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 captive in a tiny room.
Stepmother ‘starved and held stepson captive for 20 years’
A woman has been charged over holding her stepson captive and starving him for 20 years. The incident came to light after the man, 32, who has not been named, set fire to his room in a last-ditch attempt to escape.
Lawmakers demand answers after woman allegedly held stepson captive in Waterbury
Lawmakers are demanding answers after a woman allegedly held her stepson captive in a room for over 20 years in Waterbury.
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 woman arrested after stepson allegedly held captive for over 20 years
A Connecticut woman accused of kidnapping a man and holding him captive for over 20 years was arrested Wednesday, police said.
Waterbury woman arrested for allegedly holding stepson captive for over 20 years
A woman has been arrested in Waterbury after allegedly kidnapping a man and holding him captive for over 20 years, according to police.
Stepson held captive for more than 20 years, Waterbury police say
A man started a fire in an attempt to escape from a room in which he had been held captive for more than 20 years, police in Waterbury said.
Connecticut woman arrested for holding stepson captive for over 20 years
While being evaluated by EMS for smoke inhalation, the victim allegedly disclosed to first responders that he intentionally set the fire in his upstairs room because he "wanted his freedom."
Starved boy held captive for 20 years by stepmum seen drinking out school urinal
The victim's teachers spotted him drinking from a urinal in haunting evidence of boy who was allegedly starved and tortured ...
Family stunned Brooklyn boy, 7, found dead with decomposing mom may have starved
The boy, Canon Reid, was autistic, non-verbal and being home-schooled by his reclusive mother, police sources said.
Woman starved, withheld medical care from partner’s ‘frail’ child, Oregon officials say
The woman, who McClatchy News is not naming in order to protect the child’s identity, was found guilty in connection with two ...