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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …