Edward Lanphear
46-year-old Edward Lanphear was arrested on Tuesday, July 8, 2008, after allegedly abducting and sexually abusing two adult men.
Fast Facts
- Age: 46 years old (2008)
- Residence: Saratoga, Wisconsin
- Arrested: July 7, 20081
- Held on $1 million bail1
- Facing charges of false imprisonment, kidnapping, substantial battery, first-degree sexual assault and impersonating a peace officer
- Allegedly kidnapped two young men
- Mens ages were 23 years old and 21 years old
- Both men were reported missing1
- The claimed the woke up to find themselves chained in his basement
- Allege that they were sexually abused
Disturbing Abduction
According to a court affidavit, Lanphear abducted a 23-year old man and held him captive from Saturday, July 5, 2008 until Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The young man was walking home from a fireworks show when Lanphear allegedly impersonated an officer and handcuffed him. At one point the young man's handcuffs came loose and Lanphear knocked him unconscious. When he awoke he was chained in a basement.2
Basement of Horrors
The victim was sexually assaulted while he was chained in Lanphear's basement. A gun was connected to the chains he was constrained with by a string. He was warned that if he moved the gun would shoot him.
Second Man Abducted
A second victim, age 21, was drinking at a Wisconsin Rapids bar between the night of Sunday, July 6, 2008, and early Monday, July 7, 2008. He passed out in his car and woke up hanging nude in the garage of Lanphear. The 21-year-old was also sexually assaulted. He managed to escape and call police. The officers then found the first victim in the basement.
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