Wealthy White Couple Adopts Five Black Children and Turns Them Into Slaves
Neighbors Reported Conditions Three Times Before Kids Removed From the Home
The five Black children were 16, 14, 11, nine, and six years old, and they were slaves. All were homeschooled, with no opportunity for a teacher, coach, or administrator to intervene. There is evidence the youngest girl was able to spend time with another child from their church (I would investigate that family as well). In May 2023, a neighbor called Child Protective Services to report what she’d witnessed. Stacy Miller had seen the children standing in a straight line with their heads down and engaging in manual labor. Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies visited the home and said they found nothing. Miller made another report in September 2023, and deputies found nothing again. They never communicated their findings to Miller.
‘I’m supposed to do the right thing and call. For a government entity that us taxpayers fund … to not feel like I was listened to at all, that’s heartbreaking for me.’ — Stacy Miller
On a third visit in October 2023, police found what they should have discovered on either of the first two visits. A…
