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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Fringilla escapes her captors, weaker but no less determined, and rescues Istredd from his cell.
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Ciri, unbeknowest to her surrogate ma and pa, is free of her Nilfgaardian captors and on the run with a band of adolescent ruffians, and perhaps figuring out how to take care of herself.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The website has reportedly seen an uptick in activity within the Cuaçao region during family holidays – prompting investigators to theorize that Bradley could be visiting the site to feel closer to her family, or her captors are monitoring the case.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Michelle is a heartless professional and sees this as a battle between the wits (herself) and the dimwits (her captors).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Ciri, unbeknowest to her surrogate ma and pa, is free of her Nilfgaardian captors and on the run with a band of adolescent ruffians, and perhaps figuring out how to take care of herself.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The website has reportedly seen an uptick in activity within the Cuaçao region during family holidays – prompting investigators to theorize that Bradley could be visiting the site to feel closer to her family, or her captors are monitoring the case.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Michelle is a heartless professional and sees this as a battle between the wits (herself) and the dimwits (her captors).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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