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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/02/chris-dorner-hostages/62136/

tl;dr: Chris Dorner's hostages help to provide info that lead to him being found, but....

Asked if they expected a share of the more than $1-million reward offered in the case, the couple said they didn't expect to receive anything.
"We heard nobody was getting that because he needed to be captured and convicted," Karen Reynolds said.

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