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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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After repatriation, many former prisoners returned to the United States to launch professional careers or to renew acquaintances with their former captors.
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Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
In 1963, Hamer was arrested, jailed, and at the behest of her white captors, beaten with a blackjack by two African American inmates.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
With the case revolving around a slew of child abductions, Peters starred as Charlie, a boy who was kidnapped at a young age and raised by his captors.
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Rachel Labonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Weeks later, a short video appeared online that showed a distressed Tice blindfolded with his apparent captors.
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Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
In 1963, Hamer was arrested, jailed, and at the behest of her white captors, beaten with a blackjack by two African American inmates.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
With the case revolving around a slew of child abductions, Peters starred as Charlie, a boy who was kidnapped at a young age and raised by his captors.
—
Rachel Labonte,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Weeks later, a short video appeared online that showed a distressed Tice blindfolded with his apparent captors.
—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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