A college student is abducted in the premiere of this series recalling kidnapping stories.
A convenience-store worker and two of her friends are kidnapped by masked gunmen.
A expectant mother is abducted by a woman claiming to be a caseworker.
A Miami man is abducted and tortured by gang members.
Alicia Kozakiewicz was a typical 13-year old who made friends in chat rooms. But when she agreed to meet Scott Tyree in person, she had no idea he was a 38-year- old sadistic pedophile.
Cynthia Vigil is a street-smart teen from Albuquerque But a fatefu meeting ends with Cynthia in chains and forced into the horrifying world of the Toy Box Killer a madman who, along with his girlfriend, subjects Cynthia to a world of torture and fear.
Peter Brandt could never have predicted the dark secrets he would uncover by inviting a brilliant man into his home.
The case of Karen Kummerer, who was captured by her ex-boyfriend and taken on a terrifying, multi-state road trip in her own car in November 2006. The 50-year-old managed to advise police of her plight by leaving a trail of paper notes at the women's toilets she was permitted to enter
The attack on friends Elizabeth Reiser and Brandi Hicks by Matthew Vaga in May 2000. Vaca's original motive was to rob the Philadelphia teenagers after he offered them $20 for a ride home, but in the event he forced their vehicle into a field before murdering one girl and attempting rape upon the other
The story of Arkansas couple Sam and Suzanne Peebles, who spotted someone in need on the roadside and pulled over to help - little realising the stranger was a wanted murderer
The case of armed psychopath Steven Johnson, who in June 2002 took over a New York bar. Trapped in the back room Ann-Margret Gidley and her friends scrambled for a means of escape
Two young girls are coerced into a stranger's vehicle; to save their families the girls are forced to do unspeakable things.
Natasha Herzig thinks she's landed the job of her dreams. Instead, she's been lured into a prostitution ring led by a violent pimp. After enduring a year as a sex slave, Natasha makes a daring move that risks her life but ends in freedom.
Brandi Baggett's relationship with her boyfriend quickly turns from a fairytale love story into an inescapable nightmare. Paul kidnaps Brandi and holds her at a farmhouse; it looks like she'll never get away, until she manipulates her way to freedom.
An innocent night out turns disastrous for Amy Hall when she is introduced to a handsome new guy in town named "Tex." But once the two end up alone he shows his true colors. Tex abducts Amy, rapes her, and almost kills her before she can escape.
Rosalie Williams is small but tough. She has to be, working as a sheriff's dispatcher and jailer. But she still feels uneasy when murderer and rapist Jerry McFadden lands in her care and knocks out a deputy and takes her hostage.
Diabetic Karen Maffucci couldn't have lived in a safer neighborhood. She doesn't think twice about being alone while her kids and husband are away. But that all changes when a man breaks into her home and kidnaps her at gunpoint without her insulin.
When three men abduct graduate student Ana Elizondo near the Mexican border, she thinks it's run of the mill border violence. But when Ana's captors inform her that her father owes them money, everything she thought she knew about him is questioned.
Michael Marshall is one of 26 kids that have been kidnapped by delusional thrill seekers. After being held in a buried truck for over a day, it looks like they will never see the light of day again. But Michael Marshall refuses to say "die".
When Laura Cowan's husband is sent to jail she has nowhere to turn. So when Musa Muhammad offers to help she thinks that her prayers have been answered. As time goes by, she realizes his motives are questionable but by then she is his prisoner.
When a man bursts into nurse Margie Wyler's maternity ward, screaming and threatening members of the staff, she knows her first priority is the safety of her patients. What she doesn't realize is just how dangerous this man is.
Eighteen-year-old Jodie Gaines is confused when a police car flags her down on a country road, but she complies with a a plainclothes officer's request that she step out of her car, not realizing that that she is stepping into her worst nightmare.
When a gunman hijacks a shuttle bus to Atlantic City, N.J., Bill Haley steps forward to negotiate for the lives of his fellow passengers.
The Rev. Joseph Combs and his wife, Evangeline, kidnap Elsa Garcia from an orphanage and subject her to nearly 20 years of abuse before a shocking turn of events leads to the couple's downfall.
Shannon Woods finds herself at the mercy of a monster following a routine traffic stop.
A day off from school turns into a nightmare for 7-year-old Kristina Jacobson who faces a home invasion followed by a rocket-like car ride and a crash that defies gravity.
Returning home, single mother Kelly Finley finds herself cornered by her next-door neighbor who forces her to defend herself and her two boys.
Opening her door to a friend in need of help, 19-year-old Jessica Vega soon finds herself in a showdown with a deranged person who sets his sadistic plan in motion.
After several hours of being tortured, an attorney realizes the only way to survive will be to outsmart his captor.
In Portland, Ore., 17-year-old Andrea Hood will need all of her wits to escape from two men who take her captive and begin making a soundproof chamber in which to hold her forever.
In Los Angeles, a knife-wielding assailant traps aspiring actress Jane Piper in her own car and forces her to fight for her life.
Larry Mendoza accepts a job as a corrections officer at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, deciding it is a risk worth taking for his family, then a routine headcount leads to one of the largest prison riots to date, confirming Mendoza's worst fears.
Chuck Leonard and his girlfriend Kathy take a romantic drive, but unexpected visitors intrude on their plans, and only one of them survives.
Jennifer Asbenson finds a good Samaritan to drive her to work after missing her bus once again, but her luck quickly runs out.
Nineteen-year-old Wendy Morrison plans to see friends after her shift at the local diner, but she is kidnapped at gunpoint on the way and endures hours of torture.
While working at a superstore, Karol Klei is abducted at gunpoint by a former coworker and forced into his vehicle.