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Mother of Boy Held in Alabama Bunker Speaks Out for First Time: 'He's Having a Very Hard Time Sleeping Soundly'

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 13:03
Dr. Phil secured the first TV interview with the mother of a little Alabama boy who was held hostage in an underground bunker for a week. The kidnapper, 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, was killed by More

Alabama Bunker Was Rigged With Explosives

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 09:36
The Alabama bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes held a 5-year-old boy hostage for a week was rigged with explosives. The FBI found a bomb in the pipe they were using to communicate with Dykes. Agents moved More

PHOTOS: Bunker Where 5-Year-Old Boy Was Held Hostage in Alabama; READ: Mother Releases Statement

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 19:25
The FBI just released a photo of the underground bunker where Jimmy Lee Dykes held a five-year-old boy hostage for nearly a week in Alabama. There is a tent covering it to protect any evidence More

Initial Reports Indicate Alabama Hostage-Taker Jimmy Lee Dykes Was Killed by Law Enforcement

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 12:01
In a dramatic rescue Monday, FBI agents stormed a bunker in Alabama where 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes had been holding a 5-year-old boy named Ethan for a week. The hostage-taker was killed and the More

Sheriff Wally Olson on Motive in Alabama Hostage Situation: ‘We Were Never Really Able to Figure Out What Jimmy Lee Dykes' Story Was’

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 09:27
On Monday, the week-long hostage standoff in Alabama came to an end. Five-year-old Ethan was rescued, and his kidnapper, 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, was killed. Sheriff Wally Olson, of the Dale More

Police: Alabama Boy Released From Hostage Situation Is "Doing Fine"

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 22:18
During a press conference about the end of the Alabama hostage standoff, Sheriff Wally Olson offered his condolences to the family of the bus driver who was killed and the community. He stressed More

Harri Anne Smith, Alabama State Senator, Recounts Being With the Boy's Mother When She Found Out He Was Rescued From Hostage Standoff

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 19:32
Harri Anne Smith is the state senator who has been with the mother of the boy just released from a hostage situation in Midland City, Alabama. She told Shepard Smith the boy’s mom has been More

VIDEO: Authorities Hold Press Conference in Midland City, Alabama After Boy Released in Hostage Situation

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 17:53
Authorities in Alabama gave a brief press conference following the safe release of a five-year-old boy who had been taken hostage by 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes seven days ago. During the More

READ: Governor Bentley Issues Statement on Dale County, AL Hostage Situation

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 17:48
Governor Robert Bentley on Monday issued the following statement upon the conclusion of the Dale County hostage situation. "Shortly after 3:00 p.m., I spoke with Colonel Hugh McCall of the More

Local Pastor Speaks About Alabama Boy's Release From Hostage Situation

Monday, February 4, 2013 - 17:34
Reverend Michael Senn spoke to Jonathan Serrie on scene where the Alabama hostage situation has reportedly ended. He said many sources say the young boy his out and the hostage-standoff is over. Rev More

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