By Marilyn Bardsley
March 31, 2006
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (Crime Library) — In such a bizarre case as the 10-year captivity of Tanya Nicole Kach, there is certain to be a great deal of investigation into the character of the victim, the man charged with sexually assaulting her and how the captivity could go on so long without being discovered. As new details emerge about the main players in the cast of characters, the story gets stranger and more incredible.
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| Tanya Nichole Kach |
In 1996 Tanya was a defiant teenager, according to published accounts, who had run away before disappearing for 10 years. Some of Tanya's emotional difficulties appeared to have resulted from the breakup of her parents' marriage and the appearance of a stepmother. These domestic problems boiled over into her school life, affecting her attitude towards other students. Her behavior did not earn her many friends.
There were hints of precocious sexuality even before she took off with Thomas J. Hose, the security guard at her school. Her stepmother referred to Tanya as "streetwise."
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| Thomas J. Hose |
Tanya's youthful interest in Thomas John Hose, then 38, was not a secret. According to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, she indicated to Kevin J. Churchfield, a person for whom she babysat, that she had a crush on Hose. Others reported that Hose escorted Kach to her classes. Many of the students picked up on this relationship and discussed it openly, but no one paid much attention. Police questioned Hose in connection to Kach's disappearance, but his reputation seemed to offer him some protection against any further surveillance
Hose was a very highly respected security guard according to his employer. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that the students and staff at the Cornell Middle School thought so highly of the security guard that they celebrated 'Thomas Hose Day' in 1999 and presented him with a plaque.
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