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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 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)