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  • Abigail Hernandez Waited A Week To ID Her Captor

    Abigail Hernandez was kidnapped and held for nine months at the mercy of her captor, Nate Kibby.

    The then 14-year-old New Hampshire girl didn’t make it home from school on an October afternoon in 2013. Abigail Hernandez returned home in July of this year.

    She then held off on telling police who her captor was for an entire week. Abigail Hernandez made a sketch for them, but later confessed to her mother that she knew who and where Kibby was.

    Zenya Hernanadez, Abigail’s mother, told investigators that her daughter “had confided in her, telling her that she did not provide law enforcement with all the necessary information and furthermore, knew who her captor was.”

    This new revelation became known on Wednesday when a judge responded to a motion filed by The Associated Press to unseal the arrest warrant affidavit against Nathaniel Kibby.

    It was also revealed that Abigail Hernandez learned his name from a cookbook that Kibby gave her during her captivity. It had his name written on it.

    Not much else was revealed about Abigail Hernandez’s time in captivity because big parts of the documents were whited out.

    However, the lawyers hired by Abigail Hernandez’s family said in August that she suffered “numerous acts of unspeakable violence” during her months of captivity.

    That was in addition to a plea to the public for privacy for Abigail Hernandez and her family.

    After Kibby’s July arrest, detectives spent a large amount of time searching his trailer and a storage building behind it. It isn’t known exactly where Abigail Hernandez spent her time, but it is believed she at least spent some of her captivity inside his trailer.

    What a nightmare. Hopefully, this case will have a swift process so that Abigail Hernandez and her family can heal.

  • Abigail Hernandez: Why Did She Wait To ID Her Captor?

    The kidnapping case of Conway, N.H. native Abigail Hernandez doesn’t appear to be an open and shut case.

    After disappearing in October 2013, the teen was safely returned home on July 20 of this year.

    It was reported recently that teen waited nearly a week to reveal the identity of the man who abducted her.

    According to court documents obtained by the Associated Press, Hernandez revealed to her mother on July 27 that she indeed knew the name of the man who had kidnapped her; this information was something she didn’t immediately share with police.

    The 15-year-old eventually revealed to investigators that she knew her captor by name. Abigail learned that the man was “Nate Kibby”. She allegedly learned his identity from a cookbook with his name on the inside.

    The victim also claimed he handed her a ruler at some point with the initials “N.E.K.” written on it.

    Nathaniel E. Kibby was arrested and charged with kidnapping Hernandez.

    A series of paperwork obtained by the Associated Press on the case contained a fair amount of redacted information.

    The documents failed to reveal the exact nature of Abigail’s disappearance, when and how she was returned home safely, or why exactly she failed to reveal the identity of the man who abducted her until days later.

    As members of the media speculate, one thing becomes startlingly apparent: Abigail Hernandez was believed to have been severely abused during her nine-month captivity.

    A lawyer obtained by the Hernandez family claims that the teen endured “numerous acts of unspeakable violence” at the hands of Kibby.

    The family and friends of Abigail have pleaded for privacy and understanding following this experience.

    The Associated Press has taken the initiative to bypass this request in an effort for clarity.

    The prosecution objected, feeling that the release of information might jeopardize their case. Meanwhile, there was no objection from Kibby’s defense lawyers.

    Although portions of the affidavit about the case were released to the press, most of the court documents containing the most sensitive information remains unsealed.

    It will likely be some time before more details are learned as to the exact nature of Abigail Hernandez’s kidnapping.

  • Abigail Hernandez: New Info on N.H. Girl’s Abduction

    Abigail Hernandez was abducted from Conway, New Hampshire, while walking home from school back on October 9, 2013. Nine months later she returned. The media has yet to learn whether her abductor released her or if she escaped from confinement. In fact, very little has been said about the case at all, with the exception of who Abigail’s abductor was. Nathaniel Kibby of nearby Gorham, New Hampshire was arrested shortly after the teen’s return. Investigators believe he held Abigail Hernandez hostage in a shipping crate located behind his Gorham, New Hampshire mobile home.

    New information about the case has now been made public. Abby’s attorney, Michael Coyne, has shared a few details about the young girl’s harrowing ordeal.

    “Abby was violently abducted by a stranger. For many months, she suffered numerous acts of unspeakable violence,” he said in a letter posted on the website dedicated to her search efforts. “Through her faith, fortitude and resilience, she is alive today and home with her family.”

    Coyne told the press he released this information in an effort to dispel many rumors about the case that have been circulating–not only in the small New Hampshire community where Abigail Hernadez lives–but around the country, too.

    “Discussing the situation with Abby, the real concern is that there’s been a lot of misinformation, there’s been a lot of hurtful accusations and she’s got enough to deal with presently physically and emotionally,” Coyne said.

    Because of the silence around her disappearance, many questions have been asked about how she first encountered her abductor as well as what led to her release. All that has been reported thus far is that Abigail Hernandez ‘walked into her mother’s home’ on July 20th.

    What remains the most important component of this entire case is that Abigail Hernandez is home safe and sound. She and her family have asked for some privacy.

    “Abby needs and wants some time and space to physically and emotionally heal. It is going to be a long process in pursuit of justice for Abby and for Abby to get physically and emotionally stronger,” Michael Coyne added. “As the justice system moves forward, and the evidence is revealed, questions about this horrific event will be answered.”

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