Christopher Whitcomb: Hi, my name is Chris Whitcomb. I'm a former FBI agent. I was a member of the Hostage Rescue Team. Been involved in dozens of high-profile operations around the world ...

This video discusses the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). FBI HRT, founded in 1982, is an elite tactical unit formed to provide a full-time federal law ...

After a seven-year legal battle, a Houston judge ruled in favor of the family of Ulises Valladares, who was gunned down in ...

"In this case, Ulises was taken as a hostage and held for ransom, and the FBI went to the place where he was being held," attorney Randall Kallinen said. The two agents sent to rescue him were ...

HOUSTON — The family of a kidnapping victim gunned down by an FBI ... hostage and drove to Houston. They claimed the victim's brother owed them money and demanded ransom. During a rescue attempt ...