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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,” ...
Connecticut man sets fire to escape 20 years of captivity by stepmother, authorities say
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.
Man describes cruelty during his two decades of captivity at his family home in Connecticut
Police in Connecticut are trying to determine how a man could have been held captive in his home for 20 years without anyone ...
Connecticut house of horrors neighbors describe chilling chance encounter with emaciated ‘prisoner’: ‘Didn’t think nothing of it’
"He waved at her and she waved at him and she didn't think nothing of it but we haven't seen him since," the neighbor said.
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s ...
Connecticut woman allegedly locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape
A 32-year-old man was “found in a severely emaciated condition” and detectives determined he had endured “prolonged abuse" ...
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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 ...
Former Waterbury principal says he raised many concerns about malnourished boy
We knew it. We reported it. Not a damn thing was done. That’s the tragedy of the whole thing,” Tom Pannone said. A ...