Épisodes

  • Trailer: Standoff

    Trailer: Standoff
    Mar 1 2022
    A new series on the 1974 Huntsville, TX prison siege, one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history that played out in dramatic fashion over 11 days – all in front of a terrified national audience. 100 hours of newly uncovered audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    4 min
  • Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1

    Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1
    Mar 11 2022
    Fred Carrasco seizes control of the prison library at the Texas State Penitentiary, taking librarians and teachers hostage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    49 min
  • "I Came to Kill One Guy" | Chapter 2

    "I Came to Kill One Guy" | Chapter 2
    Mar 12 2022
    Before his infamous prison siege, Fred Carrasco rose from the streets of San Antonio to the heights of power as an international druglord, only to crash back down to earth in a wild shoot-out with the cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 min
  • The Mastermind | Chapter 3

    The Mastermind | Chapter 3
    Mar 13 2022
    Stuck behind bars, Fred Carrasco recuperates from numerous bullet wounds and hatches a brazen and daring plot to escape justice ... with a little help from his friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    53 min
  • Both Sides Dig In | Chapter 4

    Both Sides Dig In | Chapter 4
    Mar 14 2022
    Schoolteacher Jack Branch and other hostages become human shields as Fred Carrasco ups the stakes in his demand to be released from prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 min
  • "I Just Saw a Man Killed!" | Chapter 5

    "I Just Saw a Man Killed!" | Chapter 5
    Mar 15 2022
    Guards armed with guns and explosives get ready to storm the library. Their goal? Recapture the outlaw Fred Carrasco and free his civilian hostages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    57 min
  • The Blitz | Chapter 6

    The Blitz | Chapter 6
    Mar 16 2022
    Hostage taker Fred Carrasco turns up the public pressure on prison officials to release him and his accomplices from the Walls Unit. A desperate hostage takes matters into his own hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 min
  • Fred the Folk Hero | Chapter 7

    Fred the Folk Hero | Chapter 7
    Mar 17 2022
    As Fred Carrasco engages in a life-or-death chess match with the Texas prison system, his escape attempt is swept up with an important civil rights movement. Meanwhile, Carrasco's wife, Rosa, disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 min