Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life: Dubbed by the Media "The Girl in the Box" and "The Sex Slave" [Paperback]

Jim B. Green (Author)

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Publication Date: March 2, 2009

Throughout my captivity, I was never told what was going to happen next or why. This lack of knowledge was used by Master to maintain a continuous element of fear and control over me. Anytime I was taken out of the box, I never knew what to expect. Fear of the unknown was always with me as I was kept in the dark both physically and mentally.This lack of knowledge may have been a good thing in one sense. If I had known the length of my entombment after returning from Riverside, I'm not sure I would have survived. Of course, I'm not sure even Master knew how long he was going to keep me in the box.A few days passed then a few more. Then weeks passed followed by months. Months slowly turned into years. I would spend the next three years of my life (1981-1984) in the box sleeping, dreaming, and praying.I have to assume my lengthy confinement in the box came about because Master was concerned he had given me too much freedom. Maybe he felt he was losing control of his slave. Too many neighbors had seen me, and questions about my status in the Hooker household were surely to arise. A fast thinking family member in Riverside may have copied down his vehicle tag number. What if the police knocked on his door on day looking for Colleen Stan? What if they searched the mobile home? Would anyone think to look under a waterbed for the girl in the box? Master wanted to keep me out of sight until the heat had passed.The other reason for putting me into storage was Ma'am. I'm sure she wanted me out of her life, out of her children's lives, and out of her husband's life. Master was not ready to let his slave go. Cloistering was the only answer.My daily routine soon became predictive as I was allowed out late in the evening after the girls had gone to bed. I emptied my bedpan, drank a large glass of water, and ate cold leftovers in the front bathroom. Sometimes the leftovers were true leftovers that had been out all day and the family didn't want.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; Unstated Printing edition (March 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 144011837X
• ISBN-13: 978-1440118371
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,182,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Torture, September 25, 2011

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This review is from: Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life: Dubbed by the Media "The Girl in the Box" and "The Sex Slave" (Paperback)

For 7 years, Colleen was the most unluckiest, most unfortunate, & most tortured person in the world. Seems like even Jesus Christ was tortured about 1%, compared to what she was forced to endure. She was never a threat, not a POW, not a political prisoner. She was hung by her wrists, supporting her weight, blindfolded & gagged, & whipped, dailey. She was electrically shocked, repeatedly, choked unconscious, revived only to be choked again, about 25 times, until Captor got tired. Same thing being drowned, over & over & she was locked in a restricting box, until she was pulled out to be fed, & tortured again. Day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, after year, after year, to total over 7 years. She was raped repeatedly. Forced to sign a slave contract, or "she would wish she had signed". The beatings never stopped, even though she tried to be a good slave, to taper off some of the torture. Any little excuse, & she would be tortured. She was tied to a stretching rig made by her captor, to where her arm was pulled off her shoulder socket. Through violent porn magazines, Captor bought or built every torture device he could think of. In the final year, he told her, "I'm not punishing you, I'm doing this because I like to". Read about what a warped, individual, can inflict, if he can get away with it. I believe Colleen turned off all her emotions, to be able to survive. In the history of mankind, I seriously believe, nobody was tortured 1/4 of the time like she was.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story of survival, September 24, 2009

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This review is from: Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life: Dubbed by the Media "The Girl in the Box" and "The Sex Slave" (Paperback)

I was spellbound with this story, and amazed by Colleen's strong faith that she could survive by remembering the teachings of her grandmother.

1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read!, December 12, 2009

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Carol (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Colleen Stan: The Simple Gifts of Life: Dubbed by the Media "The Girl in the Box" and "The Sex Slave" (Paperback)

It was apauling to read the defense in the trail after the story. It made me so angry! I too wanted to hug Colleen after I read her story. I just wanted to hug her and give her my love!! I am not a believer in gods and I think that there are many things that we can do in our minds to allow us to survive. I am glad that she did!