Kidnapping of Katie Beers

Katie Beers Case
LocationBay Shore, New York
DateDecember 28, 1992 – January 13, 1993
Attack type
Kidnapping, False Imprisonment, Rape
VictimKatie Beers
PerpetratorsJohn Esposito

Katherine Beers[1] (born December 30, 1982)[2][3] is an American woman who was kidnapped when she was 9 years old in Bay Shore, New York by John Esposito, a friend of the family, and held in an underground bunker from December 28, 1992, to January 13, 1993.[4]

  1. ^ McQuiston, John T. (January 21, 1993). "Katie Beers Likes New Home, Official Says". The New York Times. p. B5. Retrieved October 19, 2020. 'One of her first words to me when we met last Friday were, "You know my name is really Katherine,"' Mr. Catterson said this afternoon.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference December 28, 1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Goodman, J. David (January 15, 2013). "A Girl Held for 16 Days in a Dungeon, Now Looking Back as a Woman". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-01-16. After luring her to his home with the promise of presents two days before her 10th birthday...
  4. ^ Note: Cited sources variously give length of time as either 16 days or 17 days. The latter includes the day of the kidnapping; from December 28 to January 13 is 16 days otherwise.