Friday, August 25, 2006
Real Horror
This is like something from a horror movie... except for the whole "truth is stranger than fiction" part:
VIENNA, Austria (CNN) -- DNA tests have confirmed the identity of a young Austrian woman believed to have been held captive in a basement "dungeon" and sexually assaulted over an eight-year period.
Police said Friday the woman -- found roaming in a residential area near Vienna earlier this week -- is Natascha Kampusch, who vanished in 1998 at the age of 10.
And in a twist to one of Vienna's most notorious and mysterious crimes, Kampusch's alleged kidnapper committed suicide by jumping in front of a train shortly after she escaped on Wednesday...
Photos released by police showed a small, cluttered room with narrow stairs leading to a small entrance. They showed a bed, sink and a toilet, as well as children books.
Click the picture for CNN video.
Words fail me.
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That is horrifying. What gets me about these stories is how often the kidnapped kid is relatively close to the family's house.
This is so horrible. The good news is that she is now free and that he is DEAD. I see that he was too much of a coward to face justice.
That poor girl. Her life is forever altered no matter what kind of help she receives.
That poor girl. Her life is forever altered no matter what kind of help she receives.
My kids complain that I'm too over-protective, but they have no idea that, sadly, the world has way too many of these horrible tales.
That poor child.
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That poor child.
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