Mother Accused of Forcing Adopted Children to Work as 'Slaves' Denies Locking Teens in Shed, Court Hears
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand on Tuesday, Jan. 21 after being arrested with her husband Donald Ray Lantz in October ...
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Forensic psychologist takes stand in Sissonville couple child neglect trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A forensic psychologist testified for the defense Friday afternoon in the child abuse/trafficking trial ...
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Whitefeather denies sending incriminating texts about treatment of children
Under lengthy cross-examination Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2025, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, denied that racist and incriminating ...
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Psychologist details health of boy allegedly abused by parents in Sissonville
Local psychologist Timothy Saar testified about the mental health diagnoses of the oldest adopted son of Jeanne Kay ...
'Don't call her my mother, please. That's my only request to you,' teen asks on the stand
In gripping testimony that lasted nearly three hours, a teenage firlThe teen, who was 16 at the time of Jeanne Whitefeather ...
Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor
A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed at her West Virginia home led to the arrest of her adoptive parents has taken the ...
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Mother who adopted children in Minnesota denies locking teens in West Virginia shed
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A woman accused with her husband of forcing children they adopted while living in Minnesota to ...
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Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 children to forced labor
Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of ...
White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, are charged with human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor ...
Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor denied confining two of the children ...
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Mother denies locking adopted teens in shed in West Virginia hard labor trial
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand Tuesday as the second week began in the trial of her and her husband, Donald Ray Lantz. They are accused of mistreating four of the five children ...
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Whitefeather denies sending incriminating texts about treatment of children
CHARLESTON — Under lengthy cross-examination Wednesday, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, denied that racist and incriminating texts sent from her phone were sent by her. She said her oldest daughter ...