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Sep 2010
33m 41s

Natascha Kampusch

Bbc Radio 5 Live
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Natascha Kampusch was just 10 years old when she was abducted on her way to school. For more than eight years she was held captive in the basement of a house in a quiet suburb of Vienna. She finally managed to escape in August 2006. Natascha explains how she's forgiven her captor, how she still feels guilty over his death and how she struggles to trust peopl ... Show More
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