News of a Kidnapping | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Orlando Acevedo - This person is the last to be freed in the first series of releases.

Richard Becerra - This person is a hostage who is freed through a rescue mission.

Hero Buss - This person is a German journalist who is taken hostage with the rest of the Crípton crew.

Pablo Escobar - This person is the leader of the Medellín drug cartel and is shot to death months after a prison escape.

Father Rafael García Herreros - This person leads "God's Minute" and is viewed either as a living saint...
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