Locked Up Abroad
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Escape from Argentina - 20
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Wright has her entire life pulled out from under her when her boyfriend of five years leaves. She turns to cocaine to ease her pain. Addicted, an...
Son of Saddam - 19
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
23-year old Iraqi soldier Latif Yahia is summoned to meet with Saddam Hussein. He’s a near-exact physical match for his son, Uday, who demands Latif...
Bangkok Underworld - 18
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australian teacher Tim Schrader goes to Bangkok to teach English. He loves his job but isn’t making enough to pay for the lifestyle he enjoys. He ta...
Bogota Belly Bust - 17
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tabitha Richie is juggling her last year of college and being a single mother. She lets loose one night, and tries cocaine. She’s soon addicted and ...
Not Without My Baby - 16
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Haglof and her husband Medhat are desperate to be parents. The agency doesn’t give them any official paperwork but the joys of parenting take ...
Dangerous Liaisons - 15
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Comiskey takes his dream job as a nurse in Saudi Arabia. He doesn’t realize that, as a gay man, he risks execution if he’s discovered. Aft...
Cocaine Mule Mom - 14
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ruthie Lambert was deep in the abyss of a midlife crisis, debt and foreclosure on her home when friends suggest that she can make a quick $10,000 by b...
Backstabbed in Thailand - 13
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Army Veteran Kim Hood soon realizes that her trip to Thailand with her friend, Lisa Taylor, was a coverup for Lisa to smuggle heroin.Sentenced to deat...
Colombia Ambush - 12
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wedeven was adopted by an American couple when he was a baby. Upon graduating college he wanted to find his birth family, so he planned a trip to...
The Orchid Hunters - 11
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two young British backpackers, Tom Hart Dyke and Paul Windor and searching for orchids and adventure when they’re kidnapped by Colombian Guerrillas ...
Philippine Terror - 9
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Williams’ life was turned upside down in 1996. Seeking a new start and greater meaning he agreed to go Manilla as a missionary. Soon after arri...
Tokyo Takedown - 8
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie Nichols grew up in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s. While working at a nightclub in LA, she had a chance to work at a club in Japan. A vacation to...
Buried Alive - 7
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2004, 20-year Navy veteran Roy Hallums was working as a contractor in Iraq. A routine trip to the office turned into a fight for his life when 20 a...
Kidnapped in Iraq - 6
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Canadian war correspondent Scott Taylor covered Iraq for many years, frequently crossing paths with Turkish journalist Zeynep Tugrul. They entered dan...
Mexico Money Machine - 5
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Khinoo had a happy life: girlfriend, child, and a good job. When his girlfriend left him out of the blue, he didn’t know where to turn. He jo...
Vegas Mobster - 4
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, Chicago Outfit enforcer Frank Cullotta led one of the largest organized crime syndicates in the U.S. In 1978, FBI agent Dennis Arnoldy l...
My Dad the Smuggler - 3
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Campbell joins his estranged father, Lockie, on a trip through China on the Silk Road, hoping to reconnect. He soon discovers that Lockie intend...
Hasidic King of Coke - 2
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel Leibowitz lived a cloistered life in his religious community until he was lured into the dangerous underworld of drug smuggling. Samuel quickly...
Somali Pirate Hostage - 1
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
South African couple Debbie Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari decided to follow their dreams and sail the world. After a stop in Tanzania and getting robbed ...
New Episodes of Locked Up Abroad
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Season Two of Locked Up Abroad will be available on this feed starting August 4th. You can also hear all of Season Three exclusively on Wondery+ now. ...
Busted and Pregnant - 10
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zara Whitaker grew up in poverty in South London. When she gets pregnant at 18 she’s desperate for a way to provide for her family. She’s offered ...
Introducing Locked Up Abroad
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
An audio adaptation of the National Geographic TV series. Hosted by Jim Clemente (host of the true crime podcast Real Crime Profile as well as the CBS...