Natascha Kampusch Releases Book About Surviving Being Held Captive
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Natascha Kampusch survived more than eight years locked in a dungeon in Austria, and is releasing her autobiography, titled 3096 Days, detailing her ordeal, Time reports.
The 22-year-old reveals her struggles and recounts what it was like being held captive by Wolfgang Priklopil, who she says beat her up to 200 times a day and forced her to do degrading acts.
She recalls being locked in an underground dungeon until she was 14, when she was allowed to perform household chores, and if he was unhappy with her work he would beat her.
Priklopil also mentally abused her, telling her that her parents refused to pay her ransom and that they were happy to be rid of her. This drove Kampusch to attempt suicide several times.
She says that she suffered minor sexual assaults, but that Priklopil cared more about controlling her and having someone to cuddle with.
Kampusch notes in her book that her will to survive is what kept her hopeful that one day she would escape, and she did. Hours after she managed to free herself, Priklopil took his own life.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been handling U.S. child abduction cases since 1932, when Congress granted the agency jurisdiction under the Lindbergh Law.
Through their Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) teams, the FBI works to gather and share information regarding abductions, and also works with local field offices and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to initiate an investigation. CARD teams may become involved in an investigation immediately - a parent whose child has been abducted does not have to wait for a certain amount of time to elapse before reporting them missing and does not have to wait for a ransom note or know if the child has been transported across state lines.
The FBI has also created a brochure, A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety, to inform parents about the dangers of internet abduction, and what precautions they can take to keep their child safe.
The 22-year-old reveals her struggles and recounts what it was like being held captive by Wolfgang Priklopil, who she says beat her up to 200 times a day and forced her to do degrading acts.
She recalls being locked in an underground dungeon until she was 14, when she was allowed to perform household chores, and if he was unhappy with her work he would beat her.
Priklopil also mentally abused her, telling her that her parents refused to pay her ransom and that they were happy to be rid of her. This drove Kampusch to attempt suicide several times.
She says that she suffered minor sexual assaults, but that Priklopil cared more about controlling her and having someone to cuddle with.
Kampusch notes in her book that her will to survive is what kept her hopeful that one day she would escape, and she did. Hours after she managed to free herself, Priklopil took his own life.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been handling U.S. child abduction cases since 1932, when Congress granted the agency jurisdiction under the Lindbergh Law.
Through their Child Abduction Rapid Deployment (CARD) teams, the FBI works to gather and share information regarding abductions, and also works with local field offices and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to initiate an investigation. CARD teams may become involved in an investigation immediately - a parent whose child has been abducted does not have to wait for a certain amount of time to elapse before reporting them missing and does not have to wait for a ransom note or know if the child has been transported across state lines.
The FBI has also created a brochure, A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety, to inform parents about the dangers of internet abduction, and what precautions they can take to keep their child safe.
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