Dossier: Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel
"Colombian Kidnap" Case File
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COLOMBIAN KIDNAP
Name: Erez Eltawil and Reini Weigel
Character Assessment: Two strong, independent and adventurous individuals.
Tactic Chosen: Escape by tunneling through walls in the dead of night. Attempting to curry favor with the guards.
Red Flag Moment: After being kidnapped from their beds and forced into the woods, a man calling himself a General informs them he is in charge and any attempt to escape will mean death.
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