After nearly two decades, he wanted his freedom, he told police, as he recounted a hellish tale laid out in an arrest warrant ...

WATERBURY, Connecticut — Firefighters responding to a house fire found a man who claimed he intentionally set the blaze to ...

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.

A woman faces kidnapping and cruelty to persons charges for holding her stepson captive for more than 20 years, according to ...

A bride turns to Reddit after her sister and father attempted to take over her father-daughter dance at her wedding, leading ...

Dr. David Hayes, a criminologist specializing in criminal behavior with a Ph.D. and master's in forensic psychology, told Newsweek that the prevalence of abuse by a stepparent on a stepchild is "much ...

Although nearly two years have passed, Malaysian singer Shila Amzah still needs time to fully accept her stepmother. In an ...

The 32-year-old paints a picture of two decades of severe abuse, while his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, denies all ...

In a disturbing case, a severely malnourished Connecticut man claimed he intentionally started a house fire to break free from his stepmother's alleged long-term abuse and imprisonment.

Connecticut does not have clear guidelines for ensuring that a child is being properly and safely homeschooled, meaning the ...

Anne Marie Hochhalter was found dead at the age of 43 in her home in Westminster, Colo. on Feb. 16. The Columbine survivor's ...