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| A woman who escaped captivity from a wooden box has been found dead alongside her teenage son, as police attempt to track down her “extremely dangerous” ex-boyfriend suspected of trapping and killing her. | A woman who escaped captivity from a wooden box has been found dead alongside her teenage son, as police attempt to track down her “extremely dangerous” ex-boyfriend suspected of trapping and killing her. |
| Sandra Kay Sutton, 46, from Missouri fled from the wooden box, where her boyfriend allegedly kept her captive, in late April. | Sandra Kay Sutton, 46, from Missouri fled from the wooden box, where her boyfriend allegedly kept her captive, in late April. |
| Police have since found Ms Sutton and her son Zachary Wade Sutton, 17, fatally shot in a house in the city of Clinton, around 45 miles from where she escaped. | Police have since found Ms Sutton and her son Zachary Wade Sutton, 17, fatally shot in a house in the city of Clinton, around 45 miles from where she escaped. |
| Officers are now attempting to find James B. Horn Jr., 47. The convicted sex offender routinely locked Sutton in a box in their home in Sedalia, Missouri, over a four-month period, the woman told police. | Officers are now attempting to find James B. Horn Jr., 47. The convicted sex offender routinely locked Sutton in a box in their home in Sedalia, Missouri, over a four-month period, the woman told police. |
| Horn has been at large since he was charged with kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. | Horn has been at large since he was charged with kidnapping, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. |
| “He is a dangerous person, an extremely dangerous, violent person,” said Clinton Police Lieutenant Sonny Lynch. | “He is a dangerous person, an extremely dangerous, violent person,” said Clinton Police Lieutenant Sonny Lynch. |
| The downtown area of the city where Horn and Sutton lived (Image: Dave Herholz/Creative Commons) Sutton told police that Horn would force her into the small box before he left their home by threatening her with a long knife. Horn would then release Sutton when he returned home, and would make her have sex with him, the authorities said. | The downtown area of the city where Horn and Sutton lived (Image: Dave Herholz/Creative Commons) Sutton told police that Horn would force her into the small box before he left their home by threatening her with a long knife. Horn would then release Sutton when he returned home, and would make her have sex with him, the authorities said. |
| The box measured just 100 inches (2.5 meters) long, 45 inches (1.1 meter) wide and 52 inches (1.3 meter) tall, according to police documents. | The box measured just 100 inches (2.5 meters) long, 45 inches (1.1 meter) wide and 52 inches (1.3 meter) tall, according to police documents. |
| On Thursday, police discovered a vehicle belonging to Sutton parked at a hospital in Sedalia near the home where he had kept Sutton captive, Lynch said. | On Thursday, police discovered a vehicle belonging to Sutton parked at a hospital in Sedalia near the home where he had kept Sutton captive, Lynch said. |
| Local police and Missouri State Highway Patrol officers stormed the house and nearby abandoned properties, but left the scene when they could not find Horn, said patrol operator April Lewis. | Local police and Missouri State Highway Patrol officers stormed the house and nearby abandoned properties, but left the scene when they could not find Horn, said patrol operator April Lewis. |
| Zachary's high school has paid tribute to the teenager in the wake of this death. | Zachary's high school has paid tribute to the teenager in the wake of this death. |
| A Facebook post by Clinton High School posted read: “We are heartbroken over the tragic and senseless loss of Zach Sutton and his mother. Counselors are available at CHS." | A Facebook post by Clinton High School posted read: “We are heartbroken over the tragic and senseless loss of Zach Sutton and his mother. Counselors are available at CHS." |
| Horn was put on the sex offenders register after he was convictions in Tennessee in 1993, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol online court records. | Horn was put on the sex offenders register after he was convictions in Tennessee in 1993, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol online court records. |
| He later was convicted of kidnapping his estranged wife in Mississippi and served 10 years in federal prison, court records show. | He later was convicted of kidnapping his estranged wife in Mississippi and served 10 years in federal prison, court records show. |
| Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |