A true story of riveting psychological intensity by the assistant D.A. who prosecuted the captor of "the girl in the box".
Called the "sex slave," and "the girl in the box" case, this is the story behind Colleen Stan's terrifying, seven-year-long imprisonment by Cameron Hooker as told by the district attorney who tried the case.
Tehama County investigators uncovered the reality of the confinement, including a twenty-pound head box and a soundproof basement workshop. Grounded in police files, the narrative details the fabricated syndicate Hooker used to terrorize his captive into submission.
McGuire tracks the prosecution through the Redwood City courtroom. Too bizarre to be anything but true, it is a tale of riveting intensity and gripping courtroom drama.
