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Snatched: A mother's quest to find her children

Snatched: A mother's quest to find her children

The Slow Newscast • S1, Episode 186

Snatched: A mother's quest to find her children

Last September Ana’s ex-husband took her two sons on holiday for a week, and didn’t come home. He told her they were going to Spain – he even showed her the tickets and proof of the hotel. But they never went to Spain. Instead, he took the boys to California, switched off his phone, stopped using his bank cards, and went to ground. In doing so he triggered an international manhunt. ‘Snatched’ is about Ana’s quest to find him, and bring her children home.

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