Archive · 19 Aug 2025
Docuseries Details 13-Year Stalking, Kidnapping, and Bunker Ordeal
A new documentary series tells the story of Samantha Stites, who was stalked for 13 years by Christopher Thomas.
This means he followed her and watched her for a very long time.
Then, in 2022, he kidnapped her and kept her in a secret, soundproof room.
Thomas had planned this for a long time and used GPS to track her.
He gathered supplies, showing Stites how he intended to keep her for two weeks.
He was arrested and pleaded guilty in court and was sentenced in 2024.
A docu-series, 'Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror', details Samantha Stites' experience.
Christopher Thomas stalked Stites for 13 years before kidnapping her.
In October 2022, Thomas kidnapped Stites and held her in a soundproof bunker.
Thomas was tracking Stites for over a year using GPS devices.
Thomas pleaded guilty to kidnapping, torture, and aggravated stalking and was sentenced in 2024.
- Who
- Samantha Stites was the victim, and Christopher Thomas was the perpetrator.
- What
- Christopher Thomas kidnapped Samantha Stites and held her in a soundproof bunker.
- When
- The kidnapping occurred in October 2022, and Thomas was sentenced in 2024.
- Where
- Stites was kidnapped from her home in Michigan and held in a soundproof bunker inside a storage unit.
- Why
- The articles don't explicitly state why, but Thomas stalked and then kidnapped Stites.
Victim
Perpetrator
Justice
Victim
Samantha Stites sought legal protection.
Perpetrator
Christopher Thomas' actions led to his conviction and sentencing.
- Subject
- Samantha Stites
- Perpetrator
- Christopher Thomas
- Crime
- Kidnapping, torture, aggravated stalking
- Location
- Michigan
- Incident Date
- October 2022
- Sentence
- 2024