John Esposito, who kidnapped 9-year-old Katie Beers in 1992 and abused her in a Long Island basement dungeon, was found dead yesterday in his cꦐell at Sing Sing, according to a re🔯port.
Esposit🐠o, 64, apparently died of natural causes, and his body was , WCBS reported early today.
Beers, now 30, 🗹was held for 16 dᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚays by Esposito in a case that made headlines more than 20 years ago.
Esposito pleaded guilty to the kidnapping in 1994 and was sentenced to 15 years t💯o lꩲife in prison.
Beers released a statement to the TV station that said, “I’m🧔 saddened at the loss of a life, but at the same time, I’m happy that John Esposito will never be granted parole or ha🍒ve the opportunity to hurt anyone ever again.”
Esposito had lured Katie to a bunker under a Bay Shore garage by promis♛ing her gif🐽ts.
At his🐬 sentencing, an 11-year-old Katie said she wanted Esposito to “go to jail for as long as he🎉 can.”