True stories of twisted criminals who hold their victims in endless captivity to satisfy their perverse desires, is a comprehensive compendium of the most disturbing kidnappings of all time. — lived to tell the tale of her 18 years of captivity in paroled rapist Phillip Garrido’s suburban backyard — bravely held on for 9 long months in a forced marriage to religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell, who repeatedly raped her in the name of God — amazingly overcame 24 years trapped in a basement dungeon built especially for her by her father, Josef — heroically endured 7 years as a sex slave, brutally tortured with the full consent of her captor’s wife — escaped certain death at the hands of a killer by being an unwilling accomplice in other kidnappings