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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 2023

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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 to a shed.

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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 four of their adopted Black children for labor and confining them in harsh conditions.

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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.

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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 perform hard farm labor denied confining two of the children to a shed despite police finding them in the structure behind a locked door, news outlets reported.

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'We were abandoned': Dad testifies in child abuse trial about care for son

Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. CHARLESTON — Donald Ray Lantz, 61, was composed Thursday as he testified about the struggles he and his wife, Jeanne ...

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Second defendant takes the stand in Sissonville child neglect trial

The second defendant in an ongoing Kanawha County trial of the Sissonville couple indicted on 20-counts of child neglect, human trafficking, and civil rights violation-related charges says their ...

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'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 ...

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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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'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 ...

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