Carl Drega was a recluse, who spent the majority of time on his property, building and constructing different structures. He lived there with his wife, Rita, beside the river in Columbia, New Hampshire for several years, before Rita got cancer and passed away.
Carl had struggle after struggle with the town, believing that they were the true cause of Rita’s death, and fought back at every citation and denial he was given for construction.
Soon, he started putting a woman named Vicki, as the face of his issues with the town, and started spending time lurking outside her house at night.
This went on for years, before Carl felt like he needed to take a final stance against the town and for “once”, show them what it mean to “live free or die”.