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What happened to the kidnapper of Natascha Kampusch?

What happened to the kidnapper of Natascha Kampusch?

Přiklopil knew that the police were after him, so he killed himself by jumping in front of a train near the Wien Nord station in Vienna. He had apparently planned to end his own life rather than be caught, having told Kampusch, “they would not catch him alive”.

How was Natascha Kampusch kidnapped?

Ms Kampusch, 33, was snatched on her way to school by Wolfgang Priklopil when she was 10 years old. She was kept in a cell under the man’s garage near Vienna, Austria, from 1998 until her escape in 2006.

Who was Richard Ricci?

Richard Ricci died on August 30, 2002. He was the handyman who was being questioned in the kidnapping/disappearance of Salt Lake City, Utah teenager, Elizabeth Smart, 14. She was abducted from her home at gunpoint on June 5, 2002, her younger sister had witnessed the abduction.

What happened to the three children who were held captive by Fritzl?

Three of them – Kerstin, 19, Stefan, 18, and Felix, five – were held captive with their mother in a series of windowless rooms and never saw the sunlight until they were freed on Saturday. Incredibly, three others, Alexander, 12, Monika, 14, and Lisa, 16, were raised in the home by Fritzl and his wife.

Who was the man who kept his daughter captive for 24 years?

Destroyed: The garden of the house of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children, pictured being sealed off with concrete last month In captivity: Elisabeth and her children lived in claustrophobic and cramped conditions

How old was Natascha Kampusch when she was abducted?

Police said many questions remained to be answered in the case, which is reminiscent of that of the Austrian girl Natascha Kampusch, who was abducted, aged 10, on her way to school and locked in a windowless cell before dashing to freedom in August 2006.

Who was Elisabeth Fritzl and why was she imprisoned?

Elisabeth Fritzl was imprisoned from the age of 18 in the cramped and windowless 18 square metres cellar by her father who repeatedly raped her. She gave birth to seven children while held captive in the cellar – with three of them ending up trapped inside with her.

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