In May of 1980, 36-year-old former Minnesota high school math teacher tMary Stauffer and her 8-year-old daughter were abducted at gunpoint, blindfolded and stuffed in a car trunk after they left a hair salon.Their 29-year-old abductor turned out to be Stauffer’s former 9th grade algebra student Ming Sen Shiue, a former varsity football player and electronic store owner, who had become obsessed with Stauffer and spent a decade stalking her.Over the course of 53 days, Stauffer and her daughter were shackled and locked in a closet. Stauffer endured daily sexual assaults in Shiue’s Roseville home before they were finally able to escape and call the police.Their harrowing survival story is now the subject of a Lifetime movie,Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story,starringHow I Met Your MotheractressAlyson Hannigan.In an exclusive clip from the upcoming film, which premieres on October 5th, Stauffer endures one of Shiue’s many sadistic videotaping sessions.• Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?Click hereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.Shiue was taken into custody at his workplace soon after Stauffer and her daughter escaped.Ramsey County SheriffHe was later found guilty of kidnapping and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.He was also sentenced to 40 years for the murder of 6-year-old Jason Wilkman, whom he killed after the boy became suspicious of noises coming from Shiue’s car while it was stopped outside during the Stauffers’ abduction.Shiue was denied parole on July 6, 2010, and a judge determined he would spend the rest of his life in prison.Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Storyis part of Lifetime’s upcomingRipped from the Headlinesslate and will premiere on October 5.
In May of 1980, 36-year-old former Minnesota high school math teacher tMary Stauffer and her 8-year-old daughter were abducted at gunpoint, blindfolded and stuffed in a car trunk after they left a hair salon.
Their 29-year-old abductor turned out to be Stauffer’s former 9th grade algebra student Ming Sen Shiue, a former varsity football player and electronic store owner, who had become obsessed with Stauffer and spent a decade stalking her.
Over the course of 53 days, Stauffer and her daughter were shackled and locked in a closet. Stauffer endured daily sexual assaults in Shiue’s Roseville home before they were finally able to escape and call the police.
Their harrowing survival story is now the subject of a Lifetime movie,Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story,starringHow I Met Your MotheractressAlyson Hannigan.
In an exclusive clip from the upcoming film, which premieres on October 5th, Stauffer endures one of Shiue’s many sadistic videotaping sessions.
• Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?Click hereto get breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases in the True Crime Newsletter.
Shiue was taken into custody at his workplace soon after Stauffer and her daughter escaped.
Ramsey County Sheriff
He was later found guilty of kidnapping and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
He was also sentenced to 40 years for the murder of 6-year-old Jason Wilkman, whom he killed after the boy became suspicious of noises coming from Shiue’s car while it was stopped outside during the Stauffers’ abduction.
Shiue was denied parole on July 6, 2010, and a judge determined he would spend the rest of his life in prison.
Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Storyis part of Lifetime’s upcomingRipped from the Headlinesslate and will premiere on October 5.
source: people.com
