Moment Connecticut house of horrors victim is rescued after lighting fire to escape stepmom Kimberly Sullivan who held him captive for decades

Dramatic bodycam footage captured the daring rescue of the alleged abused Connecticut man held captive by his wicked stepmom for 20 years as she stood and yelled at first responders outside the burning “house of horrors.”Waterbury Fire Department members rushed to reports of a fire in the western Connecticut enclave on Feb.17, where they were met by Kimberly Sullivan holding one of her dogs.The 56-year-old woman was incoherently shouting as she stood feet away from her burning home as one firefighter attempted to get her to safety, according to video obtained by WFSB.“My stepson is in here,” she told the firefighter.

“I’m trying to help them get him out.”A firefighter carried the 32-year-old, who only weighed 68 pounds at the time, out of the burning residence as Sullivan was guided down to the road.Sullivan was concerned about the welfare of her dog — as her stepson appeared limp in the arms of his rescuer.“My dog is shaking,” Sullivan said before shouting at the firefighter carrying her stepson, “what are you doing?”She was told to wait in the driveway as a group of first responders carried her malnourished stepson to an ambulance.The video ended as the man was transferred to the awaiting stretcher.He later told cops that he was locked in a 9-by-8 foot room on the second floor of his home for 22 hours a day over the last two decades as his stepmom had deadbolts on the outside of his bedroom door, only allowing him out to do chores.The victim confessed that he deliberately started the blaze because he wanted his “freedom.”He explained using hand sanitizer, paper, a stack of games and a lighter, to set the fire near his door, according to complaint charges against Sullivan.The malnourished victim, who only got two sandwiches a day, had discovered the lighter a year earlier while going through some clothes owned by his late father.He said he had to make the fire large enough that his stepmother couldn’t extinguish it and be forced to ...