How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother
After nearly two decades, he wanted his freedom, he told police, as he recounted a hellish tale laid out in an arrest warrant ...
Disturbing details emerge after man says he was held captive in room for 20 years by father and stepmother
The man, now 32, told authorities his confinement began when he was about 11 years old. He said he was locked in a room nearly all day and night and given limited food and water.
Woman arrested in US for allegedly holding stepson captive for 20 years
Police say the man, who set a fire to escape, was held captive by his stepmother from age 11. He weighed 68 pounds when he ...
What to know about the Conn. woman who allegedly held her stepson captive for 20 years
When he visited the man in the hospital after the fire, his uncle said, “I was shocked, he looks like a Holocaust survivor.” ...
Woman Imprisoned and Starved Stepson for 20 Years, Police Say
Emergency workers responding to a fire in Waterbury, Conn., found the man, 32, who weighed only 68 pounds and had been held ...
Connecticut woman allegedly locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape
A 32-year-old man was “found in a severely emaciated condition” and detectives determined he had endured “prolonged abuse" ...
‘Worst treatment of humanity’: Police chief on man allegedly held captive for 20 years
A man in western Waterbury, Connecticut intentionally set his home on fire to escape after allegedly being held captive by ...
Conn. woman allegedly held stepson captive for 20 years
The man intentionally set a fire in his room to gain his "freedom," and, after an investigation, authorities arrested his ...