Alabama Hostage Situation Ends with Child Safe, Kidnapper Dead


Feb 4, 2013 by



Alabama hostage situation ends with child safe, kidnapper dead (via NJ.com)

Seven days after an Alabama man killed a school bus driver, stole a child and held him in a bunker, the situation has been resolved and the child is free, according to a report on AL.com. Law enforcement officials confirmed to AL.com that 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes was dead, but declined to say whether…



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4 Comments

  1. slamfu

    An ending too good to be true. Hats off the the boys in blue in Alabama for a perfect rescue in a seemingly impossible hostage situation. I look forward to hearing more details.

  2. dduck

    What slam said.
    Plus, I notice that good news attracts fewer commenters than if this had ended in the child being killed or hurt. I guess bad news will always outsell the good type. Just saying.

  3. zusa1

    Good point dd, unfortunately.

  4. Enkindle

    Well let me expose myself as a “Good News” buyer and just say: I’m waiting with baited breath for the online magazine details of this event. Especially the part about explosive booby traps and; where and how the heck did this lunatic gain access to explosives…?!