Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Frustrated over the pace of an investigation into the 8-year abduction case of Natascha Kampusch, Austrian officials took the unusual step of requesting help from the FBI, The Independent reports.
The Austrian Parliament made the recommendation after spotting inconsistencies in the case that suggest an accomplice may have been involved.
Kampusch was abducted at the age of 10 off a street in Vienna in 1998. Her tormentor held her in a a specially built underground cell in his suburban home. In 2006, at age 18, she managed to escape.
Kampusch said an accomplice was in the van when she was abducted, but authorities pressured her to keep that observation quiet.
