Kidnapping near my hometown
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40248)
United States
September 12, 2017 3:11pm CST
It is a strange, sad world that we live in, at times.
Through the past couple of years I have come to really enjoy mystery books, books involving kidnapping, and survivors getting away ... I enjoy them because they keep you guessing, there are twists and turns, and not always - but usually there is a tale of strength and good overcoming evil.
But they are just stories, in the end, and I like to believe that such things don't happen.
I just found out from a friend who still lives in the area that a 15 year old girl got kidnapped near the area I grew up. 3 men took her - abused her for months until she got away by swimming across a lake.
The 3 men were caught, are in jail and I hope they throw away the key! What are wrong with these people?
I'm happy she got away, but she'll never be the same.
Come to think on it, this brings me to another audiobook I listened to about a year ago. It was written by a lady named Michelle Knight who was a survivor along with 2 other women of a man who held them hostage for 11 years. I forget the book title, but it was her real accounting of what happened. My heart goes out to her. But that book gave me literal nightmares.
What's wrong with people like that?
Alexandria area abducted girl:
A Minnesota teen who was kidnapped for almost a month swam across a lake Tuesday to escape her abductors, officials said.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
So true! I hope she can start to heal emotionally
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Sep 17
@FayeHazel That is going to take a lot of time.
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@1creekgirl (40489)
• United States
12 Sep 17
I'm thankful she escaped, but you're right, she will never be the same. There is a lot of evil in this world.
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@TheHorse (205554)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
@FayeHazel Your thoughts echo mine. It's empowering that she was able to escape as she did. I hope that gives her a step up on the road to recovery.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
2 Oct 17
@TheHorse So awesome, what a survivor. Hopefully she will find an outlet to help others
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I hope once she heals she is able to use her experience for good in some way, but you're right, she is changed forever now
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@snowy22315 (169828)
• United States
13 Sep 17
They are psychopaths plain and simple and the most evil kind. those with no trace of humanity.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Sep 17
I think you are right, only a psychopath can do such horrible things with no remorse
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@TheHorse (205554)
• Walnut Creek, California
1 Oct 17
@FayeHazel Or someone who is not playing with a full deck.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
2 Oct 17
@TheHorse I suppose. That does make sense. Call me weird but I have been fascinated by the Jeffery Dahmer case recently. I've listened to interviews with him - apparently even he didn't know exactly why he did what he did and wished that he hadn't. Trying to make sense of it, I finally decided is pointless -- a person could never understand those who deal evil acts or their motives.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Yes it is very common that this happens Faye..but in a place where you grew up is even close to home.
I hope the girl will be able to deal with this and glad she made it through.
I know what this is like personally.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@FayeHazel It happened many long years ago now Faye..I have had long hours of therapy and all is well now though I will say the memories and trauma never leave you..I was very young in my teens too. Thanks dear friend.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
@TiarasOceanView I am so happy you got therapy and that life is well, now. I admire your strength and your sharing with me.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
It's bone chilling that this is common. I hope she has a lot of strength and will heal emotionally now. Oh my goodness Tiara.... I am so happy you made it out of your situation. If you ever want to talk... pm me .... I hope that you have recovered from your ordeal - though I would only imagine that it changes one forever
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
12 Sep 17
So glad this poor girl managed to escape but I'm sure that it will mess it up for the rest of Her Life. It's a terrible world we seem to be living in Ware people can't just be safe
I pray quite a lot for missing children and it's amazing how many of them there are. When she was small my daughter was briefly taken by church contact but fortunately the contact only got as far as the next market stall and she did come and bring her back but I still remember turning round and screaming that my baby had gone so I really identify with the parents of these children who go missing.
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
13 Sep 17
@FayeHazel The woman said that it was because she wanted to show me how easy it was to take a child!!!!!!!@
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Oh that is so scary about your daughter - did the woman say why she did it? I am happy that she only got as far as the next stall. It's true - I cannot for the life of me figure out why someone would want to do that to another living person. But I suppose that is because the ones who do it are depraved. Should all be shipped off to some island with others of their own kind
@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Sep 17
I read about this incident and can't imagine how three men could all be that depraved in a group! They deserve no mercy and I hope they go to prison for life.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
It's horrible - I cannot imagine why anyone would do that to another person -- a special sort of "sick" only thing I can think of. I think they should ship people who do these sort of crimes to an isolated region with only others like them there....
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
3 Oct 17
I agree, maybe someone will dish out some prison justice
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
So very true there -- I can watch scary movies, because they aren't real. What really scares me is stuff like this that actually happened
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
15 Sep 17
@FayeHazel , agreed, this is true horror. Thank goodness she got away. May she get all the help she needs to somehow recover from what she was put through.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
3 Oct 17
True.... too bad they're the type to act on nasty thoughts, too apparently
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Sep 17
@FayeHazel And sometimes real life is much more strange and horrible than fiction.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
2 Oct 17
@JudyEv So true. The real life horror is far more scary
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
So true there -- I have read fiction stories many times dealing with similar content - never bothers me - it's the real life stuff that is very scary
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@Deepizzaguy (94427)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Oct 17
My late mom would say "People today do not have God in their thoughts or lives." We are paying the price for living a lifestyle of "If it feels good, do it."
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
13 Sep 17
Sick sick sick, I don't understand either.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
15 Sep 17
@FayeHazel I could not agree more with no means of ever leaving that island.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
I wish they would ship those types off to some island populated only with others like themselves
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@blitzenfox (4)
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13 Sep 17
This is so heartbreaking. I don't understand why people do this. I am so happy that she got away. I hope she can recover from this and not have this effect her life too badly. As for the men, they need 24 hours of solitude. They are terrible!
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
14 Sep 17
So true. I'm happy she got away but you're right - her life is changed forever now. I think - ship the men off to some deserted island, with only other who have done similar crimes
@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
That is so sad to hear that this is a world wide thing. I hope life improves
@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Sep 17
Such a sad world we live in. =( Glad she got away from those monsters.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Sep 17
Have a nice time in prison, guys.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
13 Sep 17
Ah true - I don't think people who commit such crimes fare very well in prison.... hopefully they will have done what they did to her....
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@resukill22 (25052)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
13 Sep 17
They have no Heart to do that such thing.
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