Locked Up Abroad
What does it feel like in the split second when you realize you're about to be locked up in a foreign country - possibly for life? In Locked Up Abroad, host Jim Clemente (Real Crime Profile) brings you first hand accounts from people who lived this nightmare, starting with Billy Hayes, subject of the Oliver Stone movie Midnight Express. A riveting, immersive audio adaptation of the hit TV series by the National Geographic Channel. From Istanbul to Bali to Sao Paulo, you'll hear what it's like to be locked up abroad.
Our Editor's Take
For most people, traveling to a different country is exciting. They experience a host of new and exciting perspectives and see new parts of the world. For some, the experience turns into something much different. They find themselves up against tragedy, terror, and time behind bars. Some must contend with the chilling realization that they might never escape incarceration. For a foreign traveler, that is a harrowing situation to be in.
Once listeners hit play on Locked Up Abroad, they find themselves in an incarcerated person's position. They learn more about not only the person and the details of their case, but the country they are traveling in. The fear is paralyzing, and host Jim Clemente communicates that fear with zeal.
For some, it's not only a nightmare—it's reality. And the story they have to tell after their experience is mind-blowing. Locked Up Abroad tells stories of travelers who were in the wrong place at the wrong time and lived to tell the tale.
No story is ever the same; each encounter is as terrifying as the next. Clemente delivers concise retellings, from Argentina and Saudi Arabia, to Tanzania and Thailand. Locked Up Abroad contains surprising stories of travelers far from home.
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