Seven-Year-Old Girl Escapes Kidnapper in Grand Terrace: (Eerie similarity to Van Dam Case)

abc7.com Los Angeles ^ | March 5, 2002 | abc7.com

[FresnoDA]

Seven-Year-Old Girl Escapes Kidnapper in Grand Terrace Eerie similarity to Van Dam Case

			GRAND TERRACE — 03/05/02-San Bernardino County sheriff's officials say a seven-year-old girl kidnapped from her bedroom early this morning escaped by jumping from her abductor's car when he stopped to look for his lost wallet. Sheriff's spokesman Chip Patterson says police found a wallet in front of the girl's Grand Terrace home and waited for the suspect at the address on his driver's license.

Dennis Martin Castro was taken into custody after three hours after the 3:30 am abduction. Patterson says the girl "is unharmed, aside from being frightened." The kidnapping occurred a little more than a month after another seven-year-old girl, Danielle van Dam, was reported missing from her San Diego bedroom. Her body was found last week and a neighbor has been charged with her murder. Copyright © 2002 KABC-TV and the Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[FresnoDA]

Very scary, with eerie similarities one might say.....

[FresnoDA]

Ping...)))

[summer]

Good grief. What the heck is in the water in CA to result in all these kidnapper types???

[Jen]

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[summer]

And, what a smart little girl to get out of this situation...

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Good for her. Hopefully the scum will get life so he can't do it again.

[Yup!!]

Kids aren't even safe in their own home nowadays. What is this world coming to?

[FresnoDA]

Bumpagreement!!

[Irene Adler]

"And, what a smart little girl to get out of this situation..."

Yes, very, very smart and brave for a seven-year old.

[aomagrat]

Hopefully the scum will get life so he can't do it again.

Too bad he can't get death so we can be sure he won't do it again.

[summer]

Especially at that hour -- some kids might have slept right through it.

[DoughtyOne]

I'd be checking this guy's whereabouts on February 1st.

[summer]

That's what I wonder!!!!

[TheConservator]

So where was this guy, exactly, when the Van Dam girl went missing?

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Agree, if it were possible. But he's in for a rough time he when makes prison. Even the worst prisoners hate those who commit these kinds of crimes.

[Demidog]

Her parents must have been swingers.

[blam]

You parents with small children, pay close attention.

[blam]

"You parents with small children, pay close attention."

BTW, I worry about my only child and he is 34 years old!

[MinuteGal]

I see, thankfully, they didn't publish this seven-year-old's name.

But why on earth was her image put out on television for everyone to see?

Leni

[counterrevolutionary]

I wish I could have seen Scumbo's face when he realized he couldn't find his wallet.