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Katie Beers reunites with cop, therapist who helped her

Kidnapped, physically abused and trapped underground at age

Kidnapped, physically abused and trapped underground at age 9 in 1993, the former Bay Shore resident has a reunion with those who helped her and talks about her new book detailing her ordeal. Videojournalist: Chris Ware (Jan. 15, 2013) (January 15, 2013 8:43 PM)

Katie Beers, the Long Island girl freed two decades ago from a Bay Shore dungeon of abuse, shared a group hug Tuesday, reuniting with the lead investigator on her case and the psychotherapist who helped her become a well-adjusted young mother.

"What happened to me," Beers said, "is not the way the world's supposed to be."

The three hadn't seen one another in years.

"It turned...

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