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.

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 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." ...

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

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

The deranged stepmom who allegedly tortured and held her stepson captive in their Connecticut house of horrors for more than ...