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Invisible Chains: Shawn Hornbeck and the Kidnapping Case that Shook the Nation

The riveting story of the Shawn Hornbeck kidnapping case, which grabbed national headlines in January 2007 when Shawn and another boy were found in the home of Michael J. Devlin. Hornbeck had been in captivity for four years, was gradually given more and more freedom, but never tried to escape.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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