Today is Thursday, November 18th, 2021.

On this day in 1991, Special Envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury,

Terry Waite, was freed after his captivity during the Lebanon hostage crisis.

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Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast.

Today we're covering the release of Terry Waite, who worked to free those taken hostage

by a militant wing of Hezbollah.

As a result, he was targeted and held captive for nearly five years before his freedom

was secured. Now let's go back to Lebanon on November 18, 1991.

Terry Waite spent most of his days in a small, dark room, alone.

He was chained to the wall, released only for a single bathroom visit each day.

If he was let out of his cell outside this schedule, it was usually to be beaten or tortured.

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