Natascha Kampusch

Natascha Kampusch

Natascha Maria Kampusch is an Austrian author and former talk show host. At the age of 10, on 2 March 1998, she 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. Upon her escape, Přiklopil committed suicide by train at a nearby station. She has written a book about her ordeal, 3,096 Days, which was later adapted into a film and released in 2013.