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 ...
How Connecticut’s ‘lax’ homeschool regulations may have aided stepmom accused of years of house-of-horrors abuse
The woman accused of keeping her starving stepson locked away in a house of horrors for decades may have gotten away with the ...
Stepmom forced Conn. man to pee in bottles, drink from toilet in locked room, police say
A 32-year-old, 68-pound man who was being held captive in a small room in Connecticut for two decades, was forced to pee in ...
Man sets house on fire to escape 20 years of captivity by stepmother, authorities say
WATERBURY, Connecticut — Firefighters responding to a house fire found a man who claimed he intentionally set the blaze to ...
How the system repeatedly failed Connecticut house of horrors victim for 20 years — despite warnings right from the start
Everyone really was concerned with this child since he was 5 years old. You knew something was wrong. It was grossly wrong,” ...
‘Worse than the conditions of a jail cell’: Police detail over 20-year abuse captive man suffered from stepmom
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly holding her 68-pound 32-year-old stepson captive.