Taken Abroad

Taken Abroad

On April 16, 2009, while on a trip to Kaduna, Nigeria, Canadian Julie Mulligan is ripped from her car, assaulted with a machine gun and taken hostage by unknown assailants. Hours later she’s forced to call her husband John and demand a cash ransom. What happens next, sets off an unbelievable 14 days, that brings an Albertan family to their breaking point. Host Marci Ien relives every moment of the kidnapping through emotional interviews from Julie and John Mulligan – and further conversations with their closest family and friends. These dramatic recollections are interwoven with Marci’s narration and an original soundtrack, creating a suspenseful podcast series that’s engaging and informative. Additionally, Marci reaches out to the world’s top kidnap and ransom experts, occasionally pivoting from Julie’s story to investigate the many questions that come up around international hostage taking. In the end Marci reunites with Julie to reveal an answer to the one question Julie has been left asking – what happened to her kidnappers.

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March 3, 2022 33 mins

One year later, Marci calls Julie with news from Nigeria before exploring what has happened in Julie’s life since her homecoming. 

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In Nigeria, Julie Mulligan is forced to go on the run with her captors, while back in Drayton Valley, John Mulligan makes an impact with a last-minute decision.

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March 3, 2022 22 mins

Cut off from Canada, Julie Mulligan must survive on her own, while her husband John reconsiders paying the ransom.

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March 3, 2022 26 mins

The Mulligan’s are each held hostage in very different ways as Julie endures captivity in Kaduna and John succumbs to the demands of RCMP.

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March 3, 2022 23 mins

On day 2 of Julie’s captivity, John must surrender control to the RCMP, while Julie learns how dangerous her kidnappers really are.

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On April 16, 2009, Julie Mulligan is violently kidnapped in Kaduna, Nigeria; while her husband John answers the ransom call, and must decide whether or not to involve the police.

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February 24, 2022 1 min

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