Natascha Kampusch will be the subject of a documentary broadcast on TMC this Tuesday, March 7. In it, the young woman will talk about her captivity, which lasted eight years. Now 36, she inherited the house from Wolfgang Priklopil, her captor.
Natascha Kampusch is a young woman aged 36 today. On March 2, 1998, when she was only 10 years old, she disappeared in Austria on her way to school. For eight years, when everyone thought she was dead, Natascha Kampusch was actually in the house of Wolfgang Priklopil, who had kidnapped and then sequestered her. It was not until August 23, 2006, during a moment of inattention by her captor, that she managed to escape. Following his escape, the latter committed suicide by throwing himself under a train. A case that will be the subject of a documentary broadcast on TMC this Tuesday, March 7. Now 36 years old, Natascha Kampusch will discuss her ordeal in detail and in particular the reason why she acquired the house of her kidnapper. “It’s therapeutic for me, in a special way, to be able to spend time in the house.”, she first revealed. If the young woman wanted to keep this house rather than sell it or even destroy it, it is because she did not want it to become “a theme park”. Thus, the interior remained in the same state as when it was sequestered and Natascha Kampusch continues to clean it.
For eight and a half years, Natascha Kampusch lived through real hell. The young woman spent all these years in the house of Wolfgang Přiklopil and more particularly in a hiding place without natural light which was furnished. This was in the basement of the house and it included a bed, sink, toilet, desk and storage. Long years during which Natascha Kampusch remained locked up on a daily basis. In his book, titled 3096 days, she had given details, specifying that her daily life was punctuated by her getting up, her breakfast with her captor and cleaning. When Wolfgang Priklopil left home, young Natascha was locked in the basement and, over the years, she had managed to gain his trust and had access to the rest of the house. She could sometimes go out into the garden, but only at night and under the supervision of her captor. According to the press, Natascha Kampusch was sexually abused. A rumor that the main concerned never wanted to confirm. “I will not answer any questions about intimate or personal details. Everyone constantly wants to ask intimate questions that are nobody’s business. My privacy belongs only to me“, she said at a press conference.
Natascha Kampusch: why does she feel tied to her captor?
Natascha Kampusch was only 10 years old when her life was turned upside down. Kidnapped and confined for eight years, it was thanks to a phone call from Wolfgang Priklopil that she managed to escape. The latter had asked her to vacuum the car and the young woman, then aged 18, had taken advantage of a few seconds of inattention to escape. The same evening, Wolfgang Priklopil ended his life by throwing himself under a train. A death that upset Natascha Kampusch. “He was part of my life, that’s why somehow I mourn him“, she confided in her book. Since her release, the young woman has tried to take her life in hand. She has become jewelry designer and wrote two books recounting his ordeal. However, her daily life has not always been easy since she has been the victim of harassment. “Suddenly, hatred was unleashed. It already started in the first or second week after my release and it hasn’t stopped.” she explained in 2022 on art.
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Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped when she was 10 years old.
For eight years, when everyone thought she was dead, Natascha Kampusch was actually in the house of Wolfgang Priklopil, who had kidnapped and then sequestered her.
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She lived in the basement of her captor’s house.
It was not until August 23, 2006, during a moment of inattention by her captor, that she managed to escape. Following his escape, the latter committed suicide by throwing himself under a train. A case that will be the subject of a documentary broadcast on TMC this Tuesday, March 7.
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Natascha Kampusch told her story afterwards.
Now 36 years old, Natascha Kampusch will discuss her ordeal in detail and in particular the reason why she acquired the house of her kidnapper. “It’s therapeutic for me, in a special way, to be able to spend time in the house,” she first revealed.
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Natascha Kampusch did not want to sell her kidnapper’s house.
If the young woman wanted to keep this house rather than sell it or even destroy it, it is because she did not want it to become “a theme park”.
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Natascha Kampusch did not want the place to become a kind of museum.
Thus, the interior remained in the same state as when it was sequestered and Natascha Kampusch continues to clean it.
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Natascha Kampusch continues to take care of this house.
For eight and a half years, Natascha Kampusch lived through real hell. The young woman spent all these years in the house of Wolfgang Přiklopil and more particularly in a hiding place without natural light which was furnished.
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Natascha Kampusch has lived through a real ordeal.
This was located in the basement of the house and included a bed, sink, toilet, desk and storage. Long years during which Natascha Kampusch remained locked up on a daily basis.