What Happened to Joseph Scott Freeman After Kidnapping His Ex-Girlfriend?

Karen Kummerer and Scott Freeman dated for eight months in 2006

NEED TO KNOW

• After their breakup, Freeman kidnapped Kummerer and took her across multiple states

• The traumatic incident is the subject of a season 2 episode of Netflix's Worst Ex Ever

In 2006, Karen Kummerer was stepping back into the dating scene after her recent divorce.

One night out, she met Joseph Scott Freeman and they started dating. But their relationship eventually took a dark turn — resulting in Freeman abducting Kummerer, leading to a multi-state chase with the police and FBI in pursuit.

"I was scared from the very beginning," Kummerer said, according to theOrlando Sentinel. "Honestly, I didn’t think I was coming back."

The harrowing account of Kummerer's relationship with Freeman is the subject of an episode in season 2 of Netflix'sWorst Ex Ever. Thedocuseriesfeaturestrue crimestories, told by the survivors who lived through them, including Kummerer.

Here's what led to the kidnapping of Karen Kummerer, and what happened to Joseph Scott Freeman.

Freeman and Kummerer dated for several months

Kummerer met Freeman out at a local bar one night in January 2006.

"When I met Scott, I felt a little bit of a spark," she said inWorst Ex Ever.

Valentine's Day was a couple weeks after they met, and Freeman showered her with gifts. "He spent a lot of money on me, actually," Kummerer recalled.

Despite Kummerer "not really looking for a committed relationship," things moved quickly, with Freeman unexpectedly moving into Kummerer's house one day.

Freeman was allegedly verbally and physically abusive during their relationship

Kummerer's niece, Brenna Randall, was living with Kummerer at the time she started dating Freeman.

"Karen definitely changed after Scott moved in," Randall said inWorst Ex Ever.

After Freeman established himself in the house, he "suggested Brenna move out," and "that's when the real domestic violence started," Kummerer said, adding how he would hold her down and scream at her "all night."

They would date for eight months, according tolegal documentsfiled in the Supreme Court of Florida.

After they broke up, Freeman harassed Kummerer

Kummerer finally broke it off with Freeman, but after their relationship ended, he started harassing her.

Kummerer recalled how he left 27 voicemails on her phone over the course of one day, per legal documents. "It was all the time like this," Randall added.

One morning, while on her way to work, Kummerer stopped at a stop sign, while Freeman was hiding out in a bush nearby, waiting for her.

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Using a key fob, he unlocked her car and got in the passenger seat with a knife. He told her to drive, and she was eventually able to calm him down by telling him she would start seeing him again.

"It was the first time Scott had ever held a knife or weapon to me," Kummerer said inWorst Ex Ever.

Freeman let Kummerer go, and Kummerer went to the police department and filed an emergency restraining order.

Freeman kidnapped Kummerer, leading to a week-long abduction through multiple states

Kummerer changed her phone number, and had all her car doors rekeyed — except the trunk.

Two weeks after filing the restraining order, Kummerer was on her way to work when her open trunk light came on.

She stopped, and went around the back to shut it, when Freeman jumped out of the trunk wearing all black and holding a knife, according to the Supreme Court of Florida filing.

He forced her into the passenger seat, and took her to his jeep. They got in his jeep, and he started driving.

While in Freeman's jeep, Randall called Kummerer, and using a code phrase, Kummerer let Randall know she was in trouble, and Randall called the police.

Over the next week, Freeman and Kummerer traveled across multiple states. After staying in a hotel one night, Kummerer grabbed the notepad from the room, and started leaving notes in restaurant and gas station bathrooms along their route, saying she had been abducted.

A restaurant employee found one of the notes, and called the police. A week into the ordeal, authorities were able to pinpoint their location from an ATM withdrawal.

The FBI later spotted Freeman's jeep on a highway in Mississippi. The police arrived and were able to stop Freeman and arrest him.

Where is Joseph Scott Freeman now?

After Kummerer was rescued, authorities found a knife, rope, blankets and a can "used to smoke crack cocaine" in Freeman's jeep.

According to the end ofWorst Ex Ever, Freeman was charged with "aggravated stalking, kidnapping with a weapon, violation of an injunction against domestic violation and violation of probation."

In 2007, he was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on all charges, per theOrlando Sentinel.

Freeman died in prison in 2025.

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Rare photograph of Oscar Wilde shows star in the making

He is hard to make out at first glance, but sitting among the bowler-hatted students is Oscar Wilde, soon to be one of the mostrecognisable figures in Victorian society.

This rare photograph of Wilde with his fellow undergraduates throws new light on his time at university, and the acolytes who already surrounded the futureauthor, poet and wit.

Auctioneers said the photograph, taken in the cloisters of Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1876, gave a glimpse into a star in the making.

A collector came across it by chance in an album filled with Scandinavian prints and scenes of Dorset and it will come up for auction later this month, with an estimate of £3,000-£5,000.

The 20.5 x 27.5cm albumen print will be pored over by aficionados of the Irish writer, who summed up his time as an undergraduate as the “exquisite art of idleness”, a mantra taken up by generations of students.

Gathered around Wilde, whose life and writings wouldoutrage and delight the Victorian public, are his closest university friends and fellow classicists, William Welsford “Bouncer” Ward and Reginald “Kitten” Harding.

Also in the photograph, authenticated by Dominic Winter Auctioneers, are E Cholmley Jones and AF Peyton, friends from Wilde’s days at Oxford, known to historians from letters and other photographs.

Chris Albury, senior auctioneer and valuer at Dominic Winter, told The Telegraph that the photograph was “not unlike hundreds of other student group photographs taken in the late Victorian era and that sometimes adorn pub and hotel walls”, but for Wilde’s presence.

Saying the picture was likely to have been taken in 1876, he added: “Wilde seems to be the centre of a clique of eight friends who somehow informally combine to set themselves apart from the larger group of otherwise anonymous students and teachers.

“Oscar is clearly the star of this clique, exuding the kind of magnetism that we would expect from such a budding celebrity.

“There are only a handful of photographs of Wilde during his time at Magdalen, so every new photograph is a precious boon to the Wildean community worldwide.”

Also of interest is the presence of a black or mixed-race student in the photograph. This is thought to be Christian Frederick Cole, the only identified black student at Oxford at the time.

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Cole studied first as a non-collegiate student and then at University College from 1873-76, becoming the first black graduate of the University of Oxford.

Darcy Sullivan, of the Oscar Wilde Society, said the photograph gave an insight into the young Wilde and his circle.

“This photo reminds us of two things. First, while Oscar would soon cultivate a distinctive look with long hair, velvet breeches, floppy cravats and green carnations, at Oxford he blended in with his fellow classmates.

“Second, bowler hats and boaters were in vogue in the 1870s; smiling for the camera was not.”

Wilde, whose poetry began to gain attention while he was still at Oxford, would go on to publish his Gothic masterpiece The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1890, 14 years after this photograph.

Five years later, at the height of his fame and with his plays An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest being performed in London, Wilde wasconvicted of gross indecency with menand sentenced to two years’ hard labour.

After his release, he left Britain for France and Italy never to return, writing The Ballad of Reading Gaol in 1898 about his experiences of prison.

The vendor of the Wilde photograph, who lives in West Wales, came across it after buying an old album in an antiques shop, intrigued by its small photographs of rural Lapland, Sweden, Dorset and Oxford.

It was only later that the photograph ofMagdalen Collegeundergrads caught his eye and he recognised Wilde, who once described Oxford as “the most beautiful thing in England”.

The seller approached the auctioneers for a valuation, careful not to send a digital version of the image in case it accidentally found its way into the public domain.

Mr Albury said: “The photograph reminds us that history is not just dates and events, but is made up of real people, their friendships and the moments and influences that shaped them.

“Seeing Wilde in this context allows us to connect with him as a person, not just as a literary figure.”

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Marcus Smart compares the Thunder to the Warriors' dynasty teams

TheOklahoma City Thunderhave been talked about as a potential dynasty after they won last season's NBA championship. They won 68 regular-season games last year, and this year, despite some injuries to key players, they went 64-18 and are now 7-0 in the playoffs.

After their131-108 winover theLos Angeles Lakersin Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday, the Thunder are on the verge of a second straight sweep. Some people, including Lakers coach JJ Redick, have been comparing Oklahoma City to the NBA's most recent dynasty: theGolden State Warriors, especially the Warriors squads from the mid-to-late 2010s that won three championships in four years and reached the finals five straight times.

Following Game 3, Lakers guard Marcus Smartpointed outa similarity between this Thunder team and the fantastic Warriors teams from several years ago.

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"Both teams did a good job of getting in the paint, controlling the paint, scoring in the paint and then the 3s start falling after that," Smart said. "With those Warrior teams, everybody thought they shoot the ball very well and that's what's killing [it]. But give up 60 paint points, that's it right there. Threes aren't going to kill you, but if you're giving up paint points like that and 3s, then that's when it starts to get out of hand.

"... They got a really good staff, really good players and a really good system that everybody buys in and it makes it tough on you."

As a member of the Boston Celtics, Smart played against the Stephen Curry-led Warriors during the 2022 NBA Finals, a series the Warriors won in six games. This Thunder squad doesn't have the same level of star power that Golden State had when Kevin Durant was in the fold, but it is one of the best defensive teams anyone can remember seeing, and it kills opponents by forcing turnovers and turning those mistakes into easy baskets.

Plus, as Smart pointed out, Oklahoma City is an unselfish unit that moves the ball around and gets plenty of good looks from 3-point range. On Saturday, it went 17-of-38 from downtown, and it also scored 64 points in the paint, compared to 44 for the Lakers.

If Oklahoma City is to repeat as world champions, however, it will have to earn it. The Lakers may be chopped liver, but the San Antonio Spurs are young, hungry and potent, and the Minnesota Timberwolves won't go down without a fight. If the Thunder return to the finals, they could face a New York Knicks team that is coming together and looking outstanding in its own right.

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Byron Buxton's RBI double in 11th inning gives Twins a 2-1 victory over Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Byron Buxton doubled off the wall in left-center with one out in the 11th inning, scoring automatic runner Matt Wallner, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Saturday night.

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Buxton also drove in Minnesota’s first run and had its only other hit, belting his 22nd career leadoff homer on the third pitch of the game from Tanner Bibee. The Twins and Guardians each finished with two hits.

Cleveland loaded the bases with one out in the ninth and 10th, but Eric Orze (1-1) worked his way out of both jams in his 1 2/3 innings. Luis García pitched the 11th for his first save.

Rule 5 Draft selection Peyton Pallette (1-2) allowed one unearned run in two innings as AL Central Division leader Cleveland had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Buxton has 13 homers — all in his last 23 games — and is two behind MLB leaders Aaron Judge of the Yankees and Munetaka Murakami of the White Sox. Minnesota is 20-40 against the Guardians since the start of the 2022 season.

The Guardians tied it at 1-all in the fourth when José Ramírez singled off Joe Ryan, stole second base and scored on Kyle Manzardo’s hit up the middle. Ryan worked six innings, giving up two hits.

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Bibee, who has five losses and four no-decisions this season, struck out a season-high nine over six innings.

In the sixth, Bibee collided with catcher Austin Hedges when both were attempting to grab a popup by Brooks Lee. Hedges dropped the ball, Bibee was charged with the error and Lee ran to second base, but was stranded there.

The first pitch was delayed by 2 hours and 6 minutes because of heavy thunderstorms.

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“Price Is Right” contestant wins largest single-game prize in show's 54-year history

A contestant on Friday's episode of The Price Is Right set a new all-time high in winnings from a single pricing game.

Key Points

• Vanessa from Virginia walked away with $240,150 in cash and prizes after playing Lion's Share.

• This new record surpasses the last, set in 2010, by more than $30,000.

After more than five decades on the air,The Price Is Rightis still breaking records.

A contestant on Friday's episode of the long-running game show set a new all-time high in winnings from a single pricing game. After several wild rounds of the game Lion's Share, Vanessa from Virginia walked away with $240,150 in cash and prizes— the largest one-game haul a contestant has ever won in the CBS daytime show's 54-year history.

The retired veteran made her mark in a special Mother's Day-themed episode, with her daughter cheering her on from the sidelines.

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Lion's Share, an MGM-branded game that premiered last year as a replacement for Pay the Rent, revolves around grocery price guessing.

In the game, each contestant is able to win up to five balls depending on their number of correct guesses. Balls are then dropped into a wind tunnel, which reveal hidden prize amounts. But that's not all: HostDrew Careythen commands contestants to choose between walking away with the dollar value displayed on the screen or risking it all to grow their earnings further.

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That's exactly what Vanessa did, and after very little deliberation. Continued correct guesses yielded more prize balls, which revealed more earnings, eventually loading her up with $227,500 in cash. A luxury trip to Morocco valued at $12,650 ultimately brought her total up to $240,150.

Vanessa's win clears the previous record by a wide margin. In 2016, contestant Christen Freeman won $210,000 in the game Cliffhangers, and also walked away with a steam iron, portable heater, and drink mixer.

Vanessa may be the biggest winner when it comes to earnings from a single game, but her $240,150 total is no match for the overall killing that one contestant made in a 2019 episode.

Michael Stouber left the roller coaster ride of an episode with a grand total of $262,743 in cash and prizes. That included $202,000 from a game of Plinko, a nearly $30,000 Showcase win, an equivalent value Nissan Sentra S, a $1,475 diamond bracelet, and more.

The Price Is Rightairs weekdays on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Check your local cable provider for exact airtimes.

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