Hello guys, welcome back to Most Amazing Top
10 - my name is Danny Burke and today were talking about hostages. Sometimes, for many different reasons, a person
takes another person and wont let them leave. They are a hostage. But sometimes, that hostage comes up with
a clever way of communicating with the people trying to save them. These are true, mind blowing stories - this
is the Top 10 Secret Messages Sent By Hostages. Coming in at number 10 we have the Pizza App. In 2015, a story emerged of a woman who used
the Pizza Hut app to escape from her abusive boyfriend. Cheryl Treadway was a 25 year old woman who
was being held against her will by her boyfriend. He was high on meth and had a knife, running
out the door was not really an option. So, one night, she convinced him to let them
order a pizza through the Pizza Hut app. When the order came through, it was for a
large pepperoni pizza and the message read: Please Help. Get 911 to me. The Pizza hut employees passed the details
on to the police who arrived at the house to arrest the boyfriend and get the woman
and her children to safety. What an amazing story … Next up at number 9 we have Torture. In 1965, Jeremiah Dentons jet was shot down
during the Vietnam War in 1965. He was taken as a prisoner of war by the North
Vietnamese. He was one of the earliest and highest ranked
officers ever to be taken prisoner there so his captors forced him to participate in a
television interview. It was also shown in the US. During the interview, Denton kept blinking. He told them it was because of how bright
the television lights were but actually, those blinks were sending a message. The blinks were Morse Code. When the US decoded them, they realised he
was spelling out the word Torture. It was a scary message for the US government
to receive. Denton was released in 1973 after 8 years
as a prisoner. He was awarded for his bravery. Coming in at number 8 now we hav My Dear Mummy. In 1940, Sub Lieutenant John Pryor was captured
by the Germans during WW2. He would send home innocent letters talking
about the prisons vegetable garden or what book he was reading. However, they contained secret messages about
how he had been captured on what was going on in the prison camp. They were coded complexy and when John came
to write his memoirs in 1980, he had actually forgotten his own code! It took a team of mathematicians to crack
it. However, they were about 40 years too late. I don't have time to go into how the code
works but I don't doubt that John Pryor was a very clever man! At number 7 now we have The Pizza Call. This was a story shared on reddit by Keith
Wy-singer. Hes a police dispatchr who answers emergency
calls. One day, he answered the phone: 911, what
is your emergency? -123 ain St- Ok, whats going on there? - Id like to order a pizza for delivery - Mam,
youve reached 911 - Yeah I know, can i have a large with half pepperoni, half mushroom
and peppers? - Keith was very confused but the penny dropped
when he asked if she couldnt talk about this emergency because there was someone in the
room with her. She replied yes, thats correct. He sent a police officer to the house and
found her beaten up with a drunken boyfriend. He was arrested. Keith praised the woman for her quick thinking
and ingenuity. Next up at number 6 we have The Dutch Train
Hostage Crisis. In 1975, 7 terrorists seized a train with
50 passengers on board in the Netherlands. The driver was immediately killed. On the 3rd day, another hostage was killed. The Dutch government were paralyzed. Did they hold out and hope for the terrorists
to surrender, or do they try and save them, risking a bloody gun battle that could kill
all of the hostages? Then, one night, a man aboard the train used
a mirror to flash a message at the police in Morse code. It said -come and help us get out- … this
convinced the government to take action. Less than 24 hours later, a gun battle broke
out. There were injuries and deaths on both sides
but finally, the soldiers were able to rescue most of the hostages. Maybe we should all learn Morse Code! Next up at number 5 we have ISIS. In 2014, terrorists claiming to be in ISIS
took hostages in a cafe in Sydney. A mother called Mel said that she had received
a message from her 18 year old son who was one of the hostages. This is despite the terrorists strictly controlling
contact with those outside of the cafe. The text simply said -Mum, Im in the Lindt
cafe in Syndney- her heart stopped and she text back asking -What is going on? Are you OK?- he replied -Im ok mum, cant talk-
… that was the last she heard from him. Fortunately, he made it out alive. However, two hostages were killed during the
event. At number 4 now we have The Pirates. In 2009, Paul and Rachel Chandler were captured
by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. They had been keeping a blog of their travels
but after not posting for a few days, the family became concerned - the area was known
to be dangerous. Before they left, the family had agreed to
not send them a message saying -Emergency. Call urgently- because they didnt want to
cause any panic that might put them in danger. Instead, family member Sarah went on to Rachels
blog and simply wrote -please ring Sarah- … when they didnt get a reply, they raised
the alarm. It took an astonishing 13 months but eventually
Paul and Rachel were released. Ok for our number 3 now we have The Colombian
Message. This one is actually people sending a secret
message TO a hostage but its too good to leave out. In 2010, the FARC Guerrillas had been holding
some hostages from the Columbian government for years. The Columbian army wanted to let them know
that they hadnt been forgotten and to not give up hope. They needed a message that would slip by the
soldiers but not an observant hostags. So, they inserted a secret Morse code message
into a popular song that was being played on the Radio. Listen very carefully here for the little
bips in the background of the music. If you translate that, it says -19 people
rescued. Youre next. Don't lose hope.- the message was heard, the
hostages didnt give up hope and were eventually rescued …
Next up at number 2 now we have the Chinese Letter. In May 2017, an Arizona woman bought a purse
from Walmart. When she got home, she found a note. It was written in a Chinese dialect and appeared
to be from a desperate prisoner. The note said that prisoners were being forced
to work 14 hours a day with no breaks. If they didnt finish, they were beaten. If they got sick, the cost of medicine was
deducted from their salary. They signed off by saying Prison in China
is unlike prison in America. Walmart said there was no way to verify the
origin of the letter but some say this is proof that companies are not doing enough
to check where their products are being made …
And finally at number 1 we have the Stitching. During WW2, Major Alexis Casdagli was taken
prisoner by the Germans in 1941 and sent to a prison camp. He passed the time by sewing. He would sew intricate pieces with beautiful
patterns. The Nazis were so impressed by them that they
would hang them in their offices at the prison. However, little did they know that the pieces
contained secret messages. Around the edges was a pattern of Morse Code. If the Nazis had decoded this, it would have
read God Save The King and Fuck Hitler. Both of these messages could have got Alexis
killed if they were decoded. Luckily, they never were for the 4 years until
the war ended. The stitching's have now appeared in museums
in London. Well guys, I hope you enjoyed that. Did you find the secret message that I left
in this video? I hope not, because I didnt leave a message. Or did I. My name is Danny Burke, thanks for watching
and Ill see you all in the next video.
