Erica Pratt (born 1995) was an American kidnapping victim. She was abducted on July 22, 2002 from a Philadelphia sidewalk. There was one witness present, a 6 year old child named Rani Byrd. Rani tried to help Erica but was pushed to the ground before the two men pulled off. When Erica's grandmother called for Erica and her sister, a crying Rani stated that Erica had been kidnapped, but sister was around the corner. Erica's abductors had her hands and feet and held her captive in a vacant house until she was able to free herself by gnawing at her tape on her wrists and then smashing a window where she was kept, a day after the kidnapping. Both Pratt's bravery and the media's handling of the situation attracted considerable attention.
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1995 (age 30)
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