A simple word game and one very astute daughter might have just saved 80-year-old Denyse Holt’s life.
A simple word game and one very astute daughter might have just saved an 80-year-old woman’s life.
The man then forced Holt to remain in the room for 17 hours while he wandered throughout the home.
“I didn’t think I was going to live,” Holt told CNN affiliateWBBM.
Holt’s daughter then reached out to the Lincolnwood Police Station to request a wellness check.
Upon reaching Holt’s home, the responding officers noticed a broken window.
The police officers ultimately discovered Holt in her basement bathroom, trapped but physically unharmed.
They then found the suspect on the second floor of the home, armed with several knives.
“The subject then awoke the victim armed with scissors and demanded the victim provide him assistance.
“The subject also placed the victim in the basement bathroom securing the door with a chair.”
As of now, investigators believe the suspect had no previous relation to Holt and the invasion was random.
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