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In this first part of a 3-part episode, I share an infamous kidnapping case that began in 1977 in northern California. The kidnapping of Colleen Stan become famously, and chillingly, known as “The Girl in the Box” case.
It’s an incredible story of unprecedented evil but also one of faith, strength, and the courage of a young girl to survive a horrific nightmare at the hands of the worst kind of predator.
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Sources:
True Crime Documentary: The Girl in the Box - YouTube
The 'Girl In The Box' Case And The Tragic Story Of Colleen Stan (allthatsinteresting.com)
Colleen Stan Was Kidnapped and Kept in a Box for 7 Years - A&E True Crime (aetv.com)
Girl in the Box Speaks: How I Survived My Seven-Year Ordeal (people.com)
PEOPLE v. HOOKER (1988) | FindLaw
Perfect Victim, Christine McGuire & Carla Norton, Arbor House/William Morrow Publishers, 1988.
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