She survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. Tonight they have brought me out to kill me. Then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. He reached out on facebook. Did your heart stop . It was scary that he could find me. For the first time, she shares her dramatic story. How she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. This all plays like a tom clancy thriller. Absolutely. The setting. A perfect island paradise. The plot, a daring undercover sting. You are supposed to get wet today give you . They didnt think it would work. Face to face with her kidnapper at last. I just broke down. Its so hard for you. This is real, lifelike pain. Which you get justice . I fought the courage in that moment. And i said im ready. Hello and welcome to dateline. Amanda was a fearless Young Journalist ready to brave the world and dangerous hotspots. Then suddenly, she became the story. Kidnapped by rebels in somalia. What she endured at the hands of her cap
me. i was terrified. i m i m a mother just fighting for her child. that s universal. some she survived a harrowing ordeal in one of the most dangerous places on earth. tonight they have brought me out to kill me. then from across the world, her kidnappers found her again. he reached out on facebook. did your heart stop? it was scary that he could find me. for the first time, she shares her dramatic story. how she helped secret agents hunt down her captor. this all plays like a thriller. absolutely. the setting. a perfect island paradise. the plot, a daring undercover sting. you are supposed to get wet today give you? they didn t think it would work. face to face with her kidnappers last. i just broke down. it s so hard for you. this is real, lifelike pain. would she get justice? i fought the courage in that moment. and i said i m ready. hello and welcome to dateline. request itself amanda was a fearless young journalist
from amanda s journals. adam had originally asked for thousands of dollars for them. but now? i call him up and ask him about this and he says yes, i ve sent you the letters. i don t need any money for them. relationship evolved to the point where he trusts me enough now. and then adam schiff had a new idea. he told he ak was a scholar and wanted to write a book. a history of somalia. as implausible as that sounds, to investigators, it was an unexpected gift. a way to get adam on the hook. you re telling a kidnap or yes. do you believe it was involved in this really major kidnapping and a lot of crimes, that you re going to help him publish a book? yes. it sounds like something out of the movie. it does. we always refer to this operation as that hail mary plan. we didn t think it would work. and as it was continuing, we were surprised ourselves. you don t think he would actually see, yes, i really want to write about.
i ve sent you the letters. i don t need any money for them. relationship evolved to the point where he trusts me enough now. and then adam schiff had a new idea. he told he ak was a scholar and wanted to write a book. a history of somalia. as implausible as that sounds, to investigators, it was an unexpected gift. a way to get adam on the hook. you re telling a kidnap or yes. do you believe it was involved in this really major kidnapping and a lot of crimes, that you re going to help him publish a book? yes. it sounds like something out of the movie. it does. we always refer to this operation as that hail mary plan. we didn t think it would work. and as it was continuing, we were surprised ourselves. you don t think he would actually see, yes, i really want to write about. no. and i m going to pursue this with. you know. he convinced himself that he wanted to write this book and that he was able to write this book. that s here and? that s our in. we knew we wa
a man who called himself adam. after years of phone calls and emails, an undercover investigator had earned adam s trust. now it was time to tighten the net. continuing with the capture, here s kate snow. as the hunt for her kidnapper progressed, amanda continued to recover and heal. part of that journey included sharing her story with the world four years after being freed, she released her memoir a house in the sky. it became a best seller. in my own life, friends, family, book club people say to me, have you read this book? you ve reached a lot of people. most people will never be kidnapped. but people know pain and loss and adversity that they don t think that they can get through. and so what i feel people find in the pages is inspiration and a reminder that they are strong, too. her strength would become