Sam Nordquist: A Tragic Tale of Abuse

A twenty four year old man named Sam Nordquist traveled to New York believing he was meeting someone

who cared about him. He never came home. For months, from December to

February, he was held captive and tortured in ways that are almost impossible to say

out loud. Beaten repeatedly, starved, forced to drink urine.

The abuse went on for weeks while no one knew where he was. On February thirteenth,

his body was found dumped in a remote field in Yates County. Authorities say seven people were

involved in his torture and death. Seven people who knew what was happening and let it continue.

Sam thought he was going to find connection, maybe even love. Instead, he found monsters.