Standoff
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 377 ratingsStandoff follows Fred Gómez Carrasco, a drug cartel kingpin and orchestrator of the 1974 Huntsville, Texas, prison siege. The siege was one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history and played out in dramatic fashion over eleven days, all in front of a terrified national audience. One hundred hours of audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before.
"Journalist Wes Ferguson... weaves a fascinating yarn using new interviews as well as unearthed tapes of Carrasco’s hostage-negotiation calls. What emerges is a big bold look at a little-known crime story." - Vulture
Standoff is a production of Imperative Entertainment and is written, created and hosted by Wes Ferguson. Executive Producer and Story Editor is Jason Hoch. Audio editing and sound engineering by Shaine Freeman and Jason Hoch. Original music is by Max Baca with Flaco Jiménez on accordion and Tony Gonzalez is the music engineer for the original score. The main theme 'Huntsville' is performed by Ray Benson and is from the 1971 Merle Haggard and the Strangers Album, 'Someday We'll Look Back'.
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Rosa's Redemption | Chapter 10
May 16, 2022 09:08 - 57 minutesFred Carrasco leaves a complicated legacy in San Antonio. Rosa, his wife, fights for control of the family's drug empire — that is, until her life takes a surprising turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don't Rock the Boat | Chapter 9
March 19, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutesA loving son grapples with his mom's sacrifice. Dueling autopsies fuel a deepening mystery. Who, if anyone, killed Fred Carrasco? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Final Shootout | Chapter 8
March 18, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutesThe hostages call their loved ones to say their final goodbyes. The standoff can't go on another day. Dead or alive, Carrasco and his hostages are leaving the library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fred the Folk Hero | Chapter 7
March 17, 2022 08:00 - 52 minutesAs Fred Carrasco engages in a life-or-death chess match with the Texas prison system, his escape attempt is swept up with an important civil rights movement. Meanwhile, Carrasco's wife, Rosa, disappears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Blitz | Chapter 6
March 16, 2022 08:00 - 55 minutesHostage taker Fred Carrasco turns up the public pressure on prison officials to release him and his accomplices from the Walls Unit. A desperate hostage takes matters into his own hands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"I Just Saw a Man Killed!" | Chapter 5
March 15, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutesGuards armed with guns and explosives get ready to storm the library. Their goal? Recapture the outlaw Fred Carrasco and free his civilian hostages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Both Sides Dig In | Chapter 4
March 14, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutesSchoolteacher Jack Branch and other hostages become human shields as Fred Carrasco ups the stakes in his demand to be released from prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Mastermind | Chapter 3
March 13, 2022 08:00 - 53 minutesStuck behind bars, Fred Carrasco recuperates from numerous bullet wounds and hatches a brazen and daring plot to escape justice ... with a little help from his friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
"I Came to Kill One Guy" | Chapter 2
March 12, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutesBefore his infamous prison siege, Fred Carrasco rose from the streets of San Antonio to the heights of power as an international druglord, only to crash back down to earth in a wild shoot-out with the cops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1
March 11, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesFred Carrasco seizes control of the prison library at the Texas State Penitentiary, taking librarians and teachers hostage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trailer: Standoff
March 01, 2022 20:46 - 3 minutesA new series on the 1974 Huntsville, TX prison siege, one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history that played out in dramatic fashion over 11 days – all in front of a terrified national audience. 100 hours of newly uncovered audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices