Ian Edard Kroe, 58, was sentenced to 394 years in prison for holding a 74-year-old woman captive and abusing her over a two-year period. Initially a friendship formed in 2016, their relationship deteriorated into horror in August 2020 when Kroe began raping her and threatening torture if she attempted to escape. Prosecutors detailed how Kroe drained her finances and subsequently confined her in a hotel room where the abuse occurred, marking the case as unprecedented according to San Mateo County prosecutors.
"It just started out as a friendship with the victim, then suddenly this guy turns into a beast." - San Mateo County Dist. Atty. Stephen Wagstaffe.
Kroe threatened not just to kill her if she tried to escape but also said he would torture her for weeks before killing her.
Kroe took over the woman's finances, drained her bank accounts and refused to let her out of the hotel room.
The relationship started in friendship but turned into a nightmare after Kroe held the victim captive and abused her for years.
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