CBS Pittsburgh reporter Shelley Bortz described a case out of Wilkinsburg that reads like a horror script, except police say it happened in real life to a real person who thought she was showing up for something ordinary.
Bortz reported that investigators believe the woman was lured to a home under false pretenses, then beaten, blindfolded, and held captive for hours while suspects demanded money from people in her life.
It’s the kind of crime that doesn’t just attack one victim. It spreads panic outward, because the ransom demands pull friends and family into the moment, forcing them to make choices under pressure…