Mother Accused of Forcing Adopted Children to Work as 'Slaves' Denies Locking Teens in Shed, Court Hears
A white mother accused of forcing her adopted Black children to work as 'slaves' with her husband, who is also white, has ...
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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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'My babies': Adoptive mom testifies in self-defense in child abuse trial
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, testified in her own defense Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2025, as the trial for child abuse ...
'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
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed led to the arrest of her adoptive parents testified ...
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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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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 ...
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West Virginia Couple Deny Child Confinement and Labor Charges
In Charleston, West Virginia, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and her husband Donald Ray Lantz are on trial, accused of exploiting ...
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White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told
The trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, continued Wednesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. They were arrested in October 2023 after two of their five adopted children ...
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 ...
West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in shed denies allegations
A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police locating them in the shed behind a locked door.