Natascha Maria Kampusch (born 17 February 1988) is an Austrian author, jewelry designer and former talk show host.
At the age of 10, on 2 March 1998, Kampusch was abducted and held in a secret cellar by her kidnapper Wolfgang Přiklopil for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. She has written a book about her ordeal, 3,096 Days (2010), which was later adapted into the 2013 German film 3096 Days.
2006Aug, 23
Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
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