Held hostage in the Lindt Cafe Siege: Louisa Hope Pt.1

I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin

Louisa Hope was held hostage for 16 hours during the Lindt Cafe Siege. She was used as a human shield by Man Haron Monis, was forced beside the terrorist when he executed Tori Johnson and suffered from shrapnel wounds. Three times that day, Louisa thought she was going to die - and she nearly did.

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Chapters

1. Held hostage in the Lindt Cafe Siege: Louisa Hope Pt.1 (00:00:00)

2. Louisa Hope thought she was going to die (00:07:50)

3. Life before the Lindt Cafe Siege (00:09:33)

4. Morning of the Lindt Cafe Siege (00:12:06)

5. Held hostage at the Lindt Cafe (00:21:22)

6. "Call me Brother ISIS" (00:25:58)

7. Ordered to post hostage on social media (00:31:35)

8. Louisa's mother's plan to take down Monis (00:35:52)

9. Three hostages escape (00:39:34)

10. "I thought I was going to die" (00:42:37)

11. Marker 02 (00:44:06)

12. Getting inside the mind of Man Monis (00:48:16)

13. More hostages escape (00:50:44)

14. Hostages held up against the window (00:58:40)