A man reportedly held captive by his stepmom for 20 years was 'extremely thin' and allegedly told teachers he wasn't allowed ...

The 32-year-old man told firefighters that he intentionally set fire to his stepmom's home and said, "I wanted my freedom" ...

An emaciated man, 32, says he was held in his room for 20 years and set it on fire to gain his freedom, according to police.

The stepson of a Connecticut woman told detectives he had been held captive for two decades, beginning at the age of 11.

A woman allegedly held her “severely emaciated” stepson in captivity for over 20 years, since he was 11 years old, and forced him to endure “prolonged abuse." ...

The man, now 32, told authorities his confinement began when he was about 11 years old. He said he was locked in a room nearly all day and night and given limited food and water.

A lawyer for Kimberly Sullivan tells PEOPLE that his client followed the orders of her late husband Kregg when it came to ...

"We are all trying to come to grips with this horror that my son had to endure," the 52-year-old resident of Meriden, ...

Sullivan was evacuated safely from the home. But a second resident, a 32-year-old man identified as Sullivan's stepson, ...

Officials described the disturbing conditions that a Waterbury, Connecticut, man endured during 20 years of captivity.

The 32-year-old man had been held in captivity since he was 11, police said. A Connecticut woman has been ... he disclosed he was being held captive in the house for approximately 20 years.

Authorities in Connecticut say a man who was held captive in a home for more than 20 years was rescued after setting fire to his room.