Ty Ritter has been in the business of protection since his service in the Marine Corps where he bodyguarded officers, politicians, dignitaries and couriers.

After completing his military service, Ty formed a company which privately contracted with the U.S. government to conduct high-risk special operations in foreign countries.

By 1975, Ty began specializing in kidnap recovery and kidnap prevention. To date, Ty Ritter and his team have recovered hundreds of kidnap victims from countries all over the world. Most of the victims were children taken by strangers and sold into sexual slavery.