A woman allegedly held her “severely emaciated” stepson in captivity for over 20 years, since he was 11 years old, and forced ...

He had been provided with only minimal amounts of food and water, which led to his extremely malnourished condition.

An emaciated 32-year-old Connecticut man was held in squalid conditions by his stepmother for over two decades, in what ...

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

Everyone really was concerned with this child since he was 5 years old. You knew something was wrong. It was grossly wrong,” ...

The numbers are chilling. A 32-year-old man, standing five feet nine inches tall and weighing just 68 pounds, was forced to ...

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.

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

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 ...

A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to ...

A man held captive by his stepmom for 20 years deliberately set fire to their home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month to escape because he wanted his freedom, police said.

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.