Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children …
Jun 25, 2024 · Wealthy white West Virginia couple Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather forced their adopted black children to work as slaves and sleep in a barn, according to disturbing charges.
Parents convicted of trafficking adopted kids, locking them in shed ...
Jan 30, 2025 · The Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Jan. 29 that 63-year-old Jeanne Whitefeather and 65-year-old Donald Lantz were convicted of human trafficking, civil rights, and child abuse charges. They are scheduled to be sentenced in March, and Whitefeather faces a maximum of 215 years, while Lantz faces a maximum of 140 years in ...
Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents …
Jan 18, 2025 · The oldest daughter’s testimony wrapped the first week in the trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, who are accused of mistreating their five adopted children, all of whom are Black.
West Virginia couple charged with trafficking their adopted Black ... - CNN
Jun 27, 2024 · Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 and Donald Lantz, 63, who are both White, have been charged with human trafficking of children, civil rights violations, use of a minor child in forced labor and child...
Jury finds Kanawha County couple guilty on charges of abusing ...
Jan 29, 2025 · Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz were found guilty on charges of child abuse and neglect, forced labor and human trafficking. The jury also convicted Whitefeather on 4 counts of ...
Couple accused of using 5 adopted Black children 'basically as …
Jun 28, 2024 · Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, were charged in October 2023 with gross neglect of a child creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury, Kanawha County...
Whitefeather takes the stand in trafficking, abuse trial
Jan 21, 2025 · UPDATE: (5:52 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21) – The woman accused of human trafficking her adoptive children took the stand on day five of the trial against her and her husband. This was the first time Jeanne Whitefeather spoke publicly since her arrest in October 2023.
White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children …
Jun 27, 2024 · Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, are accused of adopting the children, ages 6 to 16, from a shelter for homeless and vulnerable youths, targeting them for forced labor...
West Virginia white couple alleged to have kept five adopted black ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty at Kanawha County court on Tuesday to multiple charges, including human trafficking of a minor child, use of a minor child in forced labour, and child neglect creating substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death, according to local news outlet Metro News.
Indictment Accuses White Couple of Forcing Black Children to …
Jun 26, 2024 · Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, were initially arrested in October 2023 and now face new charges, including human trafficking of a minor child, use of a minor child in...