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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
'Heartbreaking and unimaginable': Connecticut man says he was held captive by stepmom since childhood
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 Previously Told School He Wasn't Fed at Home, Says Former Principal
A man reportedly held captive by his stepmom for 20 years was 'extremely thin' and allegedly told teachers he wasn't allowed ...