[2] He was released on November 18, 1991, at the same time as Terry Waite, having been held hostage for 2,353 days, nearly six and a half years.

[citation needed] Sutherland obtained a BSc in Agriculture from the University of Glasgow,[4] and moved to the United States in the 1950s.

[citation needed] Two weeks after David P. Jacobsen was abducted, Sutherland was also kidnapped while using the limousine of University President Calvin Plimpton.

[9] His memories of the experience were published in a book co-authored by his wife Jean, At Your Own Risk (ISBN 1555912559).

L. 106–386 (text) (PDF), Sutherland and his family received $35,041,877.36 (including interest) and the lien for the rest of the original settlement is now held by the US Government.