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Standoff 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. 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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Let the Siege Begin | Chapter 1

2022/03/11

Fred 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

"I Came to Kill One Guy" | Chapter 2

2022/03/12

Before 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

The Mastermind | Chapter 3

2022/03/13

Stuck 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

Both Sides Dig In | Chapter 4

2022/03/14

Schoolteacher 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

"I Just Saw a Man Killed!" | Chapter 5

2022/03/15

Guards 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

The Blitz | Chapter 6

2022/03/16

Hostage 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

Fred the Folk Hero | Chapter 7

2022/03/17

As 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 Final Shootout | Chapter 8

2022/03/18

The 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

Don't Rock the Boat | Chapter 9

2022/03/19

A 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

Rosa's Redemption | Chapter 10

2022/05/16

Fred 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

Trailer: Standoff

2022/03/01

A 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

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3.6 out of 5

310 reviews

★★★★☆

texlamar 2022/05/15

Audio Tapes are the Best Part

Is anyone else rooting for Steve and Cameron to get back together?

★★★★★

Mhobart 2022/06/10

Another great one From imperative.

This production company does nothing that ain’t great.

★★★★★

Notivation 2022/06/03

I (felt like I) was there!

Wes’ directing for this was awesome! The combination of the tapes, interviews, and external media was perfectly blended with the storytelling. When ...

★★★★★

Lmn6xc 2022/05/27

SUBSCRIPTION ❗️NOT❗️REQUIRED

This is a 5 star podcast! I am not a paying subscriber and just listened to the entire season for free and mostly ad-free! I see all of these reviews ...

★★★★★

pitrid 2022/05/18

Great podcast

This is a very good account of the siege in Huntsville. I lived in Dallas at the time, just getting ready to enter high school and it dominated the ne...

★★★★☆

Rudy🤪 2022/05/04

We’ll never know

Who really shot the hostages but my money is on law enforcement then they covered it up and blamed Caruso. Well told story though

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billy b bad 2022/05/10

Warning

You have to buy a subscription to listen to the ending. Plenty of other good podcasts out there to listen to another one from imperative media.

★★★☆☆

RRSinSATX 2022/05/06

Baited 🧐

Very interesting however… I didn’t look ahead.. disappointed that subscription is required… 🤦🏻‍♀️

★☆☆☆☆

Star man 2 2022/04/27

Subscription Trap

Put the whole series under the paywall if you’re going to do that. The subscription trap is a bad idea.

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:/mqqqqqq4444ttt333 2022/04/20

Prison escape

I listened to six episodes and wasn’t able to hear the last 5 because a subscription was required - never had that happen on a podcast before and I do...

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