Hostage 911 (2023)

Synopsis

Negotiators record harrowing conversations with criminals who have taken people hostage. In each terrifying standoff, hear their conversations with criminals, and negotiators will break down their psychological tactics. Will the hostages get out alive?

First Air Date: 2023-10-03

Last Air Date: 2023-11-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Networks: Investigation Discovery

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Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Get Her Out Alive (2023-10-03)

A man takes his wife hostage after she demands a divorce. Negotiators plead with the suspect to let her go but have no idea there is another plan going on inside the house that could have fatal consequences.
Ep. 2: He's Wearing a Bomb! (2023-10-03)

An ex-felon with an axe to grind takes his former lawyer hostage, threatening to detonate a bomb if he doesn't get justice.
Ep. 3: Call Me When the Priest Comes (2023-10-10)

When a 10-year-old girl reports being held hostage by a family friend, negotiator Mike Newlin must earn the suspect's trust. In New Mexico, an assailant takes shelter inside a local tourist attraction, taking everyone hostage.
Ep. 4: The Hostage Fights Back (2023-10-17)

Harrowing recorded conversations with criminals who have taken people hostage, as negotiators break down their psychological tactics in their attempts to have the abductees released unharmed.
Ep. 5: Crisis at the Campsite (2023-10-24)

Negotiators try to de-escalate the situation when officers locate an armed suspect in a dark forest at night who has taken his three children hostage and claims he will hurt his family.
Ep. 6: Who Rescues the Rescuers? (2023-10-31)

An elderly man faking chest pains takes five EMT firefighters hostage at gunpoint. With a house full of firearms and an unwillingness to negotiate, officers believe he has a deadly plan in mind.
Ep. 7: We Cannot Guarantee Your Safety (2023-11-07)

Two mothers face their worst fear: suspects take their children hostage. Negotiators work via text to get a baby to safety, and they draw on their own parenting experience to convince a suspect to give himself up.
Ep. 8: My Husband's Coming to Kill Us (2023-11-14)

A dance teacher receives a message from her ex-husband, who is holding a gun to his head: he claims he's en route to the dance studio and threatens to murder the family; officers race to beat him to the scene, pleading with him to stand down.