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Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Madison Tuck gives the prosecutors' opening statement to the jury on the first day of the trial of Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather in Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Madison Tuck gives the prosecutors' opening statement to the jury on the first day of the trial of Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather in Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Donald Ray Lantz, left, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather are shown during a break in the Kanawha County Circuit Court on the first day of their trial in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. The couple face multiple charges after two of their adopted children were found locked in an outbuilding in October 2023. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Donald Ray Lantz, left, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather are shown during a break in the Kanawha County Circuit Court on the first day of their trial in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. The couple face multiple charges after two of their adopted children were found locked in an outbuilding in October 2023. (AP Photo/John Raby)

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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va., following jury selection. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

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 Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va., following jury selection. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Krivonyak, left, asks a question of witness Joyce Bailey during the first day of the trial of Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather in Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers' courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Chris Krivonyak, left, asks a question of witness Joyce Bailey during the first day of the trial of Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather in Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers' courtroom Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Charleston, W.Va. (Chris Dorst/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Donald Lantz, left, speaks with his attorney John Balenovich as his wife Jeanne Whitefeather, right, leaves the courtroom in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Donald Lantz, left, stands with his attorney John Balenovich as charges are read against him. His wife, Jeanne Whitefeather, seated right, is also shown in the in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Donald Lantz, left, stands with his attorney John Balenovich as charges are read against him. His wife, Jeanne Whitefeather, seated right, is also shown in the in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Defense attorneys Mark Plants, left, and John Balenovich, right, talk to the media following the trial of their clients Donald Lantz and his wife, Jeanne Whitefeather, in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Defense attorneys Mark Plants, left, and John Balenovich, right, talk to the media following the trial of their clients Donald Lantz and his wife, Jeanne Whitefeather, in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, W.Va. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (Christopher Millette/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)