Overview

• ABC News Studios' three-part documentary debuted this week, streaming on Hulu and Disney+, with JioHotstar carrying it in some regions.
• Samantha Stites was abducted on Oct. 7, 2022 and held about 13–14 hours in a soundproof storage-unit bunker before securing her release and alerting police.
• Christopher Thomas pleaded guilty in December 2023 to kidnapping, torture and aggravated stalking, and was sentenced in early 2024 to 40–60 years with lifetime GPS monitoring if ever released.
• Michigan records show Thomas, 41, is incarcerated at Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility with an earliest possible release date in July 2062.
• Investigators detailed years of stalking and covert GPS tracking plus a 2009 protection order involving another woman, and the case prompted a requirement that referees review prior PPOs when advising judges.