Connecticut, Waterbury Police

CT woman held stepson captive for decades before he set fire in desperate bid to escape, police say
Waterbury resident Kimberly Sullivan will be arraigned Wednesday on kidnapping, assault and cruelty to a person charges, according to her attorney.
Connecticut woman arrested after stepson allegedly held captive for over 20 years
A Connecticut woman accused of kidnapping a man and holding him captive for over 20 years was arrested Wednesday, police said.
Connecticut man held captive by stepmom for 20 years weighed only 68 pounds: Police
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."
'Unimaginable': Woman arrested after stepson was kept captive for 20 years, police say
Connecticut resident Kimberly Sullivan was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday after she was accused of abuse by her adult stepson. Her attorney says she's innocent.
‘Worse than a jail cell’: Police describe living conditions of CT man allegedly held captive
A 32-year-old emaciated man, weighing just 68 pounds at 5 feet, 9 inches tall, was allegedly held captive by his stepmother in a Waterbury residence in conditions described by police as worse than a jail cell since he was pulled out of school 20 years ago after school officials allegedly began raising red flags to the Department of Children and Families.
‘Worse than a jail cell’: Woman held stepson captive in New England home for 20 years, police say
A man who police say was held captive 24 hours a day and forced to urinate in bottles for two decades was rescued after he set his room ablaze in a desperate attempt to free himself from his abusive stepmother.
How Connecticut’s ‘lax’ homeschool regulations may have aided stepmom accused of years of house-of-horrors abuse
Connecticut does not have clear guidelines for ensuring that a child is being properly and safely homeschooled, meaning the ...
Connecticut woman allegedly locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape
A 32-year-old man was “found in a severely emaciated condition” and detectives determined he had endured “prolonged abuse" ...
Moment Connecticut house of horrors victim is rescued after lighting fire to escape stepmom Kimberly Sullivan who held him captive for decades
Dramatic bodycam footage captured the daring rescue of the abused Connecticut man held captive by his wicked stepmom for 20 ...
Deranged Connecticut mom who allegedly kept stepson captive for decades posts $300K bond just a day after arrest
The deranged stepmom who allegedly tortured and held her stepson captive in their Connecticut house of horrors for more than ...
911 call from Waterbury woman accused of holding stepson captive reporting a fire: 'He’s out of it'
Audio of Kimberley Sullivan's call to 911 after her Waterbury home was on fire Feb. 17 was obtained by CT Insider.
Man describes cruelty during his two decades of captivity at his family home in Connecticut
Police in Connecticut are trying to determine how a man could have been held captive in his home for 20 years without anyone ...
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s ...
Connecticut woman charged with imprisoning and starving stepson for over 20 years
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested Wednesday, weeks after her 32-year-old stepson set fire to her home in a ...
Man Allegedly Held Captive by Stepmom for 20 Years Previously Told School He Wasn't Fed at Home, Says Former Principal
"Everyone really was concerned with this child since he was 5 years old. You knew something was wrong. It was grossly wrong," ...