The man abducted her at gunpoint and held her for several hours. At one point, Morrison's assailant "played Russian roulette with a loaded gun and pulled the trigger" while he held her captive, Vailliencourt said, noting that a judge called the man a "raving animal."

The assailant was caught hours later that same horrific night after he had returned Morrison to her home. Once inside, she called 911 while he fled. Unbeknownst to him, however, then-Michigan State Police Trooper Greg Michaud, who is now a captain with the department's forensic sciences division, and other investigators were processing Morrison's abandoned vehicle just down the road from her home.

The assailant eventually entered a plea to multiple felonies, including kidnapping, armed robbery, sexual assault and using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was subsequently sentenced to 25-60 years in prison and he was preliminary approved for parole in 2014 when Morrison reached out to Lea and Gonsler, both of whom advocated on Morrison's behalf.

Their efforts paid off when the parole board reversed its preliminary decision to release the assailant and instead denied him parole. The man's maximum parole eligibility date is July 2044.