About Criminal Mastermind: The FBI's Most Dangerous Hostage Rescue
In October 1995, a South Carolina family is taken hostage as part of an elaborately planned bank robbery. Local police quickly identify two of the perpetrators, but the criminal mastermind proves more elusive.
Criminal Mastermind: The FBI's Most Dangerous Hostage Rescue is presented by FBI Investigates. Its listed runtime is 50 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
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- Title
- Criminal Mastermind: The FBI's Most Dangerous Hostage Rescue
- Category
- Crime & Justice
- Runtime
- 50 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- FBI Investigates
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