Held Hostage

*Held Hostage*
Held Hostage
Written by	James Kearns and Maria Nation (teleplay) ; Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey as Michelle Renee (novel)
Directed by	Grant Harvay
Starring	Julie Benz; Brendan Penny; Sonja Bennett; Natasha Calis
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	86 minutes
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	July 19, 2009

Held Hostage is a Lifetime Movie starring Julie Benz that aired on July 19, 2009. It is based on the true story of Michelle Renee Ramskill-Estey who also wrote the novel. Hal Foxton Beckett was nominated for a Leo Award for the music featured in the movie.

Plot[edit]

Michelle Ramskill-Estey (Julie Benz), a single mother, is kidnapped by three masked men and held hostage until she is forced to rob a bank which is the only option she has to save her only child's life while they are both wired to explode.^[1]

Actual events[edit]

In November 2000, Michelle Ramskill-Estey and her 7-year-old daughter Breea Ramskill returned to their Needles, California home, only to find 4 men, armed with guns. They strapped fake bombs to the two and ordered Ramskill-Estey to drive to a Bank of America location, where she worked, and give them the $360,000 in the vault.^[2]^[3] Three people were charged, two men and one woman. The two men were convicted and the woman was acquitted of all charges.^[4]^[5] The story was shown on I Survived... and 48 Hours.

Cast[edit]

Julie Benz as Michelle Ramskill-Estey
Brendan Penny as Chris Clark/Money One
Sonja Bennett as Sandi Clark
Natasha Calis as Breea Ramskill

Other media[edit]

The case was reconstructed for an episode of the Japanese television show World Extreme Mystery, which aired in 2019.

References[edit]

^ "Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Bank Manager". ABC 10News. February 28, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ Casey Glynn (September 10, 2012). "FBI investigates Calif. bank heist, alleged kidnap as possible "copycat" case". CBS News. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "Vista Bank Kidnappers Convicted". ABC 10News. September 12, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ Moshay Simpson (June 19, 2002). "He testifies bank manager came up with robbery idea". U-T San Diego. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ ""48 Hours Mystery:" Show Me The Money". CBS News. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

External links[edit]

Held Hostage at IMDb

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[1] "Man Gets Life For Kidnapping Bank Manager". ABC 10News. February 28, 2003. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[2] Casey Glynn (September 10, 2012). "FBI investigates Calif. bank heist, alleged kidnap as possible "copycat" case". CBS News. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[3] "Vista Bank Kidnappers Convicted". ABC 10News. September 12, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[4] Moshay Simpson (June 19, 2002). "He testifies bank manager came up with robbery idea". U-T San Diego. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[5] ""48 Hours Mystery:" Show Me The Money". CBS News. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

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