Natascha Kampusch, Austrian children’s author, Natascha Kampusch was born on February 17, 1988 in Vienna, Austria.

Kampusch was born to Brigitta Sirny and Ludwig Koch. She was raised by both her parents along with her two older sisters in her hometown.

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His parents separated and divorced after his kidnapping. The day before she was kidnapped, Kampusch had returned from vacation with Koch and spent time with both of them at her mother’s house. She was a student at Brioschiweg primary school when she was kidnapped.

About the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch

On the morning of March 2, 1998, ten-year-old Kampusch left her family home in the Danube city of Vienna, but neither returned home nor returned to school. Kampusch did not mention that a second man was present, but a 12-year-old witness claimed to have seen her pushed into a white van by two men.

After a thorough police investigation, 776 minivans were checked, including that of the kidnapper Piklopil, who lived in Strasshof on the Nordbahn near Gänserndorf in Lower Austria, about 30 minutes by car from Vienna.

The police were satisfied with his statement that he was carrying rubble from his house construction in the minibus and that he was alone at home on the morning of the abduction.

Authorities were investigating possible links to the exploits of French serial killer Michel Fourniret, as rumors emerged about child pornography gangs and organ theft.

Police extended their search abroad because Kampusch had her passport with her when she returned from a family vacation in Hungary.

Kampusch spent the first eight years of his captivity in a tiny basement beneath Piklopil’s garage. The entrance was hidden behind a cupboard. The basement was only 5 m2. The door was reinforced with steel and made of concrete. The room was soundproof and had no windows.

Kampusch was imprisoned for several years without being able to escape the cramped environment of the night. During the first six months of her detention, she was not allowed to leave the room at any time. After that, she gradually spent more time upstairs, although she was always sent back to the room to sleep, even when Piklopil was at work.

She was later seen alone in the garden, and Piklopil’s work colleague recalled that Kampusch seemed relaxed and content when she and Piklopil called to borrow a trailer from his house. After she turned 18, she was allowed to leave the house with Piklopil, but her captor threatened to kill her if she made any noise.

Later, he took her skiing for a few hours at a ski resort near Vienna. Although she claimed she had no opportunity to escape during this time, she eventually admitted that they had made the trip, despite her initial denials.

In her official statement after her escape, Kampusch claimed that she and Piklopil got up early every morning to have breakfast together. She received books from Piklopil and taught herself.

Although she was initially only allowed to watch recorded programs and listen to foreign radio stations so as not to be informed of the publicly announced search for her, she was given a television and radio to pass the time. She once tried to escape by jumping from a moving vehicle.

Kampusch spent most of his time upstairs, cooking and cleaning for Piklopil. Kampusch’s media advisor, Dietmar Ecker, claimed that Piklopil hit her “so hard that she couldn’t move.” She would be starved by Piklopil to become weak and unable to escape. Piklopil also injured Kampusch.

Piklopil Kampusch had warned that the doors and windows of the house were booby-trapped. He further stated that he owned a gun and would shoot her and the residents if she escaped.

However, Kampusch once had a fantasy of cutting off his head with an axe, but she soon forgot the thought. During her first years in captivity, she also tried to make noise by throwing water bottles at the walls.

She claimed she tried unsuccessfully to get attention while she was with Piklopil. On August 23, 2006, 18-year-old Kampusch escaped from Piklopil’s house. She was cleaning and vacuuming her captor’s red BMW sports car in the garden when Piklopil received a call on her mobile phone at 12:53 p.m.

Due to the unpleasant noise, he moved away from the vacuum cleaner to answer the phone. Piklopil did not notice Kampusch’s behavior when he turned off the vacuum cleaner and ran away. He continued the conversation without any sign of worry or concern.

Kampusch jumped over fences and ran 200 meters through neighboring gardens and down a street. He pleaded with viewers to contact the police but received no response.

A scar on her body, her passport (found in the room where she had been detained) and DNA tests helped identify Kampusch. Although she appeared exhausted and weighed just 48 kg (106 lb), she was in excellent physical shape, considering she weighed 45 kg (99 lb) when she disappeared eight years earlier.

Does Natascha Kampusch have children?

According to numerous online tabloids, Kampusch gave birth to her captor after she was raped during the kidnapping. She has a child with her who is being raised in secret and many details of whose identity and private life are unknown.