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  1. Jun 13, 2016 · Robert Hall, a 50-year-old adventurer from Calgary, was abducted by the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines in September 2015. He was executed by the group in June 2016 after a ransom deadline expired.

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    • Andrew Russell
    • 'You Don't Know What to Do'
    • Life in Captivity
    • Setting A Ransom
    • 'It Is Difficult For Me'

    On the night of Sept. 21, 2015, Flor and Hall were in Hall's boat, which was docked at the marina of the Holiday Oceanview Resort on the Philippine island of Samal. They were having trouble sleeping, which led to a fateful decision — to get up and make popcorn. Doing so meant flicking on one of the lights in the boat's cabin, which became a beacon ...

    Flor said that during their captivity, the hostages had to ask permission to go to the bathroom and were accompanied when they did so. Each night, they would sleep on a black tarp on the ground, guarded by 10 men. They were fed only minimally, mainly rice and soy sauce. Flor didn't mind the food but the others found it unpleasant. Flor said she wou...

    Flor said the militants peppered the captives with questions about their jobs and families in a bid to discern their wealth — and how much Abu Sayyaf could command as a ransom. It was also apparent they were researching them on the web. Flor said that at one point, a kidnapper told her, "I know who you really are." "He said, 'I know you are a profe...

    When Ridsdel was killed in April 2016, the other hostages were shocked. Having gained a better understanding of the captors' dialect, Flor overheard them say something one day that she kept to herself for the rest of her time in captivity: that Hall would be next. "It is difficult for me because… I learned some of their words [and] what will happen...

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  3. Robert Ward Hall (5 November 1949 – 13 June 2016) was a Canadian citizen kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the Philippines on 21 September 2015, and beheaded nine months later near Patikul, Sulu. Early life and career. Hall was born in Calgary, Alberta. One of five siblings, he grew up in the city's Midnapore district.

  4. Jun 13, 2016 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounces the killing of Canadian Robert Hall by a militant group in the Philippines and the mass shooting that saw dozens killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla ...

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  5. Jun 13, 2016 · Kimberley Preston-Stevens last bumped into Robert Hall a couple years ago at the Wal-Mart store in Campbell River, B.C. Hall, a retired fellow actor from the local theatre group, told her he had ...

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  7. Jun 13, 2016 · Robert Hall was a retired sailor and philanthropist who was abducted in the Philippines in 2015. He was one of the two Canadians executed by the militant group Abu Sayyaf after a ransom deadline expired.

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