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On 17 February 2010, the British TV network Channel 5 broadcast an hour-long documentary about the case, including an exclusive interview with Kampusch: Natascha: The Girl in the Cellar. [56] [57] Books [ edit ]

I was so impressed with Natascha. I felt that she told the story of her abduction, her escape, and her re-entry into society, with great care, and skill. I totally support her choice to not reveal everything that took place during those years. To me, her refusal typifies the strength of character that she most certainly possesses. The ten-year-old's home life was tough. So, after she was snatched from the street, her kidnapper regularly taunted her that her parents had sold her to him - a classic twisted technique used by paedophile kidnappers to emotionally manipulate and control their victims. This woman, since she stopped being a girl earlier than usual, is the most brave woman I have ever met. This book is incredible human because is written by the principal actor in the story, with a truly perspective of the feelings and mechanisms she had to developed to survived. The major sign of human intelligence is the hability of adaptation to new situations, because that's what survival relies on. And that's what she had to do (although after her autoliberation she was judge by the public opinion for developing this mechanisms, totally involuntaries since she had no idea they were growing inside her mind, she didn't had other choice and they were necessaries for her spiritual, physical, psychological and emotional survival). Though Ischtar gave a statement to police at the time, her claims were ignored. 'Police told me: 'You made a mistake, didn't you?'; 'You couldn't possibly have seen a second man from where you were standing, could you?'; 'You saw a second van nearby with two men and mixed it up, didn't you?'She kept a secret diary, written on toilet paper, that she kept well hidden from Priklopil. One entry is said to have read "At least 60 blows in the face. Ten to 15 nausea-inducing fist blows to the head. One strike with the fist with full weight to my right ear." Natascha has always denied rumours she had a baby with her captor. Documents leaked about her ordeal, include an interview with doctor who examined her when she was found - she allegedly asked how long after a delivery you could tell if a woman had been pregnant. Natascha described Priklopil as having symptoms of schizophrenia and a split personality. Plus, one of the major questions that came up after the case was initially closed was whether Priklopil had an accomplice. Though Natascha never mentioned any other conspirator to her kidnapping and police reports as well as separate investigations by German authorities and the FBI concluded that there was no proof pointing to an accomplice, the only eyewitness to the kidnapping stated that she saw 2 people in the van that kidnapped Natascha. i agree with ms kampusch when she says that society needs "monsters" like her abductor an abuser, such spectacular cases where everything seems so clear, where pointing fingers to "the bad one" is so easy - just so that they can forget about what is happening maybe right next door, about the crimes done to their own children's friends, or maybe even their own children. Roxborough, Scott (16 April 2012). "The "Albert Nobbs" and "Bright Star" actress is cast as the lead in Kampush biopic "3096". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 26 December 2012.

Remarkably, the dreams of independence that Kampsuch had had when she was 10 never faded through all this. A couple of years into her captivity, she had a vision of meeting her 18-year-old self.

Normaler Schulbeginn vor ehemaliger Schule". ORF (in Austrian German). 4 September 2006 . Retrieved 1 June 2021.

Sirny-Kampusch, Brigitta: Verzweifelte Jahre, ein Leben ohne Natascha. Aufgezeichnet von Andrea Fehringer und Thomas Köpf, Ueberreuter, Wien 2007, ISBN 978-3-8000-7295-8.You have brought a situation upon us in which only one of us can make it through alive,” she told him. “I really am grateful to you for not killing me and for taking such good care of me. That is very nice of you. But you can’t force me to stay with you. I am my own person with my own needs. This situation must come to an end.” Povestea tinerei austriece se citește cu lacrimi în ochi și cu o strângere puternică de stomac, pentru că vezi cu ochii minții spațiul minuscul în care a fost închisă o copilă de doar zece ani, ce a devenit victima minții paranoice și bolnave a unui bărbat pe care nu îl cunoștea. Ajunge să fie prizoniera lui vreme de opt ani și jumătate, practic crește și se dezvoltă într-un mediu destul propice pentru un copil. Cunoaște doar spațiul minuscul pe care răpitorul său i-l permite, dar asta nu o împiedică să lupte pentru viața ei și să își depășească total condiția de victimă. Naturală, fidelă și extrem de lipsită de autocompătimire este mărturia tinerei, a celei care a avut curajul de a se expune total lumii, de a se deschide, de a spune ce a pătimit și de se remarca prin forța interioară, care a propulsat-o deasupra chinurilor și a voinței demente a omului care a ținut-o captivă: Perhaps an even more disturbing aspect of this sprawling tale is the fate of a police investigator in charge of the Kampusch case, who died in mysterious circumstances after telling his brother he was on to 'something big'.

it is hard to rate a book like this with any number of stars. i applaud ms kampusch for having the courage and strength to make it through the ordeal without losing herself, and to process it in part by writing down her story. a b c "Girl relives kidnap ordeal on TV". BBC News Online. 7 September 2006 . Retrieved 23 August 2007.

How Natascha Kampusch Finally Escaped

It is hard to rate a book like this with any number of stars. As this book wasn't written for entertainment, thus it is unfair to review it in a similar way of reviewing novels. This book is so incredibly scary, so difficult even to read! This was a detailed and grueling account of a real abduction. It shows us a harsh slice of reality. I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to Natascha to actually survive this all. Die Erklärung von Ernst H. im Wortlaut (The explanation by Ernst Holzapfel in his wording)" (in German). ORF (broadcaster) (online). 30 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 . Retrieved 1 October 2006.