TV news story: A black man holds a white older woman hostage?

Question

The man holds her for hostage 3 days. They begin talking and end up friends. They remained friends for many years. She felt sorry for all his problems growing up and symphatized with him and he also turned his life around.

Does anyone recall this story on TV? This was aired many years ago.

Thanks.

Answer 1

If you are talking about the man who escaped from jail and killed a guard, you got a lot of the information wrong!