A couple who reported their 15-year-old daughter missing in September has been charged with kidnapping and endangering a child. Denise and Thomas Atkocaitis are charged with felony criminal restraint and child kidnapping, as well as endangering, following an investigation that began Sept 5.
Investigators had initially began their investigation into the Atkocaitis on suspicion on how they treated their daughter when they then reported the child missing. The investigation later led to the discovery fo the 15-yr-old locked away in a windowless room in the basement for months.
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