In 1977, a young woman kidnapped by a married couple while hitchhiking is taken to their home and imprisoned for the next seven years. During this time the woman is subjected to depraved torture, sensory deprivation, and sexual abuse. Deep and pervasive brainwashing and coercive control make it less and less likely she will ever escape, despite one of her captors eventually telling her the terrible truth which could facilitate her breaking free. 

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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