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Austrian captor acted alone, say investigators

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Austrian captor acted alone, say investigators

The case of three women held captive in a suburban home in Cleveland has brought to mind kidnappings elsewhere, including that of Austrian schoolgirl Natascha Kampusch in 1998.

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Germany’s ‘Josef Fritzl’ jailed for 14 years

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Cellar horror brings back memories of Natascha's captivity

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Kidnapped Natascha calls captor 'poor soul'

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Natascha courted by filmmakers

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Kampusch pays last repects to ex-captor
Friend tried to calm Kampusch kidnapper before suicide

The man who held a girl captive for more than eight years in Austria spent some of his last hours in a panicked state, driving around Vienna with a friend, before he committed suicide, a friend said today.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2006

Stockholm syndrome

THE horrific story of teenager Natascha Kampusch, held prisoner in a suburban dungeon for nearly a decade, has put the spotlight once again on the bizarre condition of Stockholm syndrome.

Tue, 29 Aug, 2006

'No evidence' linking kidnapper to other crimes

Tests on DNA taken from the man who enslaved a young girl for eight years show he was not involved in any other known crimes, police said Saturday.

Sat, 26 Aug, 2006

Young Austrian woman 'held prisoner for eight years'

Austrian police today said they were "quite sure" a young woman found this week was Natascha Kampusch who vanished on her way to school on March 2, 1998, when she was 10.

Fri, 25 Aug, 2006

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