
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Sam Nordquist left home in Minnesota last fall and traveled 1,000 miles to be with a woman he’d fallen in love with online. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. He ended up imprisoned in a cut-rate hotel in upstate New York, suffering unspeakable horrors before he was killed.
Main Idea: Sam Nordquist was allegedly held captive and tortured for weeks in a New York hotel room before being killed, in a case that has shocked his family and community.
Key Points:
The case may push taxpayers and voters to demand stronger welfare checks, hotel oversight, and police response for vulnerable people.
Greater attention to abuse of transgender and isolated people could lead to better protection for households and communities.
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