The Girl in the Box
As the world struggled to imagine the torment endured by Elisabeth Fritzl, imprisoned in a cellar for 24 years, Colleen Stan describes her own terrifying ordeal with disturbing, sick similarities. In May 1977, 20-year-old Colleen was hitch-hiking through northern California when she was offered a lift by Cameron Hooker.
Despite the fact that four years earlier, Edmund Kemper had stalked and killed female hitchhikers in San Jose, California most young women did not give the potential dangers of the practice much thought. Hitchhiking in the ’70s was a way of life, part of a statement of freedom that the youth subculture had adopted in recent years. Eschewing material things or simply having no money, they got around based on their belief in the kindness of strangers.
Released in 2008. TV documentary.
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Almost unbelievable in it’s horror.
Hate the way the interviewer treated her like she was the one in the wrong … Like it was her choice to be kept in a box under his bed for 7 years WTF!?!? …. stupid ass Americans
eat shit and die, bufoon…….
the doc. is fake. a woman who goes thru all tht wouldnt b tht calm tlking about it…. she probably wudnt even want to b on camera.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Colleen_Stan
Not true!! I was tortured and abused for ten years, and kept as a slave away from society. I was convinced by my captor that he would kill my family if i ever disobeyed him. Talking about it sets you free and helps others in similar situations to feel less isolated and more confident to seek help. When you have been so afraid and so close to death for so long and unable to tell anyone for fear of their life and your own, being on camera talking about it is liberating. You are finally being given the chance to share what you wanted to scream out for years.
You’re really REALLY stupid.
I feel so bad for her, and glad that she went to the parole hearing . I know that been ing there had to bring back horrible feeling s. But also a strong feeling that now you can voice your opinion and let him know you have some control in his out come. They should make him stay in a box and keep his head looked up. I just don’t feel the punishment he is getting is mean enough for what he did.
So sorry
Wouldn’t this be an extreme case of Stockholm Syndrome? I was surprised that her truthfulness was questioned what so ever at the trial, as if they didn’t fully understand how broken she must have been.
Also, prison is too kind for this crime, only an eye for an eye would do some sort of remote justice. 7 years in the box followed by a torture execution.
Most people in jail or prison take care of people like him. Pedophiles rapists etc, they all get theirs in the end. In the “end” (more like the back-end)MUAHHAHAHAHAHa)
Unfortunately he’s over 7 foot tall. :-(
He’s 6’3″
It wasn’t Stockholm Syndrome at all. She said she never felt any positive feelings for him she was just scared he and his friends would kill her family if she escaped because he always said they would.And that she would be nailed to a cross if she tried to escape.
She basically was BRAIN-WASHED!
Can’t watch it because “The video contains content from Channel 5, who has blocked it in your country(Canada) on copyright grounds”. :( Oh well.
I’ve changed it to the documentary trailers category until we’ve found the full documentary in the future, thanks Scarlata!
I have watched the documentary and read the book which I have no put in the bin – I’m a liberal well read person but this has shocked me to the core and I had nightmares last night
Thank you Colleen Its so good to know I am not alone. I am so glad your abuser is behind bars where he belongs. Your story has inspired me to continue to choose life.
He should’ve served his prison sentence in a box….
The defense lawyer is disgusting!!! All of this is disgusting….. I can’t believe half of this! I feel for the girl…..
Im sure I would go mad. What a strong woman.
Fuck that guy, fuck that defense attorney, and you know what, fuck the interviewer. “Did you still feel like a slave?” and she looks at him like, are you serious… “Yes, because I was.” And then he asks the prosecutor why you can’t have consensual sex with a slave?!
And I can see how her being terrified of “The Company” sounds far-fetched. But you have to remember that this woman was kidnapped, tortured, raped, and degraded for YEARS. That is something that shatters your reality. If that can happen all of a sudden, out of nowhere, and go on for what must feel like forever, a “society” of other douchebags doing the same thing doesn’t seem so crazy.
She is seriously a hero. Any rape survivor is incredible, but to go through this kind of thing for almost a decade? I wish her all the happiness in the world to make up for what she went through.
The video seems to be badly written what with the people’s sentences being cut off unless it’s just my phone skipping a bit. Lol. It’s sad that the poor woman had to go through that shit. And Cameron is the worst kind of filth there is.
It’s such a very heart breaking story and I thank GOD that in these types of situations he gives us the gift of forgiveness and disassociation. I am not a bible expert but I see many times in post people saying an eye for an eye. It’s not what is said, the wording I believe is ” If thy eye offends thee pluck it out, if thy hand offends thee cut it off “. The bible does state though we must follow the law of our land. I am so glad that Colleen listened to the Holy Spirit and followed that voice and made it out alive. I am thankful she had a bible to read and study to keep her faith strong. I am a strong believer in faith of GOD, my faith has brought me through so many things in my life since childhood and still does to this day. To Colleen I would like to say may GOD BLESS YOU for now and forever until the day we are able to meet our savior JESUS CHRIST when we leave this body once and for all. My prayers are with you and your family !!
“An Eye for an Eye, a tooth for a tooth” is a paraphrase of the code of Hammurabi, a Babylonian set of laws that predates the New Testament and even much of the Old Testament.
Why didnt she escape?????????????????????????? she had a lot of chances :(
Wtf that defense attorney should have his basement checked too, fucking kook. 35:38 “Hes not a bad guy, doesnt smoke or drink and goes to work, just likes a little bondage” and kidnapping and torturing a person for 7 years.
If you allow this kind of shit to happen to you then I’m sorry but you’re stupid AF!
I hope after a year you’ve grown and matured in your views.
I wonder if this is considered a “pre existing condition’ as per the new health care in the US…..