'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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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‘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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Abusive Foster Parents Forced Adopted Kids To Work Hard Labor Like 'Slaves'
A West Virginia jury convicted Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor and live in squalid conditions. The couple faced charges including forced ...
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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 ...
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West Virginia Couple Convicted of Forced Labor, Child Neglect, and Civil Rights Violations Against Adopted Black Children
A West Virginia couple accused of forcing their five adopted Black children into hard labor and extreme neglect has been convicted by a Kanawha County jury after eight hours of […] The post West ...
Advocates call for state law against torture in West Virginia
In West Virginia, there is not currently a state law against torture. After the verdict of a human trafficking trial in ...