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 …
Whitefeather takes the stand in trafficking, abuse trial
4 days ago · This was the first time Jeanne Whitefeather spoke publicly since her arrest in October 2023. When the defense had their turn in the case Tuesday afternoon, Whitefeather …
West Virginia mother on trial for locking adopted teenagers in …
3 days ago · A West Virginia mother denied forcing two of their adopted children to stay in a shed despite police finding them there behind a locked door. Jeanne Kay Whitefeather testified …
Whitefeather testifies in self-defense in child abuse trial | Legal ...
4 days ago · Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, testified in her own defense Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2025, as the trial for child abuse charges against her and Donald Lantz, 61, entered its …
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 …
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, …
Trial starts for West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their 5 ...
Jan 14, 2025 · The trial of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz began Tuesday on more than a dozen counts that include forced labor, civil rights violations, human trafficking …
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 …
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, …
Kanawha County deputies testify during Sissonville couple's trial ...
UPDATE 1/15/2025, 6:30 –The trial of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz, the Sissonville couple charged with 20 counts of child trafficking, forced labor, civil rights violations and gross ...