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Kidnapped at 10 and held for eight years. The girl in the cellar
The Guardian (UK) ^ | August 25, 2006 | Luke Harding Berlin

Posted on 08/24/2006 5:41:00 PM PDT by Deo volente

Eight years ago, on March 2 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch kissed goodbye to her mother Brigitte and set off from her home in Vienna to school. She never made it. Her disappearance sparked one of the biggest ever hunts in Austria. But despite teams of detectives following thousands of leads there was no trace of Natascha - a shy, attractive schoolgirl with light brown hair, who left home without her Gameboy and beloved cuddly mouse.

Until, that was, Wednesday lunchtime, when an elderly neighbour phoned police to say she had found a pale young woman in distress. The woman had a scarcely believable story - that she had just escaped from a man who had held her prisoner in his garage for more than eight years.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: austria; crime; esape; kidnap
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To: Deo volente

God bless this girl and her family.........they're going to need His help in a big way.


61 posted on 08/25/2006 4:10:48 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: dandelion

As a Catholic I believe he's in hell for taking his own life. Not that he didn't deserve it for what he did to this poor girl. Good riddance to bad rubbish.


62 posted on 08/25/2006 4:13:34 AM PDT by Brytani (Someone stole my tagline - reward for its return!!!)
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To: martin_fierro
This was in McKeesport right after the famous Whizzinator microwaving incident.

SD

63 posted on 08/25/2006 6:17:28 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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