Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.

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

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

She's *** free woman tonight after posting her $300,000 bond two weeks ago. Heather Tessman is the victim's half sister. She hasn't seen him since they were kids. Why do you think it got to this ...

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 ...

During an exclusive sit-down interview with NBC Connecticut, Vallerand said she gave up custody of her son shortly after his birth in 1993 because she was struggling after losing custody of her ...