Connecticut Woman Accused of Holding Stepson Captive for 20 Years

American firefighters were called to a fire and found a chronically emaciated young man in the house.

Connecticut man, 32, held captive by stepmom for two decades weighed just 68 pounds: Cops

A Connecticut man, who was allegedly held captive by his stepmother for more than 20 years, was subjected to abuse and starvation until he started a fire as his way to escape, police say.

Woman 'imprisoned starving stepson for 20 years' before house fire exposed horrific truth

A woman from Connecticut has been charged with assault, kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment after a 32-year-old man was found locked in a tiny room.

A nightmare that lasted more than 20 yearsAccording to authorities in Waterbury, the man was found near the burning house, along with his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan. While the woman evacuated herself, the man needed help to get out of the building, suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire was intentionally started on February 17, according to investigators cited by CNN. In court, Kimberly Sullivan was charged with kidnapping, cruelty and ass…

A Connecticut woman allegedly held her stepson captive for more than 20 years. To escape the nightmarish conditions, he started a fire using printer paper and hand sanitizer. When firefighters helped the emaciated man out of the house, he weighed about 32 kilograms.

‘Worse than a jail cell’: Police describe living conditions of Connecticut man allegedly held captive

A 32-year-old emaciated man, weighing just 68 pounds at 5-foot-9, was allegedly held captive by his stepmother in a Waterbury residence in conditions described by police as worse than a jail cell since he was pulled out of school 20 years ago after school officials allegedly began raising red flags to the Department of Children and Families. Kimberly Sullivan is taken into custody by Waterbury Police Department detectives on March 12, 2025. She …