Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of alleged domestic abuse. After firefighters responded to a fire at a Connecticut home last month, one of its occupants revealed that they hadn't only ...

A man rescued from a burning home in Connecticut told a shocking story of cruelty and constant hunger as he was held captive in a single room for 20 years by his father and stepmother, according to a ...

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food. The man, who is now 32, weighed only 68 pounds when he escaped by setting fire to ...

The 32-year-old victim alleges that his stepmother locked him in a small room for over 22 hours a day. Chris Spargo is a senior reporter at PEOPLE who joined the crime team in 2025. Chris is an ...

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 3:33 p.m. March 13, 2025 to add more information. A 32-year-old man set fire to a home in Waterbury, Connecticut in February, in an attempt to fight for his ...

HALIFAX, Pa. -- Authorities in Halifax, Pennsylvania say three young children were locked in a room for three months and abused to the point of near starvation. Authorities said a 5-year-old child ...

STATE POLICE IN BELLE VERNON. PARENTS FROM FAYETTE COUNTY ARE NOW IN JAIL AFTER POLICE SAY THEY HAD THEIR FIVE CHILDREN LOCKED IN A ROOM IN DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS MOST OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. POLICE SAY ...