WATERBURY, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - The victim who was allegedly held captive for 20 years by his stepmother in Connecticut has spoken publicly. It has been nearly two months since the man was ...

Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.

Heather Tessman, the half-sister of the 69-pound man known as “Male Victim One,” joined NewsNation to discuss his case.

I have no words." Vallerand and the accuser’s half-sister, Heather Tessman, have vowed to attend the court proceedings. The biological father of the man at the center of the case died in 2024.

The victim's biological mother says she never stopped searching for her son. Heather Tessman, the victim's half-sister, said police have not allowed her or her mother, who gave up custody of her ...