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On January 21, 1998, the night before his thirty‑eighth birthday, U.S. Attorney Stanley N. Alpert was abducted from the streets of Manhattan by a group of armed men who demanded his ATM card. He was blindfolded and held in a Brooklyn apartment while his captors alternated threats against him and his family, offered legal advice, and even proposed a prostitute as a birthday gift. Throughout the ordeal, Alpert maintained a dialogue with the kidnappers, noted every detail, and prepared for a possible escape. His harrowing experience was later featured in the CBS 48 Hours episode "The Birthday Party".
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Stanley N. Alpert
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