For 13 years, Samantha Stites was terrorized by a stalker she met once in college: Real life horror film

This is a real-life horror movie. For 13 years, Samantha Stites was terrorized by a stalker she met once in college. He put a tracker on her car and followed her everywhere.

Then, he took his obsession to a new level. He built a soundproof torture chamber inside a storage unit, broke into her home, and abducted her.

He told her his plan was inspired by the Netflix show ‘You.’ Trapped and knowing no one could hear her scream, Samantha made a horrifying bargain to secure her release, enduring a heinous assault to survive.

She escaped, immediately went to the police, and faced her attacker in court, where he was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

What we know:

My stalker was inspired by Netflix show to kidnap & chain me to wall in torture chamber… I struck dark deal to survive.

Waking to a creaking floorboard in her bedroom, Samantha Stites was about to reach for a small axe hidden under her bed when she was suddenly attacked.

Recalling the horrifying moment Thomas forced her into a custom-built soundproof bunker in a rental storage unit, Samantha said: “He takes off my bandana, I’m in this torture chamber. 

“Holy s***, this is like a horror film. Is he going to rape me and kill me in this room? I can’t fight my way out.”

Samantha had to summon every ounce of strength to survive and escape. 

Fighting for her life, she was eventually forced to strike a dark deal – to have sex with her sick captor in return for her freedom.

In a gripping three-part Disney+ documentary Samantha bravely shares her story for the first time, recounting years of fear and astonishing resilience. 

Thomas’s dark obsession took hold the moment he laid eyes on her, 11 years before the attack.

Note:

In the US, over 270,000 women and girls are reported missing each year. While this number includes various types of disappearances, it highlights a significant issue of female missing persons. 

It’s important to note that not all of these cases are kidnappings, and a large portion involve missing persons under 21.