Word: captors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hostages during the early days of their captivity last fall. They were bound hand and foot and forced to sleep on cold concrete floors without blankets; women were tied to straight-back chairs for 16 hours a day. In one particularly outrageous example of intimidation, an Iranian captor played Russian roulette with a woman captive, but stopped before his pistol killed her. Most of these details, never before disclosed, came from the 13 hostages, blacks and women, who were freed in December...
Despite Parnell's past, police feel that he did not sexually molest Timmy White; they are unlikely to prosecute Parnell for any sexual crimes involving Stayner, who insists that he was not mistreated. The boy clearly has conflicting thoughts about his captor. Police say that Stayner seemed fond of Parnell, who he said "spoiled" him. When Stayner finally left, he took along a dog named Queenie, a present from Parnell. Stayner was defensive about Parnell in his talks with police and reluctant at first to reveal his name. Yet Stayner also said that he had no desire...