The entrance tunnel was concealed by a 200-pound concrete trap door and hidden behind a removable bookcase in Esposito's office.
[3][7] Immediately after forcing Beers into the bunker, Esposito made her record a message where she claimed a man with a knife had taken her.
[5] During her captivity, Esposito would frequently visit Beers to sexually abuse her while also providing food, blankets and toys.
[5] Police also determined that Beers' phone message about a man with a knife was from a previously made recording based on a lack of background noise.
[7] On January 13, 1993, 17 days after the kidnapping, Esposito confessed to holding Beers captive and took police to the bunker where they rescued her.
[12] Esposito was found dead in his cell of apparently natural causes on September 4, 2013, shortly after his fourth parole hearing in 20 years.
[14] Shortly after her rescue, Beers was sent to live with foster parents in East Hampton, New York, due to the neglect and abuse the two children had experienced before the kidnapping.
[15] In January 2013, Beers spoke publicly for the first time about her ordeal and revealed that she was now married with two children and working in insurance.