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lucky15 · 06-16-2009, 09:41 AM

hi i am trying to find an episode of a show i watched recently called escaped, about a boy who was kidnapped. i only saw a few minutes and want to find out more. can anyone help me

synthisislab · 06-22-2009, 03:11 PM

I saw that one too. It was a boy that was kidnapped by another boy while the kidnapper's parent(s) were out of town. Then kidnapper broke the poor boy's legs and kept stomping on them for days. He killed two boys before after doing this and bragged to the new victim about it. I forget the details though. I think they were from Virginia or Pennsylvania, maybe? I'll look for more info and tell you what I find.

There was another episode of Escaped about the girl that escaped the clutches of David Parker Ray and his girlfriend and another episode about this Russian or Ukranian girl that was forced into prostitution and escaped. All 3 of those episodes sent chills down my spine.

synthisislab · 06-29-2009, 05:31 AM

I found it. It's called Torture In Suburbia, season 1 episode 3 of Escaped on Investigation Discovery. The victim's name is Thad Phillips (13 years old at the time of the abduction/torture) and the kidnapper is Joe Clark (who was 17 at the time). They were from Wisconsin.

Here are some pages on it:

http://investigation.discovery.com/t...episode-3.html

http://www.geocities.com/verbal_plai.../clarkjoe.html

UMfan77 · 09-18-2009, 11:29 AM

I think I saw that episode a few years ago. The kidnapper had this sick fascination of hearing the sound of bones cracking. The kidnapper had broke Thad Phillips' ankles too. The part that also struck familiar with me was Thad dragging himself down the stairs to get to the phone. That poor kid! There are some really sick people out there!

benoitbabe · 12-31-2009, 10:49 PM

I saw Thad's story on Dateline I think it was. It was a long time ago,but, this is something you do not forget. Poor boy. I know his physical wounds have heeled over time,I just hope the emotional ones have too.

Matt C · 07-03-2012, 01:23 AM

This case was featured on Cold Case Files as well.

06-16-2009, 09:41 AM	#1
lucky15 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jun 16, 2009 Posts: 1	Looking for tv episode on Investigation Discovery hi i am trying to find an episode of a show i watched recently called escaped, about a boy who was kidnapped. i only saw a few minutes and want to find out more. can anyone help me

06-22-2009, 03:11 PM	#2
synthisislab Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 552	I saw that one too. It was a boy that was kidnapped by another boy while the kidnapper's parent(s) were out of town. Then kidnapper broke the poor boy's legs and kept stomping on them for days. He killed two boys before after doing this and bragged to the new victim about it. I forget the details though. I think they were from Virginia or Pennsylvania, maybe? I'll look for more info and tell you what I find. There was another episode of Escaped about the girl that escaped the clutches of David Parker Ray and his girlfriend and another episode about this Russian or Ukranian girl that was forced into prostitution and escaped. All 3 of those episodes sent chills down my spine.

06-29-2009, 05:31 AM	#3
synthisislab Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 552	I found it. It's called Torture In Suburbia, season 1 episode 3 of Escaped on Investigation Discovery. The victim's name is Thad Phillips (13 years old at the time of the abduction/torture) and the kidnapper is Joe Clark (who was 17 at the time). They were from Wisconsin. Here are some pages on it: http://investigation.discovery.com/t...episode-3.html http://www.geocities.com/verbal_plai.../clarkjoe.html

09-18-2009, 11:29 AM	#4
UMfan77 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 28, 2003 Posts: 1,064	I think I saw that episode a few years ago. The kidnapper had this sick fascination of hearing the sound of bones cracking. The kidnapper had broke Thad Phillips' ankles too. The part that also struck familiar with me was Thad dragging himself down the stairs to get to the phone. That poor kid! There are some really sick people out there!

12-31-2009, 10:49 PM	#5
benoitbabe My My My Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 12, 2004 Location: Douglas,MA Posts: 120	I saw Thad's story on Dateline I think it was. It was a long time ago,but, this is something you do not forget. Poor boy. I know his physical wounds have heeled over time,I just hope the emotional ones have too.

07-03-2012, 01:23 AM	#6
Matt C Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 165	This case was featured on Cold Case Files as well.