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Abby Hernandez case: 277 days in captivity, teen girl outsmarts her kidnapper | Drop Dead Serious

2026-01-31 News & Politics
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Fourteen-year-old Abby Hernandez disappeared while walking home from school in North Conway, New Hampshire. For nine agonizing months, her family searched and prayed, believing she might never come home. What no one knew was that Abby was being held captive inside a locked metal container in the woods by a stranger named Nathaniel Kibby. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield unravels the terrifying true story of Abby Hernandez, the teen who vanished in broad daylight, the desperate search that followed, and the shocking truth that finally came to light. Medical Guardian: https://www.medicalguardian.com/dds75 Get Protected Today — 75% Off With Code DDS75 or call 1-800-486-3080 Credits: Host- Ashleigh Banfield Executive Producer- Lindzie Haller NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij

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@ItsMeAgainBonnie 2026-01-31

At the age of 29 I was abducted from a parking lot in Modesto California the weekend after Thanksgiving in 2011. The guy drugged me and assaulted me for 9 hours then let me go. The detective thought I was lying because the guy let go. I never saw justice and I will never be the person I was before that night. No amount of therapy can give me back what he took from me. Abby is so brave and courageous and I pray for her healing.

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@DanielMoore-v8f 2026-01-31

She is indeed an intelligent and courageous young girl. So strong!!!

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@M3tlmom 2026-01-31

Oh my gosh. This happened in the next town over from me. One of my coworkers worked with Kibby while Abby was in the container. He’s so disgusting and its frightening

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@PatriciaHowell-o2r 2026-01-31

I taught my children if anyone ever tried to kidnap them & said, "If you scream, I will kill you." Respond by saying, "You are going to kill me anyway." & scream as loud as you can!

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@FreedomUntilDeath 2026-01-31

I’ve lived in NH since 2001, not that far from North Conway. While Kibby is a monster, I’m so glad he didn’t kill her. Most girls taken like Abby never come home

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@Wheelgauge-bt7ox 2026-01-31

I can’t put on you tube what my self as a father of a daughter would do to this scumbag😡

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@65911370 2026-01-31

I wonder if he did that with other children , any cold cases or missing children?

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@CaraVanBeethoven 2026-01-31

Ashleigh, according to Abby herself, Kibby only showed the gun to her after she got into the car. I correct you only because this is another opportunity to tell children to NEVER get into a car with a stranger!

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@Mblunk2323 2026-02-01

I thank God that Abby made it out...she's a real inspiration. New Year's Eve, 20 years ago I was kidnapped by a pimp at 18. I can't imagine being 14 and going through anything like that. I am thankful that he had me watch the movie American Pimp the first night, and I realized it was a mind game, and I had to get him to trust me. He beat me the first night because I tried talking to someone at a New Year's Eve party we had to go to. I'm thankful that he was one that posted photos on a website and didn't make me work the streets. I'm so thankful he got so many phone calls for me the first night that he said it was too much and the next night I'd have to work out of a hotel room. He was going to stay with me until the first client came but I got him to trust me enough to leave me until the first client came. As soon as I knew he was really gone I ran down to the front desk and they called 911. I ended up setting him up with an undercover officer that night pretending to be a client because I didn't want him to do this to some other girl. He ended up pleading guilty and got 8 years in prison. I truly hope that he didn't go back to what he was doing.

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@marjoriegoodwin2993 2026-02-01

OK kids, listen up. Run, scream, bite, kick; but do not ever GO with an abductor. They scare you with the gun; so that you WILL GO. It gets much worse where they take you. They take you somewhere, where no one can see or hear you. They do this so that they can keep you a prisoner and a slave, for purposes of torture. Torture is worse than death, as anyone who has ever been tortured knows. With the torture, they alter your personality and steal portions of your soul. Just do not go. Run, you can outrun almost any adult, especially a fat one or an old one. Climb a tree. Resist your fear and save yourself. Please.

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