Man Says He Was Held Captive in Room For 20 Years by His Stepmother And Set the House on Fire to Escape Socialites, get into this wild story — because this one right here will leave you speechless. A Connecticut man claims he was held hostage in a room by his own stepmother for two

A Connecticut man allegedly held captive and starved by his stepmother for more than two decades escaped the small room he had been locked away in by setting their house on fire, authorities said Wednesday.

Firefighters responding to a house fire found a man who claimed he intentionally set the blaze to escape his room. He said he had been starved and held captive for more than 20 years by his stepmother.

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Police in Connecticut say a house fire revealed a man being held against his will by his stepmother for decades. Police in Waterbury say on February 17, the victim, who is a 32-year-old man, set fire to the room he was allegedly being held in.

"Everyone really was concerned with this child since he was 5 years old. You knew something was wrong. It was grossly wrong," the man's former principal told NBC Connecticut of the alleged abuse