▁D ard enne ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁her ▁only ▁al ly ▁and ▁that ▁her ▁parents ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁r ans om ▁that ▁would ▁save ▁her ▁from ▁fict it ious ▁men ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁kill ▁her . ▁During ▁her ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁D ut r oux ' s ▁house , ▁D ut r oux ▁allowed ▁D ard enne ▁to ▁write ▁emot ional ▁letters ▁to ▁her ▁friends ▁and ▁family , ▁which ▁he ▁never ▁sent ▁despite ▁promises ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁so . ▁When , ▁after ▁many ▁weeks , ▁she ▁said ▁she ▁wanted ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁friends ▁to ▁visit ▁her , ▁he ▁kid n apped ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁La et it ia ▁Del hez , ▁saying , ▁" Look ▁what ▁I ' ve ▁done ▁for ▁you ." ▁ ▁The ▁ab du ction ▁of ▁Del hez ▁was ▁D ut r oux ' s ▁und o ing , ▁since ▁local ▁witness es ▁in ▁Del hez ' s ▁h omet own ▁had ▁sp otted ▁his ▁car ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁had ▁written ▁down ▁his ▁registration ▁number , ▁which ▁police ▁investig ators ▁trac ed ▁to ▁D ut r oux . ▁D ard enne ▁and ▁Del hez ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁by ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁police , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁D ut r oux ▁had ▁been ▁arrested . ▁ ▁D ut r oux ▁admitted ▁to ▁having ▁ab duct ed ▁and ▁ra ped ▁them ▁both . ▁ ▁D ard enne ' s