11 Most Expensive Ransoms Ever Paid

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5.Charles Lockwood, 1973 and 1975

Nominal value of the ransom: $2.5 million in 1973, $10 million in 1975

Value in 2015 USD: 57.8 million

Whether it is due to lax security or extremely bad luck, Charles Lockwood managed to get kidnapped twice in the timespan of just over two years. The first ransom was set at $2.5 million. 26 months later, as he was driving home with his daughters and bodyguards, Lockwood was ambushed. This time, the ransom demanded was $10 million. Both times he was kidnapped by ERP, People’s Revolutionary Army. After the second kidnapping, Lockwood quit Argentine.

Most Expensive Ransoms Ever Paid - Charles Lockwood

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