The Rescue of Katie Beers
How did Katie survive 17 days?
4.1 (36)
21 mins
Examine the 1992 kidnapping of nine-year-old Katie Beers, who was abducted in New York by John Esposito, a family friend who had promised to take her to an amusement park for her birthday. View how he imprisoned her in a hidden underground bunker beneath his property, where she remained captive for 17 days.
Ep 1:
The Girl Beneath the Floor
Two days before her tenth birthday, Katie Beers vanishes from a Long Island arcade, setting off a frantic hunt that unravels years of hidden abuse and a predator's secret, soundproofed prison.
Ep 2:
Out-Thinking the Monster
As a staged recording stalls the investigation, a ten-year-old girl wages psychological warfare against her captor underground, leading to a stunning confession, rescue, and the long reckoning that follows.
Discussions (5)
Joel
Level 3 · 1 week agoKatie hugging Esposito wasn't survival mode, that was textbook trauma bonding. Big difference and it matters how we frame it.
Lester
Level 3 · 1 week agoEsposito barely admitted anything
Tony
Level 9 · 1 week agoFBI actually did call the bunker more elaborate than Silence of the Lambs. That checks out per court records.
