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Kidnapping of Colleen Stan
The case and its core elements of an invisible conspiracy used to coerce the victim into servitude and long periods of confinement has formed the basis for several episodes of television crime series , including Criminal Minds ( episode `` The Company '' , season seven ) , Ghost Whisperer ( episode `` Ball & Chain '' , season four ) , and Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( episode `` Slaves '' , season one ) . It was also profiled in the 2008 episode `` Kidnapped '' of Investigation Discovery series Wicked Attraction . A 2012 episode of SyFy series Paranormal Witness , `` The Apartment '' , told the story of the disappearance of Marie Spannhake , and includes a cameo mention of Stan 's kidnapping . The case was also mentioned in passing during an episode of Waking the Dead ( episode `` Fugue States '' , part 1 , season 4 ) . It was also documented in the book Perfect Victim : The True Story of the Girl in the Box ( 1989 ) by prosecutor Christine McGuire and Carla Norton , and referenced in Kathy Reichs ' novel Monday Mourning ( 2004 ) . 
The case and its core elements of an invisible conspiracy used to coerce the victim into servitude and long periods of confinement has formed the basis for several episodes of television crime series , including Criminal Minds ( episode `` The Company '' , season seven ) , Ghost Whisperer ( episode `` Ball & Chain '' , season four ) , and Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( episode `` Slaves '' , season one ) . It was also profiled in the 2008 episode `` Kidnapped '' of Investigation Discovery series Wicked Attraction . A 2012 episode of SyFy series Paranormal Witness , `` The Apartment '' , told the story of the disappearance of Marie Spannhake , and includes a cameo mention of Stan 's kidnapping . The case was also mentioned in passing during an episode of Waking the Dead ( episode `` Fugue States '' , part 1 , season 4 ) . It was also documented in the book Perfect Victim : The True Story of the Girl in the Box ( 1989 ) by prosecutor Christine McGuire and Carla Norton , and referenced in Kathy Reichs ' novel Monday Mourning ( 2004 ) .
The case of kidnapping of Colleen Stan was also documented in the book Perfect Victim: The True Story of the Girl in the Box (1989) by prosecutor Christine McGuire and Carla Norton.
The case and its core elements of an invisible conspiracy used to coerce the victim into servitude and long periods of confinement has formed the basis for several episodes of television crime series , including Criminal Minds ( episode `` The Company '' , season seven ) , Ghost Whisperer ( episode `` Ball & Chain '' , season four ) , and Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( episode `` Slaves '' , season one ) . A 2012 episode of SyFy series Paranormal Witness , `` The Apartment '' , told the story of the disappearance of Marie Spannhake , and includes a cameo mention of Stan 's kidnapping . It was also documented in the book Perfect Victim : The True Story of the Girl in the Box ( 1989 ) by prosecutor Christine McGuire and Carla Norton , and referenced in Kathy Reichs ' novel Monday Mourning ( 2004 ) .