In the summer of 1984, a young woman kidnapped in Northern California finally makes her escape after seven years of violence, torture, imprisonment, and coercive control. While free from the physical restraints of her horrific experience, the emotional battle is just beginning.  The investigation and legal battles unfold while the victim, Colleen Stan, attempts to rebuild her life.

Resources:
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)
Cameron Hooker & Wife Janice Today: Where Are They Now? (heavy.com)
PEOPLE v. HOOKER (1988) | FindLaw

Perfect Victim, Christine McGuire & Carla Norton, Arbor House/William Morrow Publishers, 1988.

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