Where is eduardo valseca now

Their harrowing story will be covered on Dateline , and viewers will hear from the now-adult children of Eduardo Valseca for the first time since the kidnapping. Plus, learn about the tragedy that would befall the family once again just a few years later. In June of , the Valsecas' months-long nightmare began when men carrying hammers, clubs, and guns pounded through the car windows of the couple's car.

While Jayne Valseca pleaded for her life by telling the men that she was a mother, they soon blindfolded the two and bound them, placing them in a new vehicle. As the kidnappers drove with the Valseca parents in tow, Jayne Valseca tried to take note of where the car turned, and how long they were driving for.

Eventually, the car stopped, and Eduardo Valseca was brought into a different vehicle. Jayne Valseca was left in the original car, and she rolled out onto the street. She was near a highway, and she began to walk home.

She nudged her blindfold up, and she memorized the license plate of the car that had her husband in it before it drove off. After going to the police which she noted were often corrupted by gangs to supplement their income , Jayne Valseca spent the next few months negotiating with her husband's kidnappers via the classified section of the local newspaper.

Jayne would hear from her husband via phone calls, letters, and videos during his months in captivity. She learned that he was kept in a cage, and that loud music would be playing at all times so it would be difficult for him to sleep. She was near a highway, and she began to walk home. She nudged her blindfold up, and she memorized the license plate of the car that had her husband in it before it drove off. Jayne would hear from her husband via phone calls, letters, and videos during his months in captivity.

She learned that he was kept in a cage, and that loud music would be playing at all times so it would be difficult for him to sleep. He lost a significant amount of weight during this time as well. She also determined that the kidnappers had surveyed their home for months leading up to the abduction.

Eventually, Jayne Valseca was able to come to a common ground with the kidnappers. She never disclosed how much she spent to get her husband back. She hired two men to drop a suitcase filled with cash off at a previously discussed location.

Instead of getting her husband back right away, the kidnappers took one of the men as leverage. Eduardo Valseca showed up at home the next day. The more time passed, the more violent the kidnappers got. Twice Eduardo was shot -- once in the leg and once in the arm.

Eduardo says the kidnappers kept him in a wooden cage. The cage built as a closet against a brick or concrete wall had a height of 70 inches barely high enough for Eduardo to stand up.

It was 20 inches wide two inches less than the distance between his shoulders , and 80 inches long just enough for him to lie down. His captors kept a light bulb on and music blaring from speakers inside the cage hours a day. They were eventually paid off but the amount that was agreed upon has not been disclosed publicly. After receiving the ransom, on a January night, the kidnappers shaved Eduardo, got him dressed and then took his picture for proof that he was still alive.

Eduardo now believes he was kidnapped because his captors believed the family was rich. His father used to own a chain of newspapers and the kidnappers perhaps thought it would be easy to get millions of dollars from them.

The Garcia Valseca last name was well known in the region around Guanajuato, Mexico, where Eduardo had grown up. As time passed, the kidnappers became impatient and more violent and abusive. Twice he was shot -- once in the leg and once in the arm. You've got to be strong for your kids," says Jayne. Eduardo also tried to stay mentally strong, despite torturous conditions and only being given enough food and water to keep him alive.

The cage built as a closet against a brick or concrete wall had a height of 70 inches barely high enough for Eduardo to stand up. It was 20 inches wide two inches less than the distance between his shoulders , and 80 inches long just enough for him to lie down.