Held Hostage | |
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Based on | novel by Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey as Michelle Renee |
Teleplay by |
James Kearns Maria Nation |
Directed by | Grant Harvay |
Starring |
Julie Benz Brendan Penny Sonja Bennett Natasha Calis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Lifetime |
Release | July 19, 2009 |
Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also wrote the novel. Hal Foxton Beckett was nominated for a Leo Award for the music featured in the movie.
Michelle Ramskill-Estey ( Julie Benz), a single mother, is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to save her only child's life while they are both wired to explode. [1]
In November 2000, Michelle Ramskill-Estey and her 7-year-old daughter Breea Ramskill returned to their Needles, California home, only to find 4 men, armed with guns. They strapped fake bombs to the two and ordered Ramskill-Estey to drive to a Bank of America location, where she worked, and give them the $360,000 in the vault. [2] [3] Three people were charged, two men and one woman. The two men were convicted and the woman was acquitted of all charges. [4] [5] The story was shown on I Survived... and 48 Hours.
The case was reconstructed for an episode of the Japanese television show World Extreme Mystery, which aired in 2019.
Held Hostage | |
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Based on | novel by Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey as Michelle Renee |
Teleplay by |
James Kearns Maria Nation |
Directed by | Grant Harvay |
Starring |
Julie Benz Brendan Penny Sonja Bennett Natasha Calis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | Lifetime |
Release | July 19, 2009 |
Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also wrote the novel. Hal Foxton Beckett was nominated for a Leo Award for the music featured in the movie.
Michelle Ramskill-Estey ( Julie Benz), a single mother, is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to save her only child's life while they are both wired to explode. [1]
In November 2000, Michelle Ramskill-Estey and her 7-year-old daughter Breea Ramskill returned to their Needles, California home, only to find 4 men, armed with guns. They strapped fake bombs to the two and ordered Ramskill-Estey to drive to a Bank of America location, where she worked, and give them the $360,000 in the vault. [2] [3] Three people were charged, two men and one woman. The two men were convicted and the woman was acquitted of all charges. [4] [5] The story was shown on I Survived... and 48 Hours.
The case was reconstructed for an episode of the Japanese television show World Extreme Mystery, which aired in 2019.