My Terrifying (and Oddly Funny) 25 Hours Kidnapped in New York

On the eve of his 38th birthday in 1998, a lawyer named Stanley Alpert was plucked off the street by three armed men. For the next 25 hours he sat blindfolded in a corner of their Brooklyn apartment, listening to their strange lives play out around him, and carefully absorbing their stories so he could have them jailed, should he ever escape.

For more, check out Stan’s book The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival

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