Saving Ethan
20/20 · Season 36 · Episode 27
A 5-year-old boy named Ethan had been snatched off a school bus and was being held hostage by a homicidal kidnapper in an underground bunker wired with explosives. If police did not meet the kidnapper's demands, he could detonate the bombs, killing himself and little Ethan.
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Season
36
Episode
27
Air Date
31/May/2013
Air Time
21:00
Runtime
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Overview
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A 5-year-old boy named Ethan had been snatched off a school bus and was being held hostage by a homicidal kidnapper in an underground bunker wired with explosives. If police did not meet the kidnapper's demands, he could detonate the bombs, killing himself and little Ethan.
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