#54 The Tale of the Good Guys Hostage Crisis




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Summary: On April 4th, 1991, 4 masked gunmen casually walked into a Good Guys Electronics Store and took 41 customers and employees hostage.  They had some demands that they wanted met - between $1 and $3 million, a 50 person military style helicopter, 1000 year old ginseng root, full body armor, and more weapons.  But the things they were asking for were impossible to get…and the hours long crisis would reach a dramatic climax, all of it, broadcast live on television.<br> <br> At the end of today’s episode, please listen for promos from The Murder in My Family Podcast, hosted by Mike Morford of Criminology, and The Florida Man Podcast.<br> <br> Listen to the latest episode on www.orbitaljigsaw.com along with several other awesome shows like The Concession Stand, Busted Wide Open, Historium, SuperNerds UK, 410wned.  Killafornia Dreaming is also available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google play, and many more of your favorite podcast directories.<br> <br> If you enjoy Killafornia Dreaming and would like help give the show more visibility, please rate and review on iTunes, Facebook, or any other place you listen to podcasts.<br> <br> Thank you to all of you who have contributed to the show’s Patreon…with all of your support and help, I will be able to grow and continue to improve the show a little bit at a time.  If you’d like to be a part of helping the show grow, visit https://www.patreon.com/killaforniapod<br> <br> Visit the Orbital Jigsaw Merch Store at https://orbitaljigsaw.com/store<br> <br> Music composed by Blue Dot Sessions<br> <br> Killafornia Dreaming Theme Music composed by Edward Melendez @ www.fiveshock.com<br> <br> Facebook: The Killafornia Dreaming Discussion Page<br> Twitter: @Killaforniapod<br> Instagram: @KillaforniaDreamingPod<br> Email: killaforniapod@yahoo.com