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and literally snatching her off the street. a television and social media blitz to catch the suspect apparently paid off. just six hours after the tape was made public, figueroa fagot turned himself in. >> he felt he couldn't walk or talk or breathe. >> reporter: abc news and local media were the first to air the tape last night. philadelphia police are using the cutting edge approach of posting crime video on facebook, youtube, and twitter. they say the footage, which abc news aired last night, was shared so often that an estimated eight million people may have viewed the video. >> ...

a thousands lighten strikes in one hour and the man who survived his third direct hit. good evening. we have big news tonight, out of philadelphia, the nationwide effort to crack down on criminals who prey on children. police enlisted ordinary citizens in a whole new way and it worked. you'll remember we showed you the video last night. a o 10-year-old girl escaping a kidnapper many broad daylight while 8 million people watched this and set off a chain reaction so swift and powerful police say the suspect turned himself in. here now is abc's pier thomas. >> reporter: this is carlos...

good evening. we have big news tonight, out of philadelphia, the nationwide effort to crack down on criminals who prey on children. police enlisted ordinary citizens in a whole new way and it worked. you'll remember we showed you the video last night. a o 10-year-old girl escaping a kidnapper many broad daylight while 8 million people watched this and set off a chain reaction so swift and powerful police say the suspect turned himself in. here now is abc's pier thomas. >> reporter: this is carlos figueroa fagot, the man police believe is responsible for the heinous attempted child ab...