How Connecticut’s ‘lax’ homeschool regulations may have aided stepmom accused of years of house-of-horrors abuse
Connecticut does not have clear guidelines for ensuring that a child is being properly and safely homeschooled, meaning the ...
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 ...
Connecticut man held captive by stepmom for 20 years weighed only 68 pounds: Police
A woman allegedly held her “severely emaciated” stepson in captivity for over 20 years, since he was 11 years old, and forced ...
Deranged Connecticut mom who allegedly kept stepson captive for decades posts $300K bond just a day after arrest
The deranged stepmom who allegedly tortured and held her stepson captive in their Connecticut house of horrors for more than ...
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.
32-year-old rescued after setting fire to the home where he says stepmom held him captive for 20 years
Sullivan was evacuated safely from the home. But a second resident, a 32-year-old man identified as Sullivan's stepson, ...
Man says he was held captive in room 20 years and set fire to escape, but stepmother denies all
An emaciated man, 32, says he was held in his room for 20 years and set it on fire to gain his freedom, according to police.
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,” ...
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Connecticut man escapes 20-year imprisonment at stepmother’s house with printer paper, hand sanitizer, and a lighter
A Connecticut man says he set a fire in his room to escape a 2o-year-imprisonment at his stepmother’s house, according to the ...
Stepson held captive by stepmom for over 20 years set fire to get ‘freedom,’ CT cops say
He had been provided with only minimal amounts of food and water which led to his extremely malnourished condition.” ...
Connecticut man says his stepmom held him captive since childhood. Here's how he escaped
The 32-year-old man told firefighters that he intentionally set fire to his stepmom's home and said, "I wanted my freedom" ...
Man Allegedly Held Captive by Stepmom for 20 Years Said He Wasn't Fed at Home Prior to Imprisonment, Says Former Principal
"Everyone really was concerned with this child since he was 5 years old. You knew something was wrong. It was grossly wrong," the man's former principal told NBC Connecticut of the alleged abuse ...