Woman was held captive for 13 years but one trick
Obsession Turns Dangerous
In 2011, college freshman Samantha Stites met Christopher Thomas. At first, he seemed “awkward,”
but his interest soon became dangerous.
Despite rejecting him, Thomas sent relentless messages.
Stites even obtained a six-year protection order in 2014,
but when it expired, the harassment returned.
The Bunker Nightmare
By 2022, Thomas’s obsession escalated.
He kidnapped Stites and locked her in a soundproof underground bunker “stocked with supplies designed to hold her captive for weeks,
” according to investigators.
Inspired by the Netflix thriller You, he held her for 13 terrifying hours.
