Waterbury captivity case: New buyer reaches agreement to purchase 2 Blake St.
There are developments in the sale of 2 Blake Street, the Waterbury home at the center of a high-profile case where a now 33-year-old man who goes by “S,” says his stepmom, Kimberly Sullivan, held him captive for over two decades.
Newly obtained court documents show that, as of Aug. 19, a potential buyer signed a real estate purchase contract to buy the home for $165,000. The parties have not closed yet.
The home is considered the estate of Kregg Sullivan, Kimberly’s late husband who died in 2024. Court records show that S was not listed as an heir at the time.
“The attorney [in 2024] had asked me if we had children together, so I listed my two daughters, not realizing that it was supposed to be all the children,” Sullivan said. “So, he had asked me, do Kregg and I have children together. So, I said, yes, we have two daughters together,” said Kimberly in a May hearing.
Kimberly had reached a sale agreement with another potential buyer in May, and S had been added to the relevant documentation. But Probate Court Judge Matthew Vaccarelli stopped that specific sale at the time, saying Kimberly’s reasoning was “disingenuous and not believable.”
The initial buyer reached a $110,000.00 deal using an LLC, but Vaccarelli said the LLC was not registered with the state.
A third-party attorney was appointed to take over the estate and manage the sale, and a different buyer agreement was reached as of Aug. 19.
The home has appeared to be vacant since Sullivan’s arrest in March 2025, a month after S intentionally set fire to the home, telling first responders he did so to get his freedom.
As of March 2026, the home is facing foreclosure due to alleged nonpayment of mortgage, according to court records.
There is a hearing discussing the sale tomorrow.
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