BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The 'Damsel in Distress' who investigators say lured a man into a trap has been captured, investigators say. Hope Freeman, 43, of Baltimore was wanted by the US Marshals Service.

As the only girl in a farming family with two brothers, my dad and my older brother taught this old gal a thing or two when I was growing up. You see, my mom gave me the name “Hope” because she was ...

From Rapunzel trapped up in her tower to legions of scream queens hitting high decibels, the damsel in distress trope is long rooted in sweet, helpless characters incapable of staying out of trouble.