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(Update) Stepmom Accused of Holding CT Man Captive For 20 Years Returns to Court Amid Outrage (Update) Stepmom Accused of Holding CT Man Captive For 20 Years Returns to Court Amid Outrage
(Update) Stepmom Accused of Holding CT Man Captive For 20 Years Returns to Court Amid Outrage Update: A judge ruled Friday, March 28, that Kimberly Sullivan must wear a GPS-monitoring device while out on bail.  Original: Donations continue to flood in for the 32-year-old man from Connecticut who was allegedly held captive inside a tiny room in a Waterbury home for two decades. The global outpouring of support comes as prosecutors seek harsher penalties for his stepmother, who is currently out on bail. Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury has raised nearly $200,000 on GoFundMe as of Thursday morning, March 27 — more than double its original goal. The funds will help cover the man's …

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CT Community Rallies To Give Man Imprisoned For 20 Years 'Second Chance' CT Community Rallies To Give Man Imprisoned For 20 Years 'Second Chance'
CT Community Rallies To Give Man Imprisoned For 20 Years 'Second Chance' A fundraiser for the 32-year-old Connecticut man who police say was held hostage for two decades in a tiny room has found support from across the globe. The GoFundMe for the unnamed man has raised more than $95,000 as of Tuesday, March 18, with many donors offering words of encouragement to him and condemning his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, who is accused of keeping him in that room. Related: Hear Kimberly Sullivan Beg For Help In 911 Call After Imprisoned Stepson Sets Fire To Waterbury Home Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury, a nonprofit that helps victims of domestic violence, is organ…

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by Josh Lanier
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Kimberly Sullivan Begs For Help In 911 Call After Imprisoned Stepson Sets Fire To CT Home Kimberly Sullivan Begs For Help In 911 Call After Imprisoned Stepson Sets Fire To CT Home
Kimberly Sullivan Begs For Help In 911 Call After Imprisoned Stepson Sets Fire To CT Home A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific,' Inhumane Conditions: Police CT Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific,' Inhumane Conditions: Police
CT Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific,' Inhumane Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…

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by Josh Lanier