'We were the voices for those kids': Sissonville neighbors feel validated by verdict
When Donald Lantz, Jeanne Whitefeather and their five adopted kids moved to Sissonville in May 2023 from Washington state, ...
Atlanta Black Star News on MSN4d
‘We Were Always Locked Up’: Black Teen Says White Adoptive Parents Peppersprayed, Forced Them to Dig with Bare Hands; West Virginia Couple Convict…
After 12 days of harrowing testimony, jurors on Wednesday found a West Virginia couple guilty of child neglect and human ...
Reporter Anna Saunders discusses coverage of historic child abuse, human trafficking trial
After covering a high-profile case involving a Sissonville couple convicted of child abuse, forced labor and human ...
Parents Who Locked Adopted Children in Barn, Forced Them to Work 'as Slaves' Convicted of Human Trafficking
The West Virginia couple, who is White, were accused of severely neglecting and mistreating their five adopted Black children ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail7d
Whitefeather, Lantz found guilty on 31 counts relating to treatment of their kids
After 12 days of trial, a Kanawha County jury found Sissonville parents Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61 ...
‘Weren’t there to be raised as children’: White couple forced adopted Black children to do hard labor and live in filthy shed
A white West Virginia couple was convicted of using their adopted Black children as "slaves," forcing them to work heavy ...
West Virginia MetroNews7d
Jury finds Kanawha County couple guilty on charges of abusing, trafficking adopted children
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 12-member jury in an ongoing trial for a Sissonville couple charged with 35 counts of human ...
The Independent6d
White couple accused of treating adopted Black kids as 'slaves' found guilty of forced labour, human trafficking
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather was convicted of all 19 counts against her, including forced labour, civil rights violations, human trafficking and child neglect. Her husband, Donald Ray Lantz ...
Couple found guilty of child neglect, human trafficking
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A jury on Wednesday found a couple guilty of human trafficking and child neglect in Kanawha ...
West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor, human trafficking of adopted kids
A West Virginia couple accused of neglect and forced labor involving their adopted children have been convicted by a jury ...
Psychologist testifies in child neglect trial
Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are accused of locking children inside a closed-off area of a barn on a Sissonville ...