Lifetime’s film “Boy in the Walls” shows how sinister “phrogging” can be. But the true story that inspired the film is shocking.
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The story is about Alisa Jensen who, as she adjusts to being a new stepmother, has a sense that someone’s looking at her. Little does she know that there will be something (or someone) “within the walls,” with sinister intentions.
The Lifetime Movies are similar to other Lifetime films. The Boy In the Walls is based on true events — events that may almost be too shocking to believe. This is the story behind the movie. The Boy In the Walls.
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‘Boy in the Walls’ is based on the true story of phroggers, but there’s one that sticks out from the others.
Phrogging, also known as a frogging. as the act of secretly living in another person’s home without their knowledge or permission. Many people, including Daniel LaPlante, 17, have proven that it is not impossible.
As per A&E’s True Crime blogDaniel found a hidden place behind a wall to hide in the house of Tina Bowen in 1986. He visited her home on a daily basis for nearly a year.
Joe Turner, an author and investigator who spoke with The Central Recorder in 2022 and said what first was “a hiding place to watch Tina” became a place where Daniel could “relish the fact he could terrify this family.” Daniel later held Tina, her sister, her father, and a friend hostage with a hatchet, but was eventually arrested in 1987 for his actions.
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Daniel was on bail when he broke in on December 1st, 1987 and murder Priscilla Gstafson, her children Abigail, and William. It didn’t take long for Daniel to be caught, and he was sentenced to multiple life sentences for the murders.
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What happened to Daniel Laplante, now that he is no longer “a boy in the wall”?
Daniel, who was sentenced to life in 1988 has not changed. Prison The Massachusetts Correctional Institution Norfolk. Daniel, as a youngster at the time of his crimes, was entitled to a youth-offender program. back in 2017, and, to Superior Court Judge Hélène Kazanjian, admitted to and apologized for for the three murders he committed.
You can also find out more about the following: Boston Globe Daniel was also interested in completing a three-year course at the Massachusetts Treatment Center, Bridgewater If Daniel became eligible. Daniel’s lawyer and Daniel did not provide any information as to his motivation for seeking treatment at the hospital.
Daniel was eligible for parole after the Judge listened to him. It is true that in 15 years. Daniel, who will have reached his mid-sixties when he becomes eligible for the program, could still end up in prison.
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Lifetime is a movie The Boy In the Walls The premiere will be on Saturday, 5 August 2023 starting at 8 pm ET. ET the day after. True crime season 1, episode 2 will also provide more information about the crimes of this man. Phrogging: Hider in My House Investigation Discovery Season 2 Premiere Your Worst Nightmare