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[Music] our episodes deal with serious and often distressing incidents if you feel at any
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and for a more detailed list of content warnings please the show notes for this episode on your app or on our
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website Colleen Stan didn't know what to think other than her captors the young man approaching her and Cameron hooker
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was the first person she'd seen since her abduction 10 and 1 half months earlier the man eyed colen up and down
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as he joyfully addressed Cameron saying so this is your little ragam muffin Colleen had no idea who the man
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was or what his intentions were but his mere presence filled her with Terror surely he could see the metal
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collar around her neck and must know something wasn't right even if he didn't there was little she could do to raise
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the alarm with her master by her side Colleen was hyper aware that one wrong move could result in severe
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punishment Colleen kept her mouth shut and her eyes to the ground carrying on with her
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shoveling Cameron led the man to the front of the trailer where they had a brief
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conversation Colleen later learned that the man was Cameron's younger brother Dexter
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hooker Cameron had previously told Colleen that both Dexter and their father Harold were also members of the
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company according to Cameron Harold hooker owned a staggering 26 slaves that he kept in a large dungeon and tortured
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at will he'd warned Colleen never to act like a slave in front of his family saying if they know you are a slave they
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will want to borrow you but Dexter left the trailer without incident days after the trench was
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filled Cameron took Colleen outside and once again handed her a shovel he ordered her to dig a hole 6 ft long 3 ft
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wide and 5T deep Colleen asked are you having me dig my own grave he replied just keep
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[Music] [Music] digging one day Colleen was scrubbing the trailer floor on her hands and knees
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wearing nothing but her night gown and slave collar anyone home she heard someone
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shout Colleen looked up and froze an elderly couple had let themselves in without
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knocking Janice hooker rushed into the room and quickly spirited Colleen away dressing her in some ill-fitting
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mismatched clothes then she led Colleen back to where Cameron was entertaining the two
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unexpected guests they were his parents Harold and Lorena Colleen was introduced to the
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older couple as Kay a family friend the hookers had employed as their Nanny and housekeeper Colleen kept a low
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unassuming profile during the brief encounter before Janice told her husband dear isn't it time you take Kay back
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home Cameron agreed he led Colleen out the front door into a yellow plywood storage shed he'd
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recently constructed on the property he locked her inside and then drove off in his pickup truck to create the illusion
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that he was driving her home after Cameron's parents left Colleen was taken back into the trailer
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and returned to her box under the water bed from there this point on Cameron's parents dropped in several more
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times Colleen kept to herself during their visits unnerved by Harold hooker's unrelenting
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gaze she sensed he was sizing her up what if he knew she was a slave and wanted to borrow her like Cameron had
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warned Cameron's brother Dexter also continued to visit from time to time as did Janice's parents and some of the
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hookers Neighbors each time Colleen successfully pull off the role of Kay the couple seemingly happy yet quiet and
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reserved Nanny she was too scared to do anything else unsure who to trust and Afraid of
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the consequences in time her obedience was rewarded and Colleen was occasionally
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permitted to spend her days working in the garden 200 ft away in the distance she
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sometimes saw the hooker's neighbors a couple named Al and darthy copper just grateful for the opportunity
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to be outside Colleen knew better than to draw any attention to herself meanwhile the abuse
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continued Cameron ordered Colleen into the living room there she found a wooden structure hooked up to the
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ceiling it looked like a large empty picture frame she was suspended naked from the device whilst blindfolded and
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gagged Cameron had built the frame himself designing it so that it could be easily disassembled and stored out of
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sight when not in use this setup was fraught with risk not only were Cameron's parents inclined to
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drop in unannounced his daughter was getting older and had a greater understanding of what was going on
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around her Cameron therefore moved the torture sessions into the yellow shed before
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constructing a second windowless shed for this sole purpose there Colleen endured the same
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abuse she'd been subjected to at Oak Street no matter how many times she was strung up and whipped she never became
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accustomed to the pain Cameron sometimes ended the torture sessions with so-called cuddle time
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during which he demanded Colleen give him a warm embrace for this small small window of
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time his silent Stern demeanor eased and on one occasion Colleen was allowed to ask him
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anything she found this extremely uncomfortable but as she'd been starved of meaningful conversation for over a
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year she welcomed the mental stimulation the first question she asked was when did you first desire to hurt
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women Cameron calmly detailed how he first started drawing women in bondage gear when he was just 5 or 6 years old
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he didn't elaborate on what prompted this leading Colleen to assume he'd either been exposed to pornography at a
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young age or been abused himself she asked Cameron what he'd do if someone treated his daughter like he
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was treating her he responded I would kill them Colleen pressed on how do you think
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my dad feels about what you're doing to me with that the conversation came to an
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abrupt end Colleen was immediately taken back into the trailer and sealed under the
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bed during one instance when colen was being whipped in the shed Janice arrived as Cameron struck Colleen hard
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her leg inadvertently jerked and she accidentally kicked Janice's stomach Cameron was
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enraged he forced Colleen back into her bed box leaving her agonize over what punishment laid in
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store one week later Colleen was once again restrained to naked in the shed after her usual whipping Cameron
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began pting her with the sharp tip of a skape pole he then lit a match and held the flame under each of her breasts
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until her skin burned and blistered unpronounced to Colleen the reason Cameron reacted so strongly to
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the stomach kicking was because his wife was pregnant in September 1978 after 15 and A2 months
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in captivity Colleen was lying in her bed box when she heard Janice moaning in pain on the mattress
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above Cameron offered words of support before Colleen heard a high pitched cry moments later her box was opened and
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she was allowed to crawl out Cameron and Janice introduced her to their healthy newborn daughter
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witnessing innocent New Life brought Colleen to tears within minutes she was ordered
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back into her box 1978 ended much like the year before it once again Christmas Colleen's
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birthday and a New Years passed by with Colleen locked under the bed listening to the muffled sounds of her captors
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celebrating in the Next Room she prayed that 1979 would be better but things only got
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worse one day Cameron presented Colleen with a bottle of wine and demanded she drink it he explained that the company
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had issued her with a test Colleen was to have sex with the Janice who lay naked and restrained on the water bed
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nearby Colleen sipped the wine slowly before Cameron tilted the bottle and forced her to guzzle it all
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down the alcohol took immediate effect she staggered over to the bed to do as she was told before Cameron ordered her
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back into her box Colleen then heard the couple having sex on the bed above her woozy from the
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drink she vomited loudly into her bed pan irritated Cameron and Janice stopped what they were doing and ordered her
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into a cold shower another time Cameron drove Colleen to an isolated Dirt Road in the
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mountains and ordered her out of the car he demanded that she run down the road if she stopped at any point he
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threatened to chain her neck to the back of the car and drag her Colleen took off with Cameron
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driving alongside months of captivity had left her body weak and Colleen's lungs and
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limbs burned with each stride she pushed through until she reached the lake there Cameron ordered
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her to strip naked and swim 10 laps struggling immensely Colleen completed the difficult
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task without a word Cameron then drove her back to the trailer and locked her back under the
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bed this grueling exercise regime became a regular occurrence happening multiple
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times each week Cameron once forced Colleen to run a mile along a secluded road to and from
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the trailer timing her as she did so it took her 15 minutes to Colleen's surprise Cameron
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allowed her to complete the Run by herself from that point on there was just one condition if she didn't return
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within 15 minutes Cameron warned that the company would be notified the 1em Run took Colleen past a
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trailer belonging to a man named Roger George Roger gladed at her as she went by Leading Colleen to believe that Roger
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knew she was a slave and was keeping tabs on her she once overheard him say that he
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was planning a trip to Sacramento she wondered was he heading to the company headquarters to report on
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her the mere possibility was enough to deter Colleen from running away the company's looming presence kept
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Colleen entirely in line her head was filled with nightmare scenarios about what might happen if she
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was caught and resold to an even more violent and depraved Master on the off chance she did make it
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to the police there was no guarantee that they'd believe her story besides if the hookers were ever
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incarcerated and Colleen was placed in witness protection she feared the company would just go after her
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family during one run Colleen's neighbor Al Coppa stopped her for a chat each moment ate into her precious 15
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minutes by the time she returned to the trailer she was late Cameron and Janice were Furious telling Colleen they were
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just about to report her to the company after that Colleen was forbidden from exercising
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alone Colleen continued to toy with the possibility that the company wasn't real
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but finding out out wasn't a risk she was willing to take instead she continued to hold on to hope that one
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day she would be freed until then she vowed not to give her captors any reason to kill
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her while Colleen was confined to the Box during the day Cameron went to work at a lumber mill the money he made there
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wasn't enough to support his growing family and by April Janice had secured a job as a night
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cook despite the couple's constant coming and going their work schedules aligned to ensure Colleen was never home
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alone when Janice left in the evenings Cameron released Colleen from her box and raped
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her on the nights they were both home the hookers kept Colleen suspended from the wooden frame by her wrists within ey
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shot of the television this way they could watch their favorite shows while observing
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Colleen suffer from the corners of their eyes some nights Colleen was chained to
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the toilet and assigned various craft projects before being returned to the box in the
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morning when she devised a shortcut that allowed her to complete her work faster
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and with fewer materials she thought the hookers would be impressed instead they suspended her by
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the wrists and taped wires to her body before zapping her with 120 volts of electricity from an old lamp
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switch Colleen realized that nothing she did was ever good enough for the hookers all of her efforts were met with
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scrutiny criticism and Punishment one icy night Cameron drove Colleen deep into an isolated Pine
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Forest he ordered her to walk a further 30 yards in and remove her clothes and shoes then Cameron
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disappeared Colleen had no idea if he'd left her for dead or was watching on from the surrounding
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Darkness at Sunrise the cracking sound of gunfire rang out realizing there were Hunters amongst
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the trees Colleen pressed her naked body to the ground hoping they wouldn't mistake her for
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gain Cameron finally reappeared around mid morning without uttering a single word he drove Colleen back to the
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trailer and put her back into the box under the bed Colleen was later alone with Cameron
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when he ordered her to get into the shower her body shook as she cleaned herself scared of the unknown Terrors
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that awaited she was then led into the living room and confronted with a new handmade
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Contraption lying on the floor was a large wooden cross Colleen was forced to lie across
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it naked and blindfolded her wrists were restrained to either side while her ankles were
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chained at the bottom through the gap in her blindfold Colleen could see Cameron grasping a
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winch at the base of the Cross he told her I'm not doing this to punish you I'm doing this because I like
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to he then turned the winch tightening Colleen's restraints and causing her limbs to stretch
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out the apparatus which Cameron called the stretcher was based on a medieval device used to dismember people while
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they were still alive once Colleen was pulled toward Cameron began groping her he turned the
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tension up again pulling her limbs out even tighter the pain was excruciating Colleen could barely
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breathe anything deeper than a tiny inhale caused her diaphragm immense pain Cameron started choking her everything
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went black and Colleen was certain this was it she was going to die but it wasn't over Colleen regained
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Consciousness to find she was still on the stretcher Cameron stood over her and commanded that she beg for
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mercy colen could barely Master the breath to speak Cameron then raped her before
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pulling the winch as hard as he possibly could suddenly the hook securing Colleen's left wrist
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broke Cameron was Furious Colleen could barely stand as Cameron forced her back into the bed
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box over the next 5 days her left shoulder was in constant Agony Colleen was certain it was
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dislocated but made no mention of it to her captors in case they'd used the injury to torment her
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further upon reaching her pain threshold Colleen prayed to God pleading you've got to help
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me flat on her back under the bed Colleen pressed the palm of her injured arm against the roof of the Box she then
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forcefully HIIT her elbow from underneath snapping her shoulder back into place when autumn came Cameron took
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Colleen into the forests 25 miles outside of Red Bluff and put to work cutting cedar trees for firewood and
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fencing it was cold grueling work but Colleen enjoyed being out in nature they sometimes passed by other
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men with whom Cameron exchanged a wave he told Colleen they were all members of the
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company by this point Colleen's original slave colar had deteriorated and been replaced with a steel ring that was
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welded around her neck with Colleen now coming into contact with more people Cameron was concerned that the ring was
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too noticeable after a year of Colleen wearing it day in day out it was finally removed as a replacement slave marker
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Cameron pierced Colleen's labor with a gold hoop earring Colleen wasn't provided with any
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pain relief and the piercing made it painful to S O'Neal as 1979 came to a close Cameron
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had Colleen work on his next big project an underground dungeon below one of the
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sheds he referred to it as the whole telling Colleen she'd share the space with several other
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slaves as the senior slave it would be Colleen's job to help train and discipline the
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newcomers Colleen knew this meant that she'd be expected to torture other women this thought haunted Colleen as
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she spent hours was each night digging out the hole and making the concrete blocks that would line its
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interior at Christmas the hookers surprised Colleen by asking what she'd like as a
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gift Colleen's Faith had gotten her through the lowest points of her time in captivity wanting to build a closer
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relationship with God she asked for a Bible but Christmas her 23rd birthday and in New Year's past without her
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receiving one by mid January 1980 Colleen accepted that it would never come then just when she least expected
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it Cameron and Janice presented her with a white Bible inscribed on the first page was
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the handwritten message a gift to K powers from Cameron and Jan Colleen was permitted to read her
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Bible for a short period each day after her chores were complete she also snuck passing mes at night when she was
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changed to the toilet for craft work 1980 was looking to be a promising year Colleen was presented with three
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pairs of underwear the first she'd worn since her abduction as well as several more items of
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clothing she also began spending less and less time in the box under the bed forista Cameron took Colleen on an
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interstate trip to the tourist City of Reno Nevada when they arrived he ordered Colleen to approach strangers and beg
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for money he took every scent she collected before driving them back to Red Bluff Colleen was forced to Panhandle
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again first in the nearby city of Redding and then again in Red Bluff itself as she stood in the parking lot
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of the hooker's local supermarket begging passes by for money she was interrupted by a man's
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voice you need to move along he said pan handling is not permitted in Red Bluff Colleen turned
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around the person speaking to her was a police [Music] officer Colleen's mind raced that she
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was overcome with the combination of fear and relief she considered telling the officer the truth about what she was
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doing there but all she could think about was the company her fear of what they might do
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drowned out everything else she politely told the officer yes sir before moving along Janice hooker eventually took a
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new job at an electronic store which required her to work during the day this meant Colleen was left at home alone for
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the first time she spent the day tending to the couple's two young children whom Colleen
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had come to a door watching the sisters play and interact brought a rest smile to
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Colleen's face she held nothing against the two girls who were innocent parties in their parents'
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crimes they were too young to understand Colleen's true purpose in their household and remained blissfully
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unaware even when one accidentally stumbled across her chained to the toilet while the girls napped during the
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day Colleen was granted a short moment in the trailer entirely to herself she eyed at the telephone and
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contemplated calling her family she looked at the front door which was now left unlocked the threat of the company was
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omnipresent Colleen's fear of what they were capable of was embedded deep within
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her soul by the third anniversary of Colleen's abduction she had developed a greater understanding of her
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captiv she used this to her Advantage manipulating them to improve her quality of life in a letter to Cameron Colleen
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wrote you know how to make me feel good about myself and I love you so much for it I only wish that our dreams could be
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fulfilled with you because I feel a strong love and need to be with you I'll always serve you with singleness of
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heart this was a blatant lie but pandering to Cameron's ego and desires paid off Colleen's torture sessions
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became shorter and less severe she was even permitted to spend some nights sleeping on the bathroom floor while
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chained to the toilet but the most perplexing experience of her entire ordeal came
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when Janice took Colleen out to a bar not once but twice Colleen danced and socialized yet
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still couldn't bring herself to alert anyone there to her situation afterwards she was returned to
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the box under the bed like nothing had ever happened Colleen couldn't understand
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what motivated these kns out she suspected the hooker's marriage was tenuous and Janice was seeking the
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company of other men despite Janice saying that it was Colleen's role to take the pain for her
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Colleen sometimes overheard Cameron beating or whipping his distressed wife the fact that they were both victims of
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his violence didn't Garner any camaraderie from Janice Colleen was once crying outside
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of the trailer when the hooker's neighbor Dorothy copper approached and asked what was
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wrong Colleen told her she was upset because of Janice but refused to say more sensing Colleen was suppressing
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something Dorothy offered to contact her church who could provide Colleen with shelter and and
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assistance Colleen wanted to reveal the truth but didn't want to put Dorothy in danger of the
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company all she could bring herself to say was no I'll be okay but thank you Colleen was thankful for every
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moment she spent outside of the bed box and did whatever she could to extend this time she was occasionally taken on
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family out ings including a shopping trip in the town of Chico on Friday June 6th
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1980 as Janice browsed to the stores Cameron made Colleen an offer that left her
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stunned I'm going to let you call home but you would better not say anything wrong if you do I will cut off the call
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and make you wish you hadn't Colleen didn't know what to think was it some kind of test punishment or
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reward Cameron took her to a pay phone and dialed the number of Colleen's father's home he handed her the receiver
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keeping his hand hovering over the switch to let her know he could end the call at any
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moment the phone rang three times before Colleen heard her younger sister Bonnie
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answer hello it had been 3 years since the sisters had heard one another's voices
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Bonnie's excitement was palpable and she began bombarding Colleen with questions under the intense watch of
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Cameron Colleen could only provide vague answers after 5 minutes Cameron signaled
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for her to wrap it up she said a rushed goodbye to Bonnie before Cameron pressed
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to the receiver switch that night as Colleen lay in the bed box she was proud to have maintained
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her survival long enough to have been able to talk to her family again if nothing else
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they could sleep better having that without any explanation why Colleen was allowed to call her family twice
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more she was also permitted to write them three letters provided they were brief and contained little
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detail Cameron mailed the letters from Chico with no return address to ensure they couldn't be
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traced eventually Colleen gained enough confidence to ask Cameron for a major favor
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could she visit her family in person Cameron dismissed the suggestion outright saying the company would never
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allow it and no slave had ever visited their family by that fall after 2 years of
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Colleen and Cameron's hard work the whole was finally complete Cameron called The 10t X 10t
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underground dungeon Colleen's new home he took her into one of the sheds and down a ladder the concrete space was
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illuminated by a single light bulb and contained a lawn chair colen sleeping bag her Bible and a battery powered
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radio Cameron had designed the space to be expandable for his future goal of imprisoning more
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slaves he climbed out of the hole lifted the ladder out behind him and covered the exit with
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plywood shortly after Colleen stood on the lawn chair and upwards on the plywood it wouldn't
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move Cameron had placed something heavy on top with nothing else to do Colleen waited after several nights it started
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to rain water pelted down incessantly and filtered into the hole before long Coline was flooded up to her
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knees realizing the hole was unlivable Cameron sent Coline back into the box under the
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bed on Christmas Eve of 1980 Colleen was briefly allowed to call her father the hookers Also let her send a
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handmade blanket to her newborn half sister to Colleen's further surprise they gifted her a new Sleeping
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Bag days later while chained to the trailer's toilet Colleen turned 24 as the New Year dawned Colleen was
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allowed to sleep on the living room floor however Janice's resentment towards her continued to
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grow one day Jenice stumbled upon Colleen's Personal Diary Cameron had ordered her to use it
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to write about her time as his slave in an attempt to appease him Colleen had filled the pages with
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fictitious musings about her love for Cameron and feigned pleasure about about his sexual
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assaults upon reading the diary Janice was livered she had been unaware anything sexual was happening between
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her husband and Colleen now the diary convinced her they were in love Janice's rage was further fueled
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when one of her daughters called Colleen mom to punish Colleen for Janice's animosity Cameron tied Colleen between
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two trees and administered a harsh beating there was little Colleen could do besides sob and say I'm sorry Master I
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will do better Janice quit her job making Colleen anxious about what her days would now be like but to her surprise in
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early March Cameron announced the company has agreed to permit a visit with your family in
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Riverside he explained that he'd broken the deal by providing $30,000 for additional security Personnel phone TS
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and listening devices if Colleen caused any trouble security would swarm the house and
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people would get hurt the company just had one catch before she could go Colleen's
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obedience and Trust had to be put to the test the first test took place immediately Cameron drove Colleen to his
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father's Farm a few miles south Harold hooker wasn't home which allowed Cameron to take Colleen into a large hog filled
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Barn behind the house she was then suspended naked from the rafters but before Cameron could
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commence the test his father suddenly returned Cameron scrambled to release Colleen succeeding just as the barn door
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opened Colleen quickly hid behind a stack of feed bags Cameron G greed his father and left
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with him that night Colleen had dinner with Cameron and his parents she remained
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quiet as her master's Stern eyes remained fixed on her for the second test Colleen had to
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tell one of their neighbors that she was returning home to Riverside she also had to say goodbye to
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the hooker's daughters Colleen Did as she was told and then got into Cameron's pickup truck
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he drove around aimlessly under the guise of dropping her at the bus stop before sneaking her back into the bed
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box when the household was asleep it was the first time in months that Colleen had been there and she was
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immediately overwhelmed by The Familiar stomach churning claustrophobia yet as far as those
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around her were concerned she was gone over the coming days Cameron subjected Colleen to more test involving
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bondage and whipping then came her final test Colleen was ordered out of the box
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and onto her knees Cameron handed her a shotgun he told her to put the Barrel in
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her mouth and pull the trigger Colleen Did so without hesitation she heard a click and then
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nothing the weapon wasn't loaded she had passed the test in the early hours of Friday March 20
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1981 Colleen was scurried into Cameron's car before anyone could see they sped along Interstate 5 towards
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Southern California as the sun rose Cameron eventually veered off into Sacramento to colen's dread he told her
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that he needed to check in with the company they had just one last test for her in the city Cameron pulled up
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outside an impressive highrise building he ordered Colleen to wait in the car while he went
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inside Colleen began to pray her mind was flooded with all the horrific stories of torture that the company had
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inflicted on other slaves after 20 minutes Cameron reappeared this is your lucky day he
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said the company is too busy to see you Colleen breathed a sigh of relief as they continued on to
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Riverside after 12 hours on the road they finally arrived at her father's house Cameron intended to spend the
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weekend at a local motel but he warned Colleen that the company would be watching as she knocked excitedly on the
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front door Cameron drove away it was an emotional reunion as Colleen and her father embraced for the
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first time in 4 years the house was soon full of other family members who rushed
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over eager to see Colleen she wanted to tell them everything about her time away but was
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afraid of what the company might do to them if she spoke up later that night during a private
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conversation with her younger sister Bonnie Colleen felt close to telling the truth but she managed to resist the
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urge after spending the next day visiting relatives Colleen answered a call from
00:37:31
Cameron on the home phone he said he'd be over in 10 minutes to pick her up Colleen was shattered she thought
00:37:41
she'd be spending the entire weekend with her family not just one night Cameron arrived and introduced
00:37:48
himself as her fiance Mike as he lied to Colleen's family about their life together she kept
00:37:57
quiet at her Stepmother's request she posed in a photo alongside Cameron wrapping her arms around him and forcing
00:38:04
a smile Cameron then led her to his car just like that it was over as they made their way back towards
00:38:16
Red Bluff Colleen began to weep Cameron asked how the visit went she responded wonderful thank you master
00:38:27
I'm so glad the company allowed me to visit when they arrived back at the trailer the next morning Cameron raped
00:38:37
Colleen before ordering her back into the bed box The Joy she'd felt after visiting
00:38:43
her family quickly washed away it soon became clear that Cameron regretted allowing the trip the risk had simply
00:38:52
been too high what if Colleen's family took note of his car details and decided to report him to the police or what if
00:38:59
it gave Colleen the confidence to finally Escape every freedom luxury and privilege that Colleen had worked so
00:39:07
hard to gain was swiftly taken away colen's time in captivity resorted back to how it was at the beginning day
00:39:17
spent alone naked in the bed box before being released for brief intervals to be
00:39:22
tortured and raped the attacks increased in severity to a point where Colleen felt relief
00:39:28
when Cameron choked her as it took her mind off the pain on average she was given just four
00:39:35
or five meals a week consisting of nothing but rice or oatmeal no level of obedience earned
00:39:42
colen any rewards being restricted in the darkness caused Colleen's skin to turn pale and
00:39:50
her hair to fall out she developed strep throat and urinary infections for which
00:39:57
Cameron refused to get her medical treatment each morning when Cameron left for work the fumes from his car filtered
00:40:04
through the Box's air holes as a result of being starved Colleen's body sweated constantly yet she felt cold all
00:40:14
over at one point when she was taken out to shower Colleen weighed herself on a set of
00:40:20
scales prior to being abducted she weighed 135 lb the scales now R 98 it all became too much one day when
00:40:34
Cameron was at work Colleen was overcome with rage she scooted as far down into the bed box as she could and began
00:40:42
kicking fiercely at the wooden panel that blocked the exit something broke Colleen knew that if she kept
00:40:50
kicking she could burst out but fear kept her from going any further instead she lay terrified contemplating what
00:40:58
Cameron would do when he saw what she'd done upon discovering the damage Cameron
00:41:05
simply replaced the broken panel without saying a word in the summer of 1981 the hooker
00:41:13
family went away for a long weekend Colleen was left in the box with nothing but a jar of water and some
00:41:20
chocolate chip cookies the temperature in Red Bluff soared to record height turning the bed
00:41:27
box into an oven Colleen considered the very real possibility that she could die of
00:41:33
dehydration or heat stroke when the family returned 3 days later and Cameron let Colleen out she
00:41:40
was too weak to stand devoid of sensory input Colleen's time in the Box was defined by what
00:41:49
little she could hear of the outside world the odd truck passing a dog barking or a visitor arriving
00:41:57
nothing was worse than the sound of Cameron constructing his latest torture device all colen had left was
00:42:07
God to survive she shut off all her emotions until she became completely numb days weeks and months passed until
00:42:16
1981 rolled into the new year the entirety of 1982 came and went with Colleen confined to the bed box
00:42:26
save for the torture sessions in October 1983 after 2 and 1/2 years Cameron moved Colleen from the box
00:42:38
and back into the hole below the shed while these conditions were still ghastly it was a major Improvement as
00:42:46
Colleen had room to move and could access both her Bible and the radio after a week in the hall the tra
00:42:55
door opened Colleen looked up expecting to see Cameron instead three Angelic faces
00:43:03
looked down at her it was the two hooker daughters and another young girl Cameron had warned them against
00:43:11
playing in the shed but curiosity had gotten the better of them Colleen wasn't sure if the girls
00:43:18
saw her but Cameron moved her back into the bed box regardless putting an end to
00:43:23
his plans for the whole once and for all when no one came looking for Colleen by
00:43:29
late 1983 Cameron began reintegrating her back into his family for reasons unknown the rapes
00:43:37
also stopped this led to an improvement in Colleen and Jen's relationship they began studying the
00:43:45
Bible together this was the first time the two women had engaged in meaningful conversation since the day of Colleen's
00:43:53
abduction in 1977 Cameron exploited the women's connection to the Bible interpreting its words to
00:44:01
fit his agenda he told them that the Bible ordered wives to obey their husbands or
00:44:08
they'd be sent to hell he told a story about a path that led in two directions one to righteousness and the other to
00:44:17
Hell Cameron told Colleen that she'd been going down the wrong path until he saved her saying God wanted you to be
00:44:27
here December 31 1983 marked Colleen's 27th birthday by this point it had been nearly 3 years since the visit home that
00:44:38
ultimately led to her second phase of intense captivity slowly but surely Colleen had
00:44:45
rebuilt the hooker's trust in her in January 1984 she asked Cameron to let her do something with her
00:44:53
life a month later he had a surprise announcement God said you can get a job to increase her chances of finding
00:45:07
employment Colleen was permitted more time out of the box to improve her mental and physical health resuming the
00:45:14
role of Kay the living Nanny she was reintroduced to the hooker's daughters who were now aged 6
00:45:21
and8 the girls were delighted to see her again as with the neighbors who remained
00:45:27
oblivious to the fact that Colleen had been living next door the entire time Coline could spend time in the
00:45:35
garden again at night she was allowed to sleep in the bathroom Unchained before eventually moving back into the living
00:45:43
room Cameron told her to stop calling him master and refer to him by his real name
00:45:50
instead this made Colleen uncomfortable so she settled on calling him sir during this time Colleen began to think
00:46:00
she was no longer being viewed as Cameron's sex slave but his second wife she continued acting like his slave
00:46:08
regardless not wanting to lose her privileges in late May Janice took Colleen around looking for work she even
00:46:18
used her real name on her resume yet the name Colleen Stan didn't ring any alarm bells in Red Bluff
00:46:27
eventually Colleen was offered a job as a housekeeper at a motel called King's Lodge Janice dropped her off every
00:46:35
morning at 8:00 and picked her up at the end of her shift 5 hours later sometimes Colleen was allowed to
00:46:43
ride a bike to and from work a fast efficient worker she was soon promoted to a Front Desk
00:46:50
position working longer hours meant Colleen was able to spend more time away from the tra
00:46:57
she earned $200 a fortnite 180 of which was taken by her captiv fear of the company continued to
00:47:06
keep Colleen in line she was friendly and helpful towards her colleagues but rarely engaged them in conversation and
00:47:14
volunteered no details about her life even when the hookers permitted her to go out for drinks with a coworker
00:47:22
Colleen revealed nothing about her situation not wanting to jeopardize her Newfound
00:47:29
freedoms by now Colleen's relationship with the hookers vastly improved she was allowed to drive their car to the shops
00:47:37
and joined them on a picnic at Bernie Falls there Colleen posed for a photo with the Jenice and the girls in front
00:47:45
of the waterfalls each woman embracing one of the children colen smiled for the photo as
00:47:51
if they were one big happy family knowing in her heart they were anything but after this Colleen was allowed to
00:47:59
attend church sometimes Janice went with her and would be brought to Tears by the
00:48:05
pastor's words after a year free from sexual abuse Cameron told Colleen God wants you to have sex with
00:48:16
me he said he wouldn't force it but pressured her nonetheless and even gained Jess's
00:48:23
support Cameron eventually broke Colleen down into submission and the two women were put on a schedule in which they
00:48:30
were each delegated to sleeping with Cameron for two nights a week Janice felt the arrangement was
00:48:37
sinful and wrong she confided in Colleen that she was thinking of leaving her husband not wanting to be left alone
00:48:45
with Cameron Colleen pleaded with her to reconsider meanwhile Cameron began making plans for the
00:48:53
future he told Colleen about his desire to move to a large plot of land in the forest where she could have her own
00:49:00
cabin and he could acquire more slaves Cameron told Colleen someday you can have my
00:49:09
baby although she eventually wanted a child of her own Colleen shut this plan down this prompted Cameron to
00:49:18
respond what if I don't give you a choice at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday August 9 1984 Colleen was cleaning one of the
00:49:29
rooms at the king's Lodge Motel when she was interrupted by a knock at the door by this point it had been 7 years 4
00:49:38
months and 21 days since her abduction Colleen looked up to see Janice hooker standing
00:49:47
there we need to talk she said Janice told Colleen that Cameron hooker was not a member of any slave trading
00:50:04
company the contract he'd forced her to sign was fake and everything he told Colleen had been a
00:50:11
lie Jenice apologized for the role she had played saying she hoped Colleen could find it in her heart to forgive
00:50:20
her Colleen stood in shock as the full weight of jesa Revelation and sunk in the years of torture she'd endured
00:50:29
flashed before her eyes until she collapsed onto the bed in tears Colleen scolded herself out loud
00:50:37
asking how she could be so stupid to believe such a lie for so long Janice began to cry too whether it was guilt a
00:50:46
religious Epiphany or simply a desire to remove Colleen from the pitcher once and
00:50:51
for all Janice offered no explanation for why she'd finally decided to reveal the truth she simply
00:50:59
stated we need to get out Colleen was frightened she suggested they go to their church and speak with
00:51:08
their Pastor a man named Frank Dabney the pair immediately left the motel and headed to the church where
00:51:15
they found Pastor Dabney in his office he listened intently as Janice opened up about her problematic
00:51:22
marriage withholding the full truth Janice said her husband was abusive and having an affair with Colleen who was
00:51:30
being held against her will Colleen then spoke up adding Colleen Stan is my real
00:51:40
name Pastor Dabney was taken aback he firmly advised both women to get away from Cameron hooker
00:51:49
immediately they began brainstorming ways to go about it but at 3:30 p.m. Janice real realized she was supposed to
00:51:56
bit Cameron up from work in 30 minutes not wanting to arouse any suspicion Pastor Dabney advised Janice
00:52:04
to collect her husband as though everything was normal when Cameron went to work the following day the trio could
00:52:11
reconvene to orchestrate the Escape Janice and Colleen returned to Janice's car as soon as they sat inside
00:52:21
Janice had a panic attack she never kept a secret from Cameron and feared what would happen if he suspected anything
00:52:28
was going on both women were convinced that Cameron would kill them if he found out
00:52:34
they were conspiring against him Colleen thought it was best if Janice spent as little time around
00:52:41
Cameron as possible she advised Janice to pretend she was feeling unwell and needed to
00:52:47
sleep in the living room to prevent him from getting sick too they picked Cameron up from work and
00:52:55
Janice did as Colleen suggested that night the two women settled down in the living room as
00:53:01
Cameron slept alone in the bedroom it was a restless anxiety-ridden night the following morning Cameron left
00:53:10
for work at 5:00 Janice and Colleen immediately started packing their belongings by 1:00 p.m. they were ready
00:53:21
to go Colleen Janice and the two children got in the car and headed to Janice's parents house 9 Mi south of Red
00:53:30
Bluff Janice told her parents she and Cameron were having marital issues and asked if they could stay for a few
00:53:37
nights once settled safely inside Colleen heard what she believed to be God's voice telling her to go home to
00:53:45
her family in Riverside on the day of Colleen's abduction she ignored a voice that told
00:53:52
her to run from the hookers she now believed that had been a warning from God not wanting to ignore
00:54:00
him again she told Janice she was going home to her surprise Janice agreed but she begged Colleen not to go to the
00:54:11
police the thought hadn't even crossed Colleen's mind she just wanted to be with her
00:54:20
family Colleen phoned the local bus company and learned that there was was a bus departing to Riverside early the
00:54:27
following morning but it would set her back $150 Colleen didn't have any money needing the cash fast she dialed the
00:54:37
number of her father Jack Martin by this point 3 years had passed since the two had spoken but with his
00:54:46
daughter in need Jack didn't hesitate he told Colleen he'd wire her the money plus some extra straight away
00:54:57
waiting for the bus ride was agonizing Colleen pictured Cameron returning to the trailer to find it empty he knew
00:55:05
where Janice's parents lived and there was every chance that he'd come looking for them there sure enough just before
00:55:12
dusk Cameron's car pulled into the driveway Janice ordered Colleen and the girls to hide in the bedroom and to not
00:55:20
come out under any circumstances she then went outside to speak to Cameron an hour and a half later she
00:55:29
returned and told her parents everything including the truth about Colleen being
00:55:33
held as a sex slave Janice's parents struggled to comprehend the scope of their daughter's
00:55:41
story they rationalized it as a typical marital spot and told Janice that they hoped she'd get back with Cameron for
00:55:48
the sake of the children the following morning of Saturday August 11th Janice drove
00:55:56
Colleen to collect the money her dad had wired her and then took her to the bus station as they waited for the bus to
00:56:03
depart Janice once again implored Colleen not to contact the police saying we need to give Cameron a chance
00:56:12
to change the two then said their goodbyes alone at the station Colleen had one last thing she needed to do she
00:56:24
went to a pay phone and dialed the number for the hooker's trailer Cameron answered Colleen didn't bother with a
00:56:33
greeting serious and Resolute she said I'm leaving you and you can't stop me I'm getting on the bus and going home
00:56:42
and there's nothing you can do about it Colleen then heard a sound she'd never heard
00:56:50
before Cameron was crying goodbye she said as Colleen hung up the phone and bordered the bus the only emotion she
00:57:02
felt was Joy her prayers had finally been answered she was going home the bus arrived in Riverside at
00:57:15
7:00 a.m. on Sunday August 12th Colleen's parents and sisters were waiting with other members of the family
00:57:23
who rushed to embrace her the moment she disembarked Colleen's mother grabbed her
00:57:29
and said you're going to tell us where you have been and you're going to tell us
00:57:36
now over a meal of bacon eggs and pancakes Colleen explained to her loved ones that the man they'd met as Mike had
00:57:44
in fact abducted her and told her against her will to save them the pain she withheld
00:57:50
the horrific details about the torture she'd endured simply saying she was was forced to clean his house and watch his
00:57:58
children Colleen's family urged her to go to the police but she explained that her Cap's wife had begged her not
00:58:05
to I want to give them a chance she said Colleen's family couldn't comprehend this Colleen herself didn't
00:58:15
fully understand her own motives perhaps it was her religious faith and belief in forgiveness or maybe
00:58:23
the relief of finally being home outweighed any desire for justice she wondered if there was a part
00:58:30
of her that still feared Cameron Colleen told her family you don't understand everything
00:58:38
and I would appreciate it if you would let me take care of this Colleen endeavored to rebuild her
00:58:45
life but found it hard to sever all tires with the hookers she called Janice only to learn
00:58:52
that she had decided to stay with her husband in a bus to salvage their marriage Cameron had promised to change
00:58:59
and Janice believed him Colleen remained in touch to see if Cameron was being true to his word once
00:59:07
she even spoke to Cameron himself he asked how to make a tuna sandwich without his connection to the
00:59:15
company instilling her with fear Colleen found Cameron pathetic and felt sorry for
00:59:22
him by Sunday November 11 1984 Colleen had been home for 3 months when she received a call from a panicked sounding
00:59:30
Janice hooker Jenice told Coline someone's going to call you you need to talk to them she then hung
00:59:41
up perplexed Colleen immediately called back to find out what was going on Janice was now crying she
00:59:51
explained I told the police everything after Colleen left Red Bluff Janice was convinced that Cameron would lash out
01:00:01
and perhaps even kill her she was therefore surprised when he begged her to come home and save their
01:00:09
marriage Cameron promised he'd change by giving up his appetite for sadism getting rid of all his sexual
01:00:15
paraphernalia and even getting counseling Jenice spent a week contemplating her options before
01:00:22
concluding that she needed Cameron to support her and their two young daughters she returned to their Red
01:00:28
Bluff trailer Cameron began joining her at church and made a solemn bow to change
01:00:34
his ways several weeks later Janice woke up to find a tense Cameron awake beside her
01:00:43
she asked what was wrong I don't know he replied Janice had the instinctive feeling that Cameron was about to do
01:00:53
something terrible and it filled her with fear in a bid to settle Cameron's nerves
01:00:59
Janice suggested that they get up and burn everything h a mass during Colleen's time in
01:01:05
captivity Cameron was apprehensive But ultimately agreed he collected his entire
01:01:11
pornography collection bondage equipment images he took of Colleen and even the fake slavery contract he had her sign he
01:01:20
threw them all into a barrel in the backyard and set it a light Janice was surprised to learn that
01:01:28
Colleen wanted to remain in contact in letters to Janice Colleen wrote I pray for you and Cameron that you will never
01:01:36
again get tangled up in a life of sin I do not want to play God and I forgive you and Cameron for all things it's
01:01:47
done meanwhile Cameron failed to deliver on his promises he refused to go to therapy instead blaming his criminal
01:01:56
behavior on a hormonal imbalance that he claimed could be cured by drinking one beer every
01:02:02
night Janice soon discovered a hidden stash of hardcore pornography bondage gear and sculptures of naked women that
01:02:10
Cameron had made ridden with anxiety she feared it was only a matter of time before her
01:02:16
husband procured another Slave at a doctor's appointment in Reading Janice struck up a conversation
01:02:24
with the Clinic's receptionist a woman named Connie Fleming the pair became friends and over
01:02:31
time they started opening up to one another about a range of personal topics during one meeting Janice
01:02:39
presented Connie with a long list of questions about her fears and motivations one
01:02:45
asked are you afraid of your husband despite the the story that Cameron had told Colleen about acquiring
01:02:57
Janice through the company the truth was that the pair had been introduced by a mutual friend in
01:03:04
1973 at the time Janice was an insecure unpopular 15-year-old who had a poor relationship with her neglectful
01:03:13
father consequently she latched on to any boy who gave her attention and was so scared of rejection that she
01:03:20
submitted to them entirely Cameron h harbored his own insecurities the tall skinny 19-year-old
01:03:29
was ungainly with large horn rimmed glasses while he didn't participate in extracurricular activities and barely
01:03:37
passed his academic classes he excelled at shop where he learned about tools machines and
01:03:44
construction despite being an awkward Outcast amongst his peers Cameron appealed to Janice just by being nice to
01:03:53
her a few months into their relationship Cameron revealed a hidden s of himself he told Janice that he wanted to
01:04:01
suspend her from a tree by her wrists totally naked he assured her that other girlfriends had to let him do that and
01:04:10
lots of other people did it too sexually naive and hungry for love and approval Janice reluctantly agreed
01:04:18
to Cameron's request Janice found the experience painful and frightening but afterwards
01:04:26
Cameron showered her with tenderness and affection she agreed to let him do it again even when things escalated to
01:04:34
include being whipped and beaten several times each month Janice endured the pain so she could Relish in
01:04:41
Cameron's subsequent kindness once she even consented to being tied up and almost drown in the
01:04:50
lake Janice was confused Cameron's desires Disturbed her but outside of these sadistic encounters he was the
01:04:59
nicest man she'd ever met she considered him to be polite funny and easygoing and
01:05:05
she found herself falling in love after dating for a year and a half the two were
01:05:12
married to Outsiders the hookers were a happy young couple setting up a future together behind closed doors Cameron's
01:05:21
abuse escalated he began chok Janice and once held a knife to her throat asking if she
01:05:27
wanted to die Cameron threatened Janice with photos of people being crucified warning
01:05:34
that he'd do the same to her for the first few years of their marriage Janice appeased her husband by
01:05:41
fully submitting to his demands but as Cameron's appetite for violence grew Jenice struggled to
01:05:48
conceal her true feelings too insecure to outright refuse him she made it clear she no longer
01:05:55
wanted to participate in his games one day Cameron presented Janice with a small carpet lined wooden box he
01:06:05
wanted her to try it on to see if it fit on a woman's head Janice reluctantly did
01:06:12
so Cameron momentarily locked it shut which terrified Janice so much that she vowed never to go through it
01:06:19
again therefore in 1975 she didn't protest when Cameron presented her with a proposition he wanted a slave who could
01:06:30
take the pain humiliation and torture away from Janice she agreed on one condition
01:06:38
Cameron was forbidden from having sex with his slave Cameron accepted assuring his wife
01:06:45
the arrangement would only be temporary he just wanted quote a girl who couldn't
01:06:51
say no Cameron got to work sorting out his plant Logistics he prepared the basement
01:07:01
of their o streight home equipping it with torture devices and handmade restraints then he started stalking
01:07:08
unsuspecting women his plans were abruptly put on hold when Janice felt pregnant with
01:07:14
their first child after their baby girl was born the couple took a drive together on Thursday
01:07:21
May 19 1977 they cruised the streets of Red Bluff for half an hour before spotting Coline
01:07:29
Stan hitchhiking on the side of the road 7 and a half years later Janice hooker cautiously began to confide in
01:07:40
her new friend and Confidant Connie Fleming she confessed that her husband was evil and hesitantly disclosed
01:07:48
everything that had happened with Colleen Stan Connie was a Stan sounded she asked
01:07:56
why didn't you do anything Janice replied I did I let her go Connie urged Janice to go to the
01:08:07
police but Janice was too scared of what her husband might do saying I'm afraid he will kill
01:08:14
me she was also terrified of being viewed as an accomplice and what this might mean for her two young
01:08:21
daughters but then Connie asked asked Janice an unbearable question what if Cameron did something
01:08:28
to their children for Janice this thought was the straw that broke the camel's back she
01:08:36
went to the police Janice told detectives that while she knew what her husband was doing was
01:08:44
wrong she felt powerless against him she'd even contemplated taking her own life in a desperate attempt to be free
01:08:51
of his control after hearing her outrageous story from start to finish the detectives were
01:09:00
stunned neither camaron nor Janice hooker had a criminal record and both were completely unknown to law
01:09:07
enforcement if what Janice was saying was true the police had many questions primarily why hadn't Colleen
01:09:16
Stan tried to escape when the opportunities arose Janice explained she was brainwashed 100% totally
01:09:29
Brainwashed the following day detectives went to Riverside to hear Colleen's side
01:09:34
of the story surrounded by her supportive family Colleen Finally Revealed the truth about what she'd
01:09:41
endured at the hands of the hookers her version of events fully aligned with the Genesis there was just
01:09:48
one key detail missing a detective asked Colleen did the hookers ever talk about the
01:09:56
woman kidnapped prior to [Music] you during her police interview Janice had made one final
01:10:08
confession she said that on Saturday January 31 1976 16 months before Colleen Stan was
01:10:16
abducted the hookers were driving through the California town of Chico when Cameron spotted a young woman with
01:10:22
long dark hair a walking alone he pulled over and offered her a ride the woman gratefully accepted and
01:10:31
climbed into the back seat of their Dodge cult she introduced herself as marz and asked to be dropped off at her
01:10:39
apartment nearby Cameron drove marz to her building as directed but when she started to get out of the car he grabbed
01:10:48
her by the hair and pulled her back in he jammed her head between the car seats and demanded that she
01:10:56
cooperate from there everything played out just like it had at the beginning of col's
01:11:02
abduction Cameron drove down an isolated dirt road where he proceeded to restrain
01:11:07
marz and shut her head in the carpeted box once they arrived at the hooker's O Street home Cameron released marz from
01:11:16
the headbox and momentarily left her alone with the Janice the young girl pleaded to be let
01:11:23
go according to Janice she didn't know what her husband had in store for the young
01:11:28
woman and could only reassure her that everything would be okay Cameron forced marz into the
01:11:36
couple's basement and stripped her naked when she wouldn't stop screaming Cameron
01:11:41
cut her vocal cords with a knife the procedure was sloppy and mariz lost a lot of
01:11:48
blood Cameron then strung her up in the basement and spent the night shooting her in the abdomen with a pellet
01:11:55
gun at one stage marz motioned for a pen and paper so she could write a message for her
01:12:02
captors she wrote that her loved ones would pay them any amount of money if they just let her
01:12:09
go Cameron realized it was only a matter of time before Mary's bled to death he therefore opted to choke her with his
01:12:17
bare hands once mes was dead Cameron wrapped her body in a blanket and bundled her
01:12:24
into the trunk of his car he and Janice then drove to a secluded Forest Northeast of Red Bluff
01:12:31
and buried marz in a shallow grave Janice asked her husband if he was bothered by what
01:12:39
happened although Cameron was disappointed that his first attempt at securing a slave had failed he replied
01:12:46
with a call no back at the couple's home they went through through Mar lizza's belongings her purse contained an
01:12:57
identification card that named her as 18-year-old Maurice spanaki Cameron burned this along with
01:13:05
the rest of Mara's belongings keeping only her small gold wristwatch which he then started to
01:13:11
wear given it was a women's watch Cameron's co-workers noticed and thought it was
01:13:17
odd the watch soon broke off and was destroyed by a wood chipper Colleen Stan told the detectives she had
01:13:27
no knowledge of Maurice spanaki or Janice's allegations however she did recall that
01:13:33
in the early days of her own captivity Cameron had warned her I will cut your vocal cords I did it once and I can do
01:13:41
it again but that wasn't all when she was later moved to the bed box in the trailer she noticed that her own
01:13:50
personal belongings had been hidden in a space near the opening among them was a photo of a smiling
01:13:56
young woman with long dark hair and dark eyes as Colleen described the woman in specific detail one detective
01:14:06
remarked that's her that's Marie Janice hooker led a search party to the forest to locate Marie span's
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remains but once they arrived she announced I can't remember it was dark cold and so long
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ago the group left the forest empty-handed meanwhile police arrived at Cameron hooker's trailer and placed him
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under arrest a search of the property failed to uncover any evidence pertaining to
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The Disappearance or death of Maurice benaki and Janice's allegations alone weren't enough to lay any charges for
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that case for his crimes against Colleen Stan however Cameron hooker was charged with
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16 felony counts ranging from kidnapping to rape Cameron's arrest left the Red Bluff
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community in complete shock not only had he been viewed as a hardworking Family Man the various people who'd met Colleen
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during her time in captivity thought she'd seemed happy enough and they hadn't suspected a
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thing while some sensed something was off about Colleen's Reserve and distant Behavior none could imagine the degree
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of depravity that was occurring behind closed doors the case stirred a media frenzy
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with Colleen Stan being dubbed the girl in the Box reporters camped out in front of her
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home desperate for an interview but Colleen wasn't interested in speaking to anyone about the case including Janice
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hooker whom she severed ties with with Cameron behind bars she saw no further need for them to
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communicate after pleading not guilty Cameron hooker faced trial in September 1985 a total of 140 pieces of evidence
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were presented to the jury including the torture devices used on colen such as the headbox the rack the frame the
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stretcher and even a diagram of the hole the bed box Callen had spent the bulk of her latter years in was put on
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display its inside stained with an imprint of her body photographs from a role of film
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found in Cameron's home had also been developed and shown during the trial among them were images of a naked
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blindfolded and restrained Coline plus similar images of Janice in varying stages of
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pregnancy Cameron's defense relied on two points firstly the the 7-year statute of limitations for kidnapping
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had passed and that those charges should therefore be dropped entirely secondly that Colleen Stan was
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a quote willing participant who was free to leave at any time in support of this claim the
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defense referred to the signed slave contract the love letters that Colleen had written for Cameron and the diary
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she kept that detailed her treatment in a positive light they also showed the jury smiling
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photos of Colleen during her time with the hookers including the one of her and Cameron during their brief trip to visit
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her family in 1981 various Witnesses also testified to having seen Colleen out and about unsher
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owned Janice hooker had been granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for her full cooperation in her
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husband's trial on the stand she told the court from the very first night I took
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no joy in having a woman in the basement of our home I was riddled with guilt and
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sick with fear she said she was afraid of interacting with Colleen so she simply
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focused on raising her children Janice asserted I too was a victim of Cameron hooker even after he had his slave the
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physical torture never stopped for me I feared for my life and wasn't able to escape from Cameron any more than
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Colleen was able to free herself we are both survivors from a horrible situation while Colleen wished that
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Janice had taken action earlier to save them both from a lot of pain she bore no
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ill will towards Janice for escaping prosecution she was just grateful that the truth had finally been
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[Music] exposed when it was time for Colleen to testify she was petrified that the
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jurors would believe Cameron's claims that her entire ordeal had been consensual if just one juror believed
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this Cameron would be a free man over three exhausting days Colleen detailed her experience from the moment
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Cameron put a knife to her throat in his car to her bus ride back home to Riverside the defense Whitted her entire
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experience down to simple yes or no questions asking did you write love letters to
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Cameron did you put your arms around Cameron and kiss him did you tell Cameron you loved
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him all Colleen could do was answer with an honest helpless yes the prosecution gave her the
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opportunity to justify her actions asking why did you tell the defendant you loved him Colleen
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explained because I felt forced he wouldn't hurt me as much if I expressed love towards
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him when asked and did you love him Colleen replied firmly no for the entire duration of the trial
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Cameron hooker wore a confident smirk he testified in his own defense during which he admitted to having a
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fascination with bondage discipline and sedom masochism as far as he was was concerned
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many people involved in this lifestyle either kept slaves or wanted to be slaves and these activities were both
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entirely normal and legal between two consenting adults Cameron admitted to kidnapping
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Colleen and taking her to his basement but he claimed that within days they started to develop a close
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relationship he intended to release Colleen after a month but her attitude improved and he felt they were was stuck
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with her Cameron claimed that 3 months in Colleen began to develop an interest in
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bondage and he gradually introduced her to his fetishes after that any sex or Master
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Slave relationship between them was entirely consensual he only fabricated the company to prevent Colleen from going to
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the police if she ever left him Cameron claimed everything fell apart when Janice and Colleen fell in
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love and plotted to have him arrested so they could live happily ever after together camon hooker's trial lasted for
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5 weeks before the jury delivered its verdict guilty the next day Cameron called
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Colleen from jail saying I wanted to give you a chance to chew me out Colleen immediately hung up and
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Cameron was prevented from making any further calls to her makinging that the last time the pair ever
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spoke at Cameron's sentencing the judge remarked I consider this defendant the most dangerous psychopath I have ever
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dealt with in that he is the opposite of what he seems he will be a danger to women as
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long as he is alive with that Cameron hooker was sentenced to 104 years imprisonment he was also awarded to pay
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Colleen Stan $50,000 in restitution but as of 2023 she hasn't received descent neither he nor anyone else has
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ever been charged in relation to The Disappearance or murder of Maurice beniki and her case remains
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unsolved when ceron was convicted Colleen felt a great sense of relief safe in the knowledge that he could no
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longer hurt anyone else over time her relief turned to anger and she began to truly resent him
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and the time he stole Colleen became overwhelmed with guilt and shame for submitting to
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Cameron and not trying to escape it took the words of a psychologist to reassure her that what
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she did wasn't wrong after all she came out alive she was a survivor as a result of her time in captivity
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Colleen faced a long road to recovery she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and
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required shoulder surgery to correct the damage Cameron had caused by tying her to the
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stretcher she could no longer sit for long periods of time without back support being kept in the darkness for
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so long had also damaged Colleen's eyesight and she needed glasses while the constant whining of the ventilation
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fan in the bed box caused hearing loss in her left ear her skin was scarred from the
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restraints whipping and electrical shocks her hair remained thin and [Music] balding despite these constant reminders
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of what she'd endured Colleen endeavored to live a normal life she obtained a degree got married and had a
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baby every day she was grateful for the freedoms in life that most people took for
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granted she relished in small Pleasures such as getting up in the middle of the night to drink a glass of water or
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cooking herself breakfast it bothered her how fast people rushed through their daily lives
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either unwilling or incapable of slowing down to enjoy a beautiful sunset or look
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up at the stars Colleen wrote a book about her survival titled the simple gifts of
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life she refuses to be defined by her experience saying I was normal before I was
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abducted so why shouldn't I be normal now it was hooker not me who was abnormal he may have stolen years from
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me but I'm not going to let him steal everything from me he's not going to prevent me from living and enjoying
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[Music] life during a brief encounter at Cameron's trial Janice hooker promised Colleen that she'd one day tell her the
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whole story years later Colleen drove past the hooker's old trailer in Red Bluff and
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was stunned to see Janice was still living there raising her two daughters Janice had divorced Cameron
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the year after his trial citing irreconcilable differences Colleen approached Janice
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willing to reconnect and finally hear the entire story she'd been promised however Janice quickly escorted
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Colleen back to her car before her daughters could see and barked you were the cause of my broken
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marriage all these problems were your fault surprised and shocked Colleen could only
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respond I'm out of here before driving away the two women never saw each other or spoke again
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