Charleston Gazette-Mail1d
Jury set to decide the 'why' behind Sissonville couple's treatment of children
After 11 days of trial, including nine days of testimony, a Kanawha County jury will decide the future of Jeanne Kay ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail1d
Witness testimony complete on 9th day of Whitefeather, Lantz child abuse trial
Both sides have rested in the trial of Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61. The couple are charged with civil ...
West Virginia MetroNews4d
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 ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail5d
'We were abandoned': Dad testifies in child abuse trial about care for son
Donald Ray Lantz, 61, was composed Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, as he testified about the struggles he and his wife, Jeanne Kay ...
West Virginia MetroNews1d
Trial for Sissonville child neglect trial to wrap up Tuesday; last witness gave testimony Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 12-member Kanawha County jury is expected to begin jury deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a ...
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 MetroNews5d
Second defendant takes the stand in Sissonville child neglect trial
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 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 ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail4d
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 ...
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 ...
The Independent13d
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 ...