In this true crime story, midweek mini edition of Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide, Ky tells you a disturbing case of Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, who were accused of subjecting five black children to inhumane conditions and forced slave labor on their West Virginia property. Despite multiple reports to Child Protective Services, the abuse continued unchecked, raising serious questions about systemic failures.

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Past Cases Mentioned in this Episode:
A Jealous Mother Abuses Her 6 Kids and Horrifically Murders Two of Her Daughters | Theresa Knorr
https://murderandlove.com/a-jealous-mother-abuses-her-6-kids-and-horrifically-murders-two-of-her-daughters-theresa-knorr/


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