Ms. Heller also shared an artist's sketch of the suspect in her attempt to get to the bottom of her kidnap
[From article]
A woman who was kidnapped as a child is determined to hunt down her abductor 30 years later after a police investigation reached a dead end.
Kelly Heller was nine years old when she was snatched on May 31, 1981 in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania.
Ms Heller, 43, told NBC that she had been stuffing newspapers to be delivered by her brothers when one brother came to tell her than a man outside their home was running a contest for the paper and wanted to speak to her.
She ran outside and got into the man's car who then quickly drove off. He first told her they were going to a park and then to play hide and seek.
She told NBC: 'He grabbed me down below and he told me to take my clothes off and I said no.'
The man put her in a headlock and punched her several times in the face before abandoning her in a field.
She went to the nearest home for help where the neighbor called the police.
Despite a full police investigation and plenty of press attention at the time, no one was ever arrested for the kidnapping.
Now, 34 years later, Ms Heller has decided to try to solve her own case.
She said that she remembered being interviewed, aged nine, following her ordeal but that no one ever contacted her again.
She has tried to get documents from the Bethlehem police department but information was redacted.
She now hopes her social media campaign on Facebook will generate more leads and finally solve the crime.
Ms Heller posted on the page: 'Thank you all so much. I am overwhelmed by your support. I am almost in tears here. Help my voice be heard & continue to share my story!! I won't be anybody's victim anymore!!'
According to Ms Heller's post detailing the kidnapping: 'This was not random. I was targeted. My kidnapper knew our names. If anybody has any information or can help in any way please let me know. I just need closure.'
Bethlehem police said the investigation is ongoing.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3120357/Woman-trying-solve-kidnapping-34-years-later.html
Kidnap victim turns Nancy Drew and decides to solve her own abduction 34 years after man drove her to a field and beat her up aged nine
Kelly Heller was snatched in May 1981 in Upper Saucon Township, Pennsylvania when she was just nine
She was abducted from her home by a man in a car who claimed he was running a competition for a newspaper
He told her to take her clothes off but she refused. He punched her in the face and abandoned her in a field
By LOUISE BOYLE FOR DAILY MAIL ONLINE
PUBLISHED: 14:19 EST, 11 June 2015 | UPDATED: 15:45 EST, 11 June 2015
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