Kidnapped California Woman Found After Missing 10 Years; Captor Arrested

By Eric Chen
California Missing Woman Found
Photo: Contributed - Santa Ana Police Dept

A California woman missing for ten years was found Wednesday in southern California. She was kidnapped at age 15 and held against her will for ten years. She came forward after finding her sisters on Facebook. 

According to Associated Press, the Santa Ana Police Department said they have arrested her captor, Isidor Garcia, and he is being held on suspicion of kidnapping for rape, lewd acts with a minor and false imprisonment. 

The police reported further stated that Garcia was living with the woman's family when he assaulted her mother and drugged and kidnapped the victim. He locked her in the garage of a house in Compton, California, and used physical and emotional abuse to incarcerate her. 

Click here to read more at the Associated Press. 

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