Crazy - This woman was abducted when she was 15, and kept in a dungeon for 20 years as a sex slave (amongst other things) - repeatedly tortured psychologically and physically, and kept barely alive. The man and his accomplice wife who captured her would take her for walks on a leash in their gigantic backyard. Gradually, she became convinced that she was the legal property of her tormentor, and when the couple let her roam around the town 20 years later (telling her to be back by that evening), she obeyed, knowing nothing better. Years later when out on the town she realised that she was a slave, somebody finally managed to convince her that this was not legal, and she allowed the memories to come back...
Fascinating and sad how deeply confused people can become over time.
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it's undeniably crazy....are people really doing that? That's insanity.
yikes. the brain is a vast mystery, and really does control more than we know.
poor lady. I hope she can lead a semi normal life after all that.
Where did you read this? I want the full story...
It was in "The Encyclopaedia of Crime"... by Cyrax, Wilson and Katz. Thick book with a summary of many of the most heinous crimes, serial killers etc - many old ones too from medieval times right until 2003.
fascinating.
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