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Feb 17, 2026KidnappingMexico travel safetyCartel activity

Kidnap on Highway 1 | Full Episode

A family's routine drive home from a Baja vacation turns into a terrifying kidnapping ordeal by armed men impersonating police, highlighting the dangers of cross-border travel and the psychological toll of trauma.

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Feb 11, 2026Kidnapping SurvivalVictim ResilienceTrauma and PTSD

Kidnappings and Disappearances | 48 Hours Full Episodes

This episode compiles harrowing accounts of kidnapping survivors, detailing their resourcefulness under duress, the investigative breakthroughs that led to their captors, and the long-term psychological and transformational impacts of their ordeals.

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