The details of the story sound like the plot of an especially sick horror film, but for Colleen Stan, held captive for seven years between 1977 and 1984, they were a tragic and horrific reality. On 19th May 1977 twenty year old Colleen was making her way from her home in Eugene, Oregon to a friend’s birthday party. With no car of her own Colleen decided to hitch-hike, something she had done many times before. She even rejected other prospective rides that day, making sure to pick the safest possible lift.