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Half-naked woman was allegedly tortured and chained in Austin backyard for months by five ‘friends’ who didn’t ‘like her anymore’

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A half-naked woman was allegedly tortured and chained up in the backyard of a Texas home for months — leading to the arrest of five people who allegedly starved and shot at the defenseless victim with BB guns.

The Austin Police Department responded to a home on the south side of the city around 9 a.m. Oct. 30 after a 911 call was made regarding a woman screaming for help and handcuffed to metal exercise equipment in the backyard, according to Austin officials.

Officers arrived to find the unnamed woman suffering from severe injuries, naked from the waist down, and shackled to a punching bag stand.


The first responders quickly attempted to free the woman, but “due to the conditions of the restraints,” they had to call in the Austin Fire Department to bring special equipment to cut through the metal.

“The woman showed signs of physical distress and had visible injuries consistent with prolonged restraint,” police said.


As they worked to free the woman, five adults inside the home noticed what was happening and tried to flee, but were immediately caught and detained.

Police also found two small children living at the home who were placed in the care of Child Protective Services.

The suspects — Michelle Garcia, 51, Crystal Garcia, 21, Mache Carney, 32, Juan Pablo Castro, 30, and Maynard Lefevers, 21 — had allegedly held the victim captive for months, police said.


The victim told investigators that she’d been friends with Michelle Garcia, but stated that “at some point, they [the group] decided they no longer liked her,” and the five decided to keep her as a captive, according to an affidavit obtained by the Austin American-Statesman.

She said she was forced to live outside for weeks and beaten whenever she tried to flee. It’s unclear when the victim was taken captive and exactly how long she was held.

Detectives said the woman was fed just one plate of food a day and shackled to a metal exercise stand — sometimes with both wrists locked behind her.


Michelle Garcia allegedly told investigators she limited the woman to one meal a day because she thought the victim had gotten “chunky.”

However, investigators said the woman appeared severely malnourished.

The victim also said that the night before being found, her pants slipped down and she “got in trouble.” She was then shot with a BB gun, cuffed to a backyard stand and left there half-naked overnight as “punishment” while temperatures plunged into the 40s, the affidavit revealed.


During her captivity, she sustained extensive injuries, including open wounds, severe swelling of the wrists, loss of tissue from her hands and feet, widespread scarring from BB gun pellets, and significant facial trauma.

After she was transported to a local hospital, doctors determined her injuries matched weeks of torture and restraint. Scans also found a BB was lodged in her right eye.

Castro allegedly told police he shot the woman with an electric rifle-style BB gun because he “didn’t want to touch her.”


He also allegedly admitted that when he would get home from work, he would grab the BB gun from his closet and “chase her around the yard,” expressing that he “f–king hates her,” according to the affidavit.

 

One of the children found at the home — a 4-year-old boy identified as Castro’s son — said his dad shot the woman whenever she was “bad,” and that his mom, Carney, usually stood by and watched.

All five suspects were arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated assault, injury to the elderly or disabled, and unlawful restraint. They are all locked up at the Travis County Jail on $305,000 bail.

Carney and Michelle Garcia return to court on Nov. 18 and 21, while Crystal Garcia, Castro and Lefevers are set to appear on Dec. 15.

The case remains under investigation.

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Texas woman found chained in backyard of Austin home after allegedly being held captive by five suspects for months | New York Post

 

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37 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

People are the worst.

I want an extradition agreement with Brazilian authorities specifically for people like this. Drop all five of these people off on Snake Island and let nature take care of the rest. 

"One meal a day for ole chunky butt over there."  FFR?

I love living in my boring fucking world; They need to launch these fuckers into the sun.  

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

The first responders quickly attempted to free the woman, but “due to the conditions of the restraints,” they had to call in the Austin Fire Department to bring special equipment to cut through the metal

The brought in Fitlump to use her horn?

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I said keep Austin weird, Jack, but Jesus.

Which half was nekkid? If it was just arms and legs and head and counting that as half, I call bullshit. That's half clothed, which in this case is probably a good start but still not clothed enough. 

What the fuck is wrong with these people. Should chain each one of these cocksuckers to a poll in the fucking Sahara. 

2 minutes ago, Vertuzzi said:

What the fuck is wrong with these people. Should chain each one of these cocksuckers to a poll in the fucking Sahara. 

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38 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Which half was nekkid? If it was just arms and legs and head and counting that as half, I call bullshit. That's half clothed, which in this case is probably a good start but still not clothed enough. 

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1 hour ago, Bevo said:

Which half was nekkid? If it was just arms and legs and head and counting that as half, I call bullshit. That's half clothed, which in this case is probably a good start but still not clothed enough. 

Her bottom half, according to the article. Also, the victim isn't pictured, so, why criticize her? She apparently is either elderly, or disabled, and throwing shade on either demographic, on account of physical appearance, is indicative of a shitty upbringing.

4 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:

Her bottom half, according to the article. Also, the victim isn't pictured, so, why criticize her? She apparently is either elderly, or disabled, and throwing shade on either demographic, on account of physical appearance, is indicative of a shitty upbringing.

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

4 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

Does it?

7 minutes ago, WBT said:

Does it?

 

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Wow - Austin wins the 2025 weird ass shit award for this one. 
Not quite beating out Cleveland for that dude who held the girls/women for years

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Nah, man, Leslie was weird. Having a stripper girlfriend 25 years younger than you that has a trained attack monkey is weird. Willingly eating at HopDoddy is weird. This and the Cleveland incident are what you call evil.

6 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

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13 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Incredible physiognomy with these two. Nature warning you “do not touch.” 
 

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Forget the physiognomy, the neck tats are like

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8 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

Stick with distress over any further humiliation of a tortured, disabled or elderly, victim. 
 

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7 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

You didn't have to jump to conclusions, it was explicitly stated in the article.

Literally three sentences in.

I’m not sure that these paragons of virtue are going to present a rock solid united defense.  I’m going to go out a limb and say the women defendants are going to say they were in fear of their lives from the men defendants and were not the real felons.

I would bet a Texas aggravated kidnapping has a life sentence possibility, and that their best plea bargain would be something like 30-40 years without the possibility of parole. 

 

if having a chained up half naked woman in my backyard is wrong I don't wanna be right 

if having a chained up half naked woman in my backyard is wrong I don't wanna be right 

Tell me you live in Bell county without telling me you live in Bell county….
15 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

Castro allegedly told police he shot the woman with an electric rifle-style BB gun because he “didn’t want to touch her.”


He also allegedly admitted that when he would get home from work, he would grab the BB gun from his closet and “chase her around the yard,” expressing that he “f–king hates her,” according to the affidavit.

Mensa!   Flood the zone with so many incriminatory admissions that the prosecutors can’t remember which ones were which at trial!

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8 hours ago, Bevo said:

 

I sincerely apologize for looking at her friends and thinking that I would prefer to see her clothed. But in the same vein are you trying to criticize me for jumping to conclusions? Seems ironic given your take.

You're a fucking weird freak, dude. Get your fucking life and mind in order. What's wrong with you?

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Mamma say if the picture is too ornery, the pixels can’t make it through the Spanish moss

I've got information man! New shit has come to light! And, shit. Man. She kidnapped herself!

Well sure man, look at it. A young trophy wife, in the parlance of our times, you know. And she owes money all over town, including to known pornographers. And that's cool...I'm saying she needs money, man.

…and shot herself in her own eye with a BB gun. Bro, that’s savage! 

21 hours ago, gsoda3 said:

You didn't have to jump to conclusions, it was explicitly stated in the article.

Literally three sentences in.


what, you expect people to read? On a forum? 

how dare you GIF
 

 

21 hours ago, Bill Brasky said:

if having a chained up half naked woman in my backyard is wrong I don't wanna be right 

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Austin, Florida, or Austin, Ohio? Or is “Texas Man” a thing now?

23 hours ago, Bill Brasky said:

if having a chained up half naked woman in my backyard is wrong I don't wanna be right 

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57 minutes ago, 'stache said:

Austin, Florida, or Austin, Ohio? Or is “Texas Man” a thing now?

South Austin…..keepin’ it weird.

Mache was a waitress at the worst restaurant in town 

she had a reputation as a girl who was chingaaaaau

So this house must be rural right? Like where the fuck is this house where no one ever heard any screaming or sounds that warrant investigating a bit?

4 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

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Todd Packer would probably be first in line.  Especially if she was already chained up.

13 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

So this house must be rural right? Like where the fuck is this house where no one ever heard any screaming or sounds that warrant investigating a bit?

Where was the house where a half-naked woman was chained outside?

Why, that house is smack-dab in the middle of a neighborhood that did not believe in kink shaming. 

15 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

So this house must be rural right? Like where the fuck is this house where no one ever heard any screaming or sounds that warrant investigating a bit?

It’s the opposite of that, this house is right behind the H-E-B at William Cannon and I 35. A mobile home at the entrance of a neighborhood.

 

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36 minutes ago, Covri said:

It’s the opposite of that, this house is right behind the H-E-B at William Cannon and I 35. A mobile home at the entrance of a neighborhood.

 

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That’s wild that the house is right there

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