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I don’t hate people at all,” Tracy Vallerand said of alleged wicked stepmother Kimberly Sullivan. “This one, I hate.” ...

The biological mother of a Connecticut man allegedly held captive for decades by his stepmother has revealed new details ...

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

During an exclusive sit-down interview with NBC Connecticut, Vallerand said she gave up custody of her son shortly after his ...

“I have been kept a secret my entire life,” he told the police. Image Heather Tessman, the half sister of the man who was rescued from the fire on Blake Street, had been searching for her ...

WATERBURY, Conn. -- The biological family of a Connecticut man who said he was held captive for 20 years spoke out on ...

WATERBURY, Connecticut -- The woman accused of holding her stepson captive for decades pleaded not guilty in court Friday.

Heather Tessman. three years earlier. "We should actually start when Heather was born, because that’s pretty much where it all began," Vallerand said. "One day I was at work. I got called up ...

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.

Heather Tessman. three years earlier. "We should actually start when Heather was born, because that’s pretty much where it all began," Vallerand said. "One day I was at work. I got called up ...