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The man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, abused and starved has released his first public statement. The man, who is calling himself “S” to protect his identity, is speaking out in through the nonprofit organization, “Survivors Say,” and also thanking the people who are helping him recover. “I am speaking out today...

Waterbury police have released new body camera footage and documents pertaining to the case of a man who said he was held captive inside a home for 20 years. The body camera footage shows police officers responding to the Blake Street home on the night of Feb. 17, when police say a man set a fire in his room to...

Waterbury police have released photos from inside the house where a man said he was held captive for nearly 20 years. Kimberly Sullivan, a Waterbury woman who is accused of locking her stepson in a room in their home and starving him for decades, entered a not guilty plea on Friday to charges that included kidnapping and felony assault. Officials noted...

Judge Joseph Schwartz said he decided that GPS monitoring was appropriate given her mental health conditions and the lack of a permanent residence since she is living with her children. This appearance came after Sullivan made a brief court appearance on Wednesday morning that lasted only 50 seconds. After that court appearance, the state filed a motion to request a...

NBC Connecticut sat down with the biological mother and half sister of the man who said he was held captive by his stepmother for 20 years inside a Waterbury home. In their first on-camera interview together, the man’s mother, Tracy Vallerand, and his half sister, Heather Tessman, spoke about the allegations that have rocked their worlds, and garnered national attention. “It’s...

A woman who is accused of locking her emaciated stepson in a room in their Waterbury home and starving him for decades is due back in court on Friday after a brief appearance on Wednesday morning. During the very brief court appearance, the victim’s biological mother, Tracy Vallerand, was in the courtroom to show support for her son as the...

A Connecticut woman who is accused of locking her emaciated stepson in a room and holding him captive for nearly 20 years will face a judge on Wednesday.

A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with a reported attack on Muslim students in Waterbury, Connecticut, city officials said.

As NBC Connecticut continues to dig into the case of a man who claims he was held captive by his stepmother inside a Waterbury home for 20 years, we’re hearing from former classmates of the victim who are sharing their memories of him. Louis Collette remembers asking about the man, then a young student at the now-closed Barnard Elementary School....

A Connecticut woman has been accused of locking up her stepson for nearly 20 years. Here’s what he told first responders who rescued him from their burning home in February.

The biological mother of the man who said he was held captive in a Waterbury home for 20 years speaks out exclusively to NBC Connecticut. The 52-year-old, who wishes to remain anonymous, was emotional as she spoke to NBC Connecticut on Monday, saying she’d been looking for her son for decades. She got a call last week from her sister...

NBC Connecticut spoke to the Waterbury Fire Department about a call that changed the course of one man’s life. Police say a Waterbury man intentionally set his house on fire to escape 20 years of captivity his stepmother is accused of creating. It’s a call Waterbury Fire Department Captain Jon Paul Oldham said will now always stick out in his...

NBC Connecticut obtained video of police rescuing a man who said his stepmother had held him captive inside their home for 20 years.

We’re learning new details in the case of a man who said he was held captive in a Waterbury home for more than two decades. The Department of Children and Families insists they have no records connected to the case, but one family member said concerns were raised years ago. “It’s so devastating the way he’s been treated,” said William...

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

A Waterbury woman allegedly held her stepson captive for 20 years, providing little food and water, and a former school principal is speaking out and said the school reported concerns. “We knew it. We reported it. Not a damn thing was done. That’s the tragedy of the whole thing,” Tom Pannone, the former principal of the now-closed Barnard Elementary School in Waterbury,...

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.

A Waterbury police detective is recovering after he was shot in the upper thigh while investigating attempted carjackings in Waterbury on Thursday night, police said. Three suspects have been arrested and appeared in court on Friday. The Waterbury Police Department’s auto theft task force and detectives from the vice squad criminal investigation division and the violent crimes task force were...

An animal rescue organization has reunited a nursing mother with several of her puppies in Waterbury Thursday night. The dog was found in the area of Lincoln Street, and was likely dumped after giving birth. BARC CT, an animal advocacy and rescue organization, helped the Pitbull reunite with five of her puppies. They caught the interaction in a video posted…