Who was Colleen Stan and why was she called the "Girl in the Box?" - Thar Tribune

Who was Colleen Stan and why was she called the "Girl in the Box?" - Thar Tribune

Colleen Stan. Photo: Instagram Colleen Stan thought she was safe. It was May 19, 1977, and she was hitchhiking from Eugene, Oregon, to a friend’s birthday party in Westwood, California. She felt confident as she climbed into the blue van. A young couple sat in the front — the man looked like he had just gotten off work, and the woman held a baby. It seemed harmless. Twenty minutes later, everything changed. The man pulled off the highway, claimi…