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How Neglect Created Vulnerability
- Katie's childhood instability and neglect created extreme vulnerability to predators in her network.
- Repeated moves, school absences and unreliable caregivers removed protective oversight.
Grooming Through A Gameroom
- John Pasito built trust by filling his garage-apartment with games, candy and toys to attract neighborhood kids.
- He used that trust to isolate and groom Katie before her kidnapping in December 1992.
The Hidden Bunker And Coffin Box
- John revealed a hidden tunnel and an underground bunker that contained a coffin-sized box and a makeshift toilet.
- He forced Katie to record a false ransom message and confined her to that cellar space.