Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! Colleen Stan was hitchhiking in California when she was picked up by a young couple, Janice and Cameron Hooker, with sinister intentions. It's the warning given to every person who considers hitchhiking: You never know who will pick you up. Sure, most people finish their rides completely unscathed. But for some, their hitchhiking pursuits end in the ghastliest ways possible. Catch up on the Oxygen App.
That's exactly what happened to Colleen Stan, who, in May , accepted a ride from a young couple on her way from California to a friend's birthday party in Eugene, Oregon. What followed was a horrific seven year-ordeal, where Stan was raped, tortured, and often kept in a box for much of the day. Here's a deep dive into Stan's escape and the evidence that eventually put Cameron Hooker, her kidnapper, away.
Colleen Stan was planning on attending a friend's birthday party in Eugene, Oregon when she left her home in California in May The year-old hitchhiked her way up the state, when she was picked up by a young couple with a baby. The child. But then, the couple pulled over in a secluded wooded area and the man, Cameron Hooker, attacked Stan, placing a "head box" on her. Cameron had made the contraption, which weighed roughly 20 pounds, himself, according to "Snapped Notorious.
Stan was subjugated to years of torture , often spending 23 hours of the day in a tiny wooden coffin-like structure, often with the head box still on. She was given little food to eat, was repeatedly raped, whipped, electrocuted, and burned, and was left chained and dangling from a rack.
Months into captivity, Cameron forced her to sign a contract agreeing to become his slave. She was thus referred to as K" by the couple, according to court documents. There were periods of time during her captivity when Stan was allowed to move about the house, watching the couple's children, and even working briefly as a maid at a hotel although she had to turn her entire paycheck over to Cameron , according to court documents.
