'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, ...
Human trafficking task force member calls recent verdict a 'significant milestone'
Wednesday's human trafficiking convictions for Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz marked a majorEven before the guilty ...
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 ...
Abusive parents learn fate over forcing adopted kids to work hard labor like 'slaves' and in a filthy shed
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, went on trial earlier this month, each facing a slew of child neglect ...
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Gazette-Mail editorial: Whitefeather, Lantz are worst of the worst
After nearly two weeks of brutal testimony and a conviction on 31 of 35 total counts against them, it’s clear that adoptive ...
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 ...
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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 ...