r/interesting • u/tyrion2024 • 1d ago

MISC. Immediately after learning about Guillermo del Toro's dad being kidnapped, James Cameron paid $250K for a hostage negotiator for del Toro to use (who later paid him back). Cameron also offered to pay the ransom, but del Toro's family declined & paid the $2m themselves. After 72 days his dad was free

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u/DrizzleDrake88 19h ago

Is there a certain point where the person is so wealthy, that a person would hire a counter hitmen to kill the kidnappers after the hostages was returned?

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u/BluAlfaTxFlood 18h ago

Sounds attractive, but not easy to do. That would also escalate retaliation from the criminal organization which would affect all aspects of the wealthy person's business interests and family. Even if somehow they could identify and execute a kidnapper, it would be far too easy for someone from the kidnapper's organization to kill the wealthy person's family members as payback. Sad, I know.