Citations:proof of life


 * 2007, Elizabeth K. Carll, Trauma Psychology: Issues in Violence, Disaster, Health, and Illness, Greenwood Publishing Group (ISBN 9780313042058), page 70:
 * These findings carry at least two significant implications specific to the victims of kidnap. The first is ... Standard operating procedure for any kidnap negotiation is  to ask for proof of life to establish whether the hostage is still alive. This is done at  ...
 * 2016, Richard P. Wright, Kidnap for Ransom: Resolving the Unthinkable, CRC Press (ISBN 9781420080087), page 131:
 * Since the family or organization has no other verifiable way of determining the victim&#39;s condition, they must insist on a proof of life at regular intervals. This begs  the question as to the nature of an acceptable proof of life. What is this proof and  ...
 * 1987, Mark Bles, Robert Low, The kidnap business, Michael Joseph
 * To the Stendals, surrounded by the chaos of their environment, proof of life was essential, for their own peace of mind and to cut out the problem of false  intermediaries. It was one of the most important points in my first letter to them:  Have you ...
 * 2008, Tricia Gates Brown, 118 Days (Canadian Edition): Christian Peacemaker Teams Held Hostage in Iraq, Christian Peacemaker Teams (ISBN 9781438222271), page 40:
 * The three of us had been in Baghdad since the kidnapping began—Maxine had actually been in Iraq since August, while ... The investigators asked for proof of  life and the middleman said he could get them photos and letters in return for fifty  ...