Biological mom of Connecticut man allegedly held captive by stepmom explains why she gave up custody
The biological mother of a Connecticut man allegedly held captive for decades by his stepmother has revealed new details about why she gave up custody — and vowed to be there for him now.
The biological mother of a Connecticut man allegedly held captive for decades by his stepmother has revealed new details about why she gave up custody — and vowed to be there for him now.
Tracy Vallerand told NBC Connecticut on Wednesday that she gave up custody in 1993, shortly after his birth. Vallerand explained that she had lost custody of her daughter, Heather Tessman, years earlier after the Department of Children and Families alleged she had shaken baby syndrome. Tessman's father was charged with the crime.
"I was still having issues coping," Vallerand said in her first on-camera interview with her daughter.
Vallerand explained when her relationship with her son's father ended, she allowed her son to live with him.
"Things didn’t work out between the two of us, and I was thinking that I was giving my son a better chance at a full life," she explained. "If I had known ... I just can’t fathom ... I have no words."
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