Natalee Holloway: A Case That Captivated The Nation

How Elizabeth Found the Strength to Continue

Elizabeth didn’t once give up during her kidnapping, even though she was repeatedly abused by her captors. In an interview with U.S. News, she admitted that when things took a turn for a worse, she would think of her family.

“Every time I thought I hit rock bottom, somehow these people would find something new, something worse,” she said. “Every single time. And I had to shut down my heart because it hurt so bad that I wouldn’t have been able to survive. I knew that my family would always love me and that they wouldn’t abandon me, so I made the decision to do whatever it took to survive. It didn’t matter what it was. But when I made that decision, it was turning off a part of my heart, part of my soul, because I just couldn’t take it.”