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Abducted grandmother survives five days chained inside trailer
Hedwig R Braun an 88 year old East Troy Wisconsin great grandmother was kidnapped from her kitchen in her pajamas chained inside a kitchen trailer for five days before rescue. Investigators arrested a family friend Reinier Ravesteijn 45 who allegedly demanded 3 million from Braun s grandson a construction business owner. Braun s husband 87 is blind and slept nearby as she endured captivity fed a daily cheeseburger and orange juice. The rescue followed a traffic stop and Ravesteijn s arrest.
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Milwaukee
Hedwig
Heddy” Braun
East Troy
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Reinier A. Ravesteijn
Braun
Ravesteijn
Robert Mann
Mann
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