List of long-term false imprisonment cases
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This is a list of notable long-term false imprisonment cases.
Cases involving children imprisoned by relatives
Turpin case, Perris, California, United States, 29 years, discovered on 14 January 2018.
Lydia Gouardo, Melun, France, 28 years, discovered on 20 November 1999.
"M" and her children, Moe, Victoria, Australia, 28 years, discovered in February 2007.
Mirella case, Świętochłowice, Poland, 27 years, discovered in July 2025.
Elizabeth Wesson, her sisters, her children, her nieces and her nephews, Fresno, California, US, 26 years, discovered on 12 March 2004.
Blanche Monnier, Poitiers, France, 25 years, discovered on 23 May 1901.
Sheffield incest case, England, 25 years, discovered in November 2008.
Alba Nidia Álvarez, Mariquita, Colombia, 25 years, discovered in March 2009.
"Laura" Mongelli, Turin, Italy, 25 years, discovered on 27 March 2009.
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