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Aug 2022
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Held Hostage In Iran: American Hiker Sar...

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Original Air Date: 09/23/2010

She was a hiker accused of being an American spy and was held hostage in an Iranian prison for 14 months. Just days after her return to the United States, Sarah Shourd talks to Oprah. Plus, a woman’s ex-boyfriend put up an ad to get revenge. The Craigslist rape survivor reveals her identity and tells her story for the first time.

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