Police on Thursday denied claims that a 15-year-old girl found Wednesday in a locked closet in a West Hartford, Connecticut, house was being protected from abuse at home.Instead, they and an attorney for Danielle Erica Cramer's parents hinted that the main suspect in the case, Adam Gault, 41, influenced her to run away from home. Police previously said Gault has a history of inappropriate relationships with teenage girls.
Attorney Marc Needelman compared the case Thursday to the 1974 kidnapping and brainwashing of heiress Patricia Hearst. "There may be parallels to this situation here," said Needelman, who represents Jennifer and Jamie Hesse, Danielle's mother and stepfather.
Danielle was found Wednesday when police went to serve search warrants as part of the investigation into her disappearance. A police official said the house was in "deplorable" condition. (Watch Blatter describe the room where police found the missing teenage girl )
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