Natascha Maria Kampusch (born 17 February 1988) is an Austrian woman who was abducted at the age of 10 on 2 March 1998 and held in a secret cellar by her kidnapper Wolfgang Přiklopil for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone. Kampusch used the opportunity to escape and ran to the house of a neighbor, who called police. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. 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Enter a valid email address and a feedback message. Failed to report flower. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Kampusch initially made statements indicating she felt sorry for her captor, leading to speculation she was suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. As time went by, she was allowed into the rest of the house and would cook and clean for Priklopil. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). If you have questions, please contact support@findagrave.com. Play it now. Austrian teen escapes after eight years in captivity Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian teenager who was kidnapped at age 10, escapes from her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil… You have chosen this person to be their own family member. She made the revelation during a television interview in Germany on her 25th birthday ahead of the release of the film 3,096 Days. 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The email does not appear to be a valid email address. We were unable to submit your feedback at this time. But recent theories have suggested that several people were involved in her abduction. On August 23, 2006, knowing that he would be taken alive, Priklopil threw himself in front of a train in Vienna, and was killed instantly. Make sure that the file is a photo. A native of Vienna, Austria, he was an Austrian communications technician. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Wolfgang Priklopil I found on Findagrave.com. In addition to teaching women about cooking, Farmer later ...read more, On August 23, 1939, Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression pact, stunning the world, given their diametrically opposed ideologies. On that day in 1998, communications technician Wolfgang Priklopil had thrown Natascha into the back of his van, driven her to his home in Strasshof, a suburb of Vienna, and kept her prisoner in a tiny, 5ft square, windowless, soundproof cellar under his garage. Please try again later. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Early in the afternoon of August 23, 2006, Kampusch, then 18, was vacuuming Priklopil’s car when he walked away from the noise to answer a call on his cell phone. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. Her mother later claimed that Kampusch carried around a photo of Priklopil’s coffin. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. On the morning of March 2, 1998, he kidnapped a then 10 year old schoolgirl named Natascha Kampusch, while driving a white van. GREAT NEWS! Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you.