Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life

Author/Guide: Jim Green

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1980s: A girl is kidnapped and kept in a box for several years

ISBN: 978-1440118371
Genre: Crime, Non-Fiction

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What you need to know before your trail

Throughout my captivity, I was never told what was going to happen next or why. This lack of knowledge was used by Master to maintain a continuous element of fear and control over me. Anytime I was taken out of the box, I never knew what to expect. Fear of the unknown was always with me as I was kept in the dark both physically and mentally.This lack of knowledge may have been a good thing in one sense. If I had known the length of my entombment after returning from Riverside, I’m not sure I would have survived. Of course, I’m not sure even Master knew how long he was going to keep me in the box.A few days passed then a few more. Then weeks passed followed by months. Months slowly turned into years. I would spend the next three years of my life (1981-1984) in the box sleeping, dreaming, and praying.

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Eugene OR and Red Bluff CA (c) Google

Colleen J. Stan (born December 31, 1956) is the real life victim of this horrific case. Only a map showing the vague locations of the city where she lived and went missing are shown for illustration purposes only. this is no trail but a real life case which made the headlines.

Colleen was kidnapped and held as a sex slave by Cameron and Janice Hooker in their Red Bluff, California home for over seven years between 1977 and 1984.

She was taken when hitchhiking from her home in Eugene, Oregon to a friend’s house. The couple picked her up but then took her to their home where they kept her as a sex slave.

They placed her head in a small box which tied at her throat. The box was

designed to prevent light, sound and fresh air from entering.