Biological mother of Connecticut man allegedly held captive by stepmom for decades speaks out
The biological mother of the Connecticut man who was allegedly held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades says she is "proud of him" for escaping — and his captor can "rot in hell."
The biological mother of the Connecticut man who was allegedly held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades says she is "proud of him" for escaping — and his captor can "rot in hell."
Police say the Connecticut man, 32, started a fire in the small room that he was allegedly locked in at his family’s Waterbury home on Feb. 17. The man, who police did not name but described as a victim, was found severely emaciated after being subjected to "prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglected inhumane treatment."
He told responding officers he was held captive by his 56-year-old stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, since he was 11 years old, and started the fire because "I wanted my freedom," the Waterbury Police Department said.
The man’s biological 52-year-old mother told NBC Connecticut on Monday she had been looking for a sign of her son for decades after giving up custody of him when he was a baby. Last week, she found out the harrowing news from her sister.
"My sister actually called me while I was at work and she had stated we found [her son]. We found him," the mother, who wants to remain anonymous, told NBC Connecticut.
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