Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In October of 2008, a group of friends were kidnapped and held hostage in an apartment unit in São Paulo, Brazil. What transpired next would go on to become one of the most prolonged and shocking incidents ever captured on live television. This is the Eloá Pimentel hostage incident. Or, as it’s since come to be known, the darkest moment in television history.

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MUSIC USED:
Crystal Cola by White Bat Audio - youtube.com/watch?v=d0FcNUXnpg4
From Within by Monst3r Music - youtube.com/watch?v=k23q86QoUDc
I’ll Hide My Scars by REPULSIVE - youtube.com/watch?v=gUxJmS9Uxas
Patient Zero by Monst3r Music - youtube.com/watch?v=fYib2VYj_UU
The Shadows in the Dark by CO.AG - youtube.com/watch?v=jhS6fGpxkaY
The Other by Monst3r Music - youtube.com/watch?v=NGKFAXrMtbA
Sleep Deprivation by REPULSIVE - youtube.com/watch?v=B2m5Wx8qpTw

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