(NBC News) — On Friday’s two-hour “Dateline,” the lives of three siblings change forever when their father Eduardo Valseca is taken hostage in an orchestrated abduction.
In their first television interview, the Valseca children open up about how their mother faced a band of international criminals to bring their father home.
This is an excerpt from Keith Morrison’s report:
The green and white taxi barreled down the highway. Something was wrong. Why had that man paid ten times the fare for a simple package delivery?
The cabbie pried open the envelope — was that someone’s finger? And why was that man now tailing him?
Cold fear rising, he pulled into a gas station. He begged the police, “Come quick.”
But the cabbie had no idea — any more than this family did — that their terrifying story would come to an astonishing climax over a decade in the making.
Watch “Dateline: The Ranch” Friday on NBC4 at 9 p.m.
About ‘Dateline’
“Dateline NBC” is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 33rd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.
The stories range from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. When major news breaks, they go to the scene, putting the pieces together to bring the viewer the full picture. And in every story they tell, they help the real people who lived the events share their journeys with the viewer.
