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Nine in county honored as Citizens of CourageSan Diego Union TribuneHonorees this year were Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge, who survived being bound, gagged and left in the trunk of her car after she was kidnapped; ...and more »
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San Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsNine local residents honored with Citizens of Courage awardsSan Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsSandy Vinge, who survived despite being bound, gagged, and left in the trunk of her car after she was kidnapped from her home, and beaten. ...and more »
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Assault survivor Natalie "Sandy" Herbst-Vinge honored by Citizens of Courage AwardThe Survivors ClubBy The Survivors Club Staff Natalie "Sandy" Herbst-Vinge, a 76-year-old resident of La Mesa, California, survived being bound, gagged and beaten by ...Crime Victims HonoredSan Diego 6all 8 news articles »
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Abduction case yields second guilty pleaSan Diego Union Tribune... that he personally inflicted great bodily injury, and second-degree robbery stemming from a December 2008 attack on Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge. ...and more »
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... EL CAJON, Calif. (CBS/KFMB) Last year, shortly before Christmas, three men kidnapped California grandmother Sandy Vinge, beat her and stuffed her in a car trunk for 26 hours. Photo: Sandy Vinge on NBC's "Today" show Dec. 16, 2008. At one point, Vinge asked...
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Only Kent (blog)Sandy Vinge: Kidnapper Is A Bad BoyOnly Kent (blog)Just over a year after a terrifying kidnapping ordeal, that left 76-year-old Sandy Vinge a purple mess, she speaks out against those who kidnapped her, ...Grandma is glad 'bad boy' who beat her is in jailmsnbc.comall 2 news articles »
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...El Cajon jury to convict Jeffrey Edward Nelson of attempted murder and torture for kidnapping 76-year-old Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge one year ago. Nelson faces a lengthy prison sentence for his role in the attack that left the woman bruised, traumatized...
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KTLAGrandmother's Attacker Found GuiltySan Diego 675-year-old Sandy Vinge underwent a 26 hour nigfhtmare when she was kidnapped, beaten and thrown in the trunk of her car. EL CAJON--20-year-old Jeffrey ...Man guilty of torturing elderly womanUPI.comMan convicted of torturing 76-year-old Calif womanThe Associated PressMan convicted in abduction, torture of seniorSan Diego Union TribuneKTLA -KGTV, 10News.com -NBC San Diegoall 172 news articles »
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Man Convicted of Torturing 76-Year-Old Calif WomanNew York TimesNatalie ''Sandy'' Herbst-Vinge had testified that a door-to-door vacuum salesman choked her until she was unconscious, tied her hands with duct tape and ...
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Abductee recounts ordealSan Diego Union TribuneIn court yesterday, Deputy District Attorney Paul Greenwood displayed photos of Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge, 76, of La Mesa that were taken after she was ...76-year-old testifies about her abductionSan Diego Union Tribuneall 6 news articles »
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...car for two days last December was sure she was going to die. “I didn’t think I’d ever be rescued,” Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge, 76, testified in Superior Court on Wednesday. “They were so mean to me I thought they’d never let me be rescued.” Herbst-Vinge...
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La Mesa grandmother may have to testify again in separate trialsKFMB(CBS 8) -- After being beaten, kidnapped and driven around in the trunk of her car for more than a day, Sandy Vinge would love to put the horrifying ordeal ...
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Guilty pleas lead to separate trials in La Mesa woman's kidnappingKFMBOne of the defendants accused of attacking Sandy Vinge has decided to plead guilty to most of the charges of kidnapping, assault and carjacking. ...
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Separate Trials Ordered for Suspects in Kidnapping & Beating of La Mesa WomanSan Diego 675-year-old Sandy Vinge underwent a 26 hour nigfhtmare when she was kidnapped, beaten and thrown in the trunk of her car. EL CAJON - Two young men accused ...and more »
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...filed against Jeffrey Nelson and Luis Osborne in connection with the Dec. 18 abduction and beating of Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge, Deputy District Attorney Paul Greenwood said. Also refiled were an attempted murder charge against Nelson and charges of...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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...19, described driving from El Cajon to Oceanside and back with Jeffrey Nelson, 19, and Luis Osborne, 18, as Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge lay near them bound and gagged with duct tape. The detective said Baker quoted Nelson as saying, “I'm giving her time...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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...COUNTY COURTS “Let me die or save me,” Natalie “Sandy” Herbst-Vinge remembered praying after she was kidnapped, bound and gagged with duct tape, beaten and shoved in the back of her car. “Then I asked my late husband, Don, to ask God to get me out of this...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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Get well soon, Ms. Vinge. We express our condolences and admire your resilience during these challenging times. News articles: www.sandiego6.com today.msnbc.msn.com Musical artist (Celestial Aeon Project): www.mikseri.net ... hope meaning granmother survives torture and kidnapping "Natalie Sandy Vinge" prayer providence seniors crime safety justice resilience
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...to God and her dead husband to either save her or let her die. "I said, 'Don, tell God, you know, help me,'" said Natalie "Sandy" Herbst-Vinge, a 75-year-old grandmother of two. "And he did. That night he helped me. The sheriffs came and they rescued me, because...
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