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Connecticut Woman Faces Trial for Decades-Long Stepson Captivity

By Drooid · Oct 21, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC · How we work

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Kimberly Sullivan, a Connecticut woman, will stand trial in February for allegedly holding her stepson captive for decades.
The stepson testified he was confined from age 11 and set a fire to escape.
Police discovered the 32-year-old stepson severely malnourished, 5-foot-9, weighing 68 pounds, with no medical care.
A judge barred prosecutors from referring to the stepson as “the victim.”
If convicted, Sullivan faces more than 45 years in prison.

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Kimberly Sullivan, a Connecticut woman, will stand trial in February for allegedly holding her stepson captive for decades.
The stepson testified he was confined from age 11 and set a fire to escape.
Police discovered the 32-year-old stepson severely malnourished, 5-foot-9, weighing 68 pounds, with no medical care.
A judge barred prosecutors from referring to the stepson as “the victim.”
If convicted, Sullivan faces more than 45 years in prison.