom.
