
'I stood there for a moment silently speaking to myself Josefina you will survive this You are strong You are a fighter You adapt' As a young mum-of-three Josefina Rivera was determined to get her troubled life back on track But then she met Gary Heidnik & the next four months became a living nightmare Along with five women Josefina was held captive in a cellar where she was starved beaten & repeatedly raped to fulfil Heidnik's desire of creating a family' of ten children Cellar Girl is the shocking but ultimately inspiring story of how one brave young woman saved herself & others from a life worse than hell