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 man said he was locked in an eight-by-nine-foot room and was fed two sandwiches a day with two cups of water for years, ...

A man held captive by his stepmom for 20 years deliberately set fire to their home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month to ...

"He lit that fire very well knowing he could die, but he had been locked in the room for 20 years," prosecutors said during ...

A man intentionally started a fire in a room he had been held captive in for more than 20 years in an attempt to escape.

Authorities say three adults and an infant are now staying with family after an apartment caught fire in Fond du Lac.

Kimberly Sullivan, 56, is arrested after allegedly holding her stepson captive for decades. The victim set a fire in ...

Waterbury resident Kimberly Sullivan will be arraigned Wednesday on kidnapping, assault and cruelty to a person charges, ...

A Connecticut woman is facing serious charges after allegedly holding her stepson captive for more than two decades. Police were called to a Waterbury home in mid-February due to an active fire.