Girlfriend chained to motor in closet -- for weeks

Whenever the boyfriend left the apartment, he left her chained to the engine block. Doors were double-dead-bolted and windows were screwed closed. Neighbors didn't even know a woman lived there.

How did anyone possibly find her? Her chain was just long enough to walk around the room, so she spelled out  "911" in condensation on the window.

Hat Tip: Here ya go kmb, thanks!

Comments

[DV victim]

Seven years ago I was very ill, so ill that I lost 70 lbs in less than 60 days and lost my ability to walk. I couldn't even pull myself up on to a walker for a few weeks. I was hospitalized for 10 days, then sent home to die. My husband chose to leave me at home alone, laying in my own urine, while he went to work. He refused to take me to the doctor, and to physical therapy, because it would interfere with his job. It took months and a very strong will to get back on my feet. I was trapped. It is the most awful feeling.

My sister had a very abusive husband who would handcuff her to the radiator, even in the winter. Fortunately he shut off the valve so the radiator didn't warm the room and she didn't get burned. He didn't want her to leave him. While she was handcuffed, he and his mother would beat her. We had no idea where she was for months. When we found her, she was walking into a medical building with him. She had marks on her wrists. We got the name of he dentist she was going to see, then called and asked them to check for other signs f abuse. We basically had to kidnap her to get her out of there, and then she went back because she was pregnant.

I hope this girl gets some very serious help from a local domestic violence shelter. It will take a very very long time to work through it all. But it's worth it.

[Wish People would Teach the Important Stuff]

I hope your parents didnt have any more kids.. It is obvious that both of you went off on your own with absolutely no skills to make it in this world. To live and choose in any manor that would make it possible to have a somewhat normal life.

This could not have been the beginning in these relationships.. This was the end.

You put up with a ton of other stuff that adults properly armed with knowledge and self esteem would not have tolerated.

I hope you teach your children better.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

Women (and men) need to be careful who they choose, meet and be aware of their surroundings. This is sickening. We have real pieces of work in society. I say round up idiots like this and put a $2 bullet in their skulls. This would save taxpayers the burden and most likely much anguish and lives of possible victims.
Now I will have to hear it from the liberal, "these pedophile, rapists have rights" group.

[jane]

To 'Wish People Would Teach...' I think your comments were rather harsh... this woman was incapacitated physically and had no physical, emotionl or financial resources on which to draw. Yes, being a victim is a learned behavior, but sometimes it takes a major event to make one see that's what's happening. I was clueless about the emotional abuse I was suffering until the creep finally hit me. I'll be thankful to my dying day for that punch in the face that woke me up. DV... you hang in there... you have a strength now you never had before, and I'm sure your instincts are more finely tuned than ever. God bless you and continue to keep you safe. I'm happy to hear you're doing well.... a fellow survivor.

[Just Joe]

Fellow survivor??? I know domestic violence is a terrible problem but come on people, how did this story turn to someone else'd personal experience? We all have some kind of story that we could share.....DV's stories sound like something from Readers Digest, not to minimize them, but how could these things happena nd never be reported on...that is pretty significant....to handcuff or tie someone up for an extended period of time and nothing ever coming out in the media....

[Searching]

No it isnt. Because these people that this happen to have no self esteem and actually make statements like... But I Love him... he can change..

[JUNGLE JIM]

I wonder what kind of motor oil he uses...

[Chris]

Actually it happens so often that there's no point putting it on the news. This Utah story isn't exactly headline news material, is it? People do horrible things to each other - sick things that are never reported. There is value in learning about the root causes of DV - including how victims make bad choices in who they associate with - but there's no point being harsh or cruel about it. Who hasn't had at least one unhealthy relationship when they should have known better going in????

[privateye]

Nice dose of humor junglej!

[jane]

I did know better, I thought. But I came from a background that damaged my self-esteem, as is most often the case. I have had several bad relationships, only the one that involved physical violence. I have learned that I need to listen to my instincts, and right now they tell me to just enjoy being single. I don't choose partners well, so to avoid the pitfalls, I stay away from those relationships. I'm really quite content with my friendships and family and know I'm better off single than suffering from another poor choice.

[onetime]

why would he keep a motor in a closet?

[Ms. Doe]

Obviously, she rev'd his engine...

In all honesty, I agree with Jane. I prefer to be single because, somehow, I'm an asshole magnet. You look for red flags, however. I dated one guy that called in odd hours of day/night; always criticized even the smallest things; and always complimented "other" ladies while out w/me. I thought get out fast and I did. He called non stop for awhile. Good thing I never invited him to my house as I always went to his, so I had peace of mind (and safety)after I changed my phone#.

Another suggestion: ALWAYS have an unlisted number!

[jane]

I made every single mistake you can make.. the clarity of hindsight would have been greatly appreciated ahead of time. But I'm alive, and so is 'DV victim'. Abusive partners must not be excused or allowed to get away with what they do, but women have GOT to exercise the power we have to protect ourselves. I'm very grateful for Rose Brooks center, my family, and the lessons I learned. One note... I learned that women return to their abuser an average of nine times before they finally leave, or die.

[BV]

"Who hasn't had at least one unhealthy relationship when they should have known better going in????"
Really now, how can you think everyone has had low self esteem at some point in their lifetime? There are many of us who only had to go out with the jerk one time to know he was a jerk and not worth the time. I can say I had some bad dates, but am able to say I have NEVER had an unhealthly relationship. Of course, I had a childhood with BOTH parents in my life daily, parents who loved me, taught me respect for others and raised me to be an independent, responsible adult. I'm very fortunate and thankful.

You do realize that women are not the only victims of violence but they do not have shelters for battered men.
My ex-wife pulled my Ka-Bar on me while I was a sleep, stuck a 380 auto in my face for taking the car keys away from her when she was inebriated, and a multitude of other violent acts, guess it is okay when a woman does, the police just laughed about it and told her to cool off. I had to defend myself but it is my understanding you are not allowed to do so, you're supposed to just walk away. (From a gun in your face).

[jane]

Of course men are victims as well! Men haven't cornered the market on psycho, cruel, vicious behavior. I write from my perspective only. I just wanted to respond to the writer from this morning who seemed to have no understanding of the overwhelming problem of domestic violence and how hard it is for a victim to report it because, in my case, I was so ashamed of myself for being so STUPID!!! I have an acquaintance who had boiling oil poured on him because his cat got onto the dining room table and ate from a bowl of tuna salad his wife had prepared for company....

[Biggin]

Passive aggresive is aggresive.

[Daddy DeSade]

Apparently this woman was too stupid to break a window. Society was probably better off with her chained up in the closet. We have more than enough stupid people running around loose as it is.