As amazing as Elizabeth Smart's case is, it is not as amazing as the 1981 kidnapping and the recovery of 15-year old Leslie Marie Gattas in Memphis TN. She survived a 4-month captivity, being held in the crawl-space above the entrance hall of one of Memphis’ largest churches. THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, TN October 23, 1997 LESLIE GATTAS KIDNAPPER STUBBLEFIELD LOSES LAST BID FOR PAROLE Ernest Earl Stubblefield, the kidnapper in one of the city's most notorious crimes, was denied parole Wednesday by the Tennessee Board of Paroles. The parole hearing was Stubblefield's last chance at parole. The denial means...
