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Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, Donald Ray Lantz convicted of forced labor, trafficking of adopted kids - Washington Times
Defendants Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather enter Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers’ courtroom with Kanawha County Sheriff Deputy Matthew Dingess for the first day of their trial ...
The Mirror US on MSN5mon
West Virginia couple convicted of forced labor and human trafficking of five adopted Black children - MSN
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz went on trial in mid-January and each faced over a dozen counts, including ...
The Independent3mon
Judge throws the book at a West Virginia couple convicted of treating adopted Black kids as ‘slaves’ - The Independent
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and her husband Donald Lantz, 63, received maximum sentences, to be served consecutively, a judge ordered in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Wednesday.
The Daily Beast3mon
White Couple Who Forced Adopted Black Kids to Work As ‘Slaves’ Sentenced to Prison - The Daily Beast
U.S. Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers sentenced wife Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, to 215 years, while husband Donald Lantz, 63, received a sentence of 160 years for locking the children in a ...
New York Post3mon
White couple who forced black children to work as 'slaves' sentenced to hundreds of years in prison - New York Post
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 63, pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges. WCHS “I’ll never understand how you can sleep at night.
Washington Times5mon
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed - Washington Times
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, ...
The Herald-Dispatch3mon
Whitefeather, Lantz given max sentence for Sissonville abuse | News | herald-dispatch.com
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, were given the maximum sentence Wednesday, March 19, 2025, for the mistreatment of four of their five adopted children while the family lived ...
Mother Accused of Forcing Adopted Children to Work as 'Slaves' Denies Locking Teens in Shed, Court Hears - MSN
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand on Tuesday, Jan. 21 after being arrested with her husband Donald Ray Lantz in October ...
People5mon
Mother Denies Locking Adopted Children in Shed, Court Hears - People.com
Jeanne Kay Whitefeather took the stand on Tuesday, Jan. 21 after being arrested with her husband Donald Ray Lantz in October 2023 West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority A ...
The Independent5mon
White mother accused of treating Black adopted kids as ‘slaves’ said they liked being kept in barn, trial told - The Independent
The trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, continued Wednesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court (West Virginia Regional Jail/Correctional Facility Authority) ...
The Herald-Dispatch5mon
Whitefeather denies texts in Sissonville child abuse case | News | herald-dispatch.com
Under lengthy cross-examination Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2025, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, denied that racist and incriminating texts sent from her phone were sent by her. She said her oldest daughter ...
CBS News5mon
Teenager describes tumultuous life at trial of adoptive parents accused of neglect and forced labor - CBS News
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.