Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story

5/7/2026

Martha Carelli finds herself the victim of a kidnapping by an escaped convict, Michael Anderson, her husband, son and son's friend held hostage in the home until husband John breaks free and calls the police. Martha becomes Michael's driver, they pick up another hostage along the way, Doug, and despite her concussion from Michael constantly beating her in the head, Martha can still find it in herself to show compassion to her captor to save her and Doug's life. The screenplay for _Kidnapped in Her Own Home: The Martha Carelli Story_, by Conor Allyn and Benjamin Anderson, takes a lot of liberties with the actual story, which took place in the 1970s, shifting it to an undetermined time that is probably the 1990s since no one has a cell phone, also omitting a third hostage, and several mor