She need not complain about the food, the tempature of the showers, or the comfort of a bed. Because even in prison that is better than what she gave to her son.
Her attorney can absolutely hold his head high knowing he wasn’t defending the monster, but the constitution of the USA. He did the best he could with nothing to work with, and I just hope he’s doing what he needs to for his mental health. I hope everyone involved is taking care of themselves.
My Heart and Soul goes out to the poor defencless wee Timothy.😢 May he be Resting in Peace.👼 Thankfully, her audacity to want Parental rights was denied and another Child will not be at her mercy.
It's crazy to me that so many laws are still unchanged, but in the UK they've only recently (in approximately the last year or so) changed the law so that if one parent k!lls the other parent, they instantly lose parental rights of their shared children. So I'm wondering if there is still some loophole where a parent could somehow retain their parental rights even after a crime as heinous and evil as harming one of their other children.
@@happyheart8261 No law in US. The law assumes that a person who committed such a crime wouldn't be able to interact with their children anyways. But what others said is there is a lot of control a parent has over their children, even if the parent is imprison
This case has traumatized me. I myself had a difficult childhood, with a mom who didn’t want me and really had no love for me. This case made me realize how lucky I actually was. My heart aches for the pain Timothy endured. May he rest peacefully and comfortable, forever and ever. Amen.
I know I was lucky, too. My mom only took care of me out of obligation. It was something she was "supposed to" do and she acted like she had no choice. Like she was stuck with me and forced to raise me. But even though I felt no love from her, at least she took care of me! She fulfilled her "obligation" to provide me with food, clothing, and shelter and even Christmas presents. Also because she was "supposed to." I know I was waaaaaay better off than poor Timothy!
I don’t think the judge denied her parental rights as a way to punish her further but rather to protect the youngest child from her. She psychologically abused and controlled Paul and Timothy so for that reason alone she should be no where near any child, let alone, her own.
By taking her parental rights, she can't force Gabriel to come to the prison for visits. She can not make decisions about his health and well-being. She has no legal right to him, are all. And let's face it, she loves to have power and control. That's why she was nit-picky about the wording in her sentencing papers....
Shanda can NEVER appeal on the basis of ineffective counsel. Her lawyer did represent her zealously. It must have been SO hard for him to represent her! I am SO thankful that she got the sentences she earned! RIP Timothy! 💙
@@barbmurray8557 look at it this way, he was so good he lessened any chances of her having a successful appeal. Remember, she was an attorney so she would know how to work the system.
@@barbmurray8557no, he's a good man and a good attorney. I usually LOATHE defense attorneys. At sentencing, Attorney Johnson looked SO DONE with her. I loved how he spoke so highly of the prosecutor. He's a good one.
@@barbmurray8557I think he did his best and had he not, she could use that to go for a mistrial. Thankfully the jury did their job and she is never getting out. Now SHE will be continously monitored.
She stripped that poor child of even the most basic human rights; eating sleeping, clothing etc. And even as on his deathbed, as he was talking his last breaths, she clamped his lips shut, with her last words to him being “see, you don’t need to open your mouth to breathe, dummy”!!! Heinous, horrific, monstrous etc, just don’t seem adequate to describe this pos.
@@jaimecurtis I heard that too Shanda was tracking the grandmas car and everything, the grandma would also sneak food for Timothy (im guessing before he was put into the closet?)
@@jaimecurtis No, but the dad gave Timothy to Shanda, even after knowing that she is abusive and had her custody terminated because of it. She was only allowed to see Timothy and his older siblings for 3 hours a month. She had to have done something incredibly bad for that to be the case. She then moved to a different state and seemingly got her life together. Then the dad gave Timothy to her, knowing she had her custody terminated for abusing him in the past. I don’t imagine how anyone could be around Shanda for very long with out realizing there is something very very wrong with her.
Doesn't look remorseful to me. In no way was she a good parent and not realising how bad the situation was. Deliberate systematic abuse diabolical. Rot in hell Vander Ark.
Just starvation alone is enough to give her a murder verdict. She is supposed to be a mother. She killed him! She knew she wasn’t feeding him. She couldn’t help knowing that.
@@Dustandfuzz The weirdest part of the trial was when her one son admitted that he had slipped Timothy some food. She didn't look mad at him until that moment. This woman still only cares about controlling her kids
She was nothing but cruel and abusive to poor Timothy up until his final breath. The only time she showed that poor boy any concern was when he was apparently dead. Even as he was clearly in critical condition. She put him in the closet and berated him.
@@decemberkatit’s devastating. I don't know how you can have that malice towards someone you brought into that world, or anyone so obviously helpless and ill. Especially a kid. How can you see a kid who's showing signs of being critically malnourished and unresponsive and think he's faking, and literally torture him further?
Imagine how terrible you have been if your 7yrs old wants to have nothing to do with you. That's an age where children are extremely loyal. I hope he has a good childhood from now on with the paternal grand parents💗
She puts her GPA on her Linkedin and performed well enough in law school to support legal education. This woman knows the law, is not stupid, she is a monster! She deserves a horrific prison term
@@iffyangel3380 wow she will be really popular I didn't know about the dogs would need her in prison I thought it was only for medical training. A smart woman like her worked and studied very hard to serve inmates,😱😱 ... We don't envy her, do we? Let her enjoy her new company and working for inmates at least to protect herself from being attacked as a child killer. BUT she has a closet now and I hope she gets some hot sauce at some stage
@@iffyangel3380 it is a shame she'll get those privileges and many more. prisons are not like they used to be now days they get t.v. their hair cut, laundry services, able to work for spending money, they get library books, they can see their lawyer when they want, 3 hot meals a day, a bed, roof over their head, they get yard time. shower time. and she gets the company of other people, how darn bad can it be? i'm sure they have more privileges too. i spent the whole pandemic alone. in my tiny apartment, no family, no visitors.. i did call them, i did have internet. i did get things dropped off. i don't know prison life but i bet it was better than that.
@@diamondringirl completely agree. She'll have a much better life than she allowed her son. The only consultation we have is that she can never walk out of prison a free woman!
So much respect for her defense attorney, he had an incredibly difficult job with this case and his work was admirable. As for Shanda, I don't believe she feels any remorse or ever will. Her argument that she shouldn't even have to defend her parental rights shows how she really feels: entitled to control over her children as if they were her property. Maybe some people are genuinely evil.
She don't lose her life so sad as her son...She have NO RIGHT to live smart in a prison with food, a bed, a bath and no kind of TORTURE she did to her son.....😢😢😢😢
Where on earth is Eric Ferguson, Timothy’s “dad” 🙄 can you imagine your child is brutally tortured and murdered by his mother that you illegally gave him to and you don’t come to any of the court proceedings. You don’t make a statement of grief. You just ghost completely. I hope he is charged with something too. And his wife.
good question I cannot wrap up my mind about giving birth to one after another child, if,as claimed ,that human being had suffered from sexual abuse perpetuated..somehow deranged, yet intellectually sound and fit 🤔😩😫😖😣😯😲😳🥺
The thing that gets me is, yeah, I bet being a mother to Timothy was stressful and hard. But she was making it so much harder for herself. The cameras, the constant surveillance, that's exhausting. Plus taking him off his meds and removing him from school
I'm glad to hear her youngest child wants nothing to do with her! If he was of her personality, he would have supported her abuse of Timothy and Paul. He's young but he sees her treatment of Timothy for what it was. Shanda neglected/tortured Timothy but put Gabriel on a pedestal as a young King. She had Paul exalting him as such while simultaneously abusing Timothy, yet this young child can see what they did was wrong. Hopefully, he can grow up normally now and be able to overcome the association of the world's most cruel woman as being his birth mother. Shanda tried to keep her young king from knowing of her vitriolic abuse methods, so it's good to see her lose all parental rights to the one child she actually treated the 'best'. He's the only one who mattered to her and probably the only one she expected to contact her in prison. It will be lonely for her now, 5 kids, and none want anything to do with her!!!
You are assuming a lot of things and you are very wrong. Just because G did not get the same abuse as Tim, it doesn't mean that he was treated like a king. Far from it. He is a sweet child who was terrorized and controlled, scared he'd have to go back to that environment. He is now safe.
One of the things that makes me so sad is that Timothy asked to play baseball and she told him he couldn't, he was too clumsy (or something along those lines). Then she put G in baseball. She was downright cruel every chance she got.
@@tracy361361 sure you may think that makes sense but you don't know the family and that Adam played wheelchair baseball before his stroke and was also the team photographer for G.
ya think??? she lost her four children and then has another. i feel for paul however. yes, the father of timothy should also be in some sort of trouble for allowing her to get timothy back, it was illegal!!! i am for this verdict as well. i live here in this town!
Timothy’s adoptive father died last year. Timothy’s biological father never attended the trial so it appears Timothy’s birth parents didn’t cherish him.
It's sad that Timothy just fell through the cracks. No one noticed, checked on him, cared about him. Even the siblings who are now sorry did nothing. Neighbors. His brother who was forced to take part, never thought to tell anyone, call anyone. I only hope this child is at peace and feels love.
It IS sad. That happens a lot in dysfunctional and narcissistic families where the parents pick out one child to be their scapegoat. The other siblings take the parents side and abuse the scapegoat for them.
I'm sure she'll see how it feels to get beat downs and have her food taken from her. Child killers are not accepted in prison except by other child killers
Now I want to know WHEN are they going to bring Timothy's father up for charges? He NEVER should have given ANY of those children to her to go to Michigan to begin with.
Serial killers are bad, but, like, this was sustained torture over a period of months. This woman was spending tons of money and time just finding new ways to hurt her own kids, to the point where it was negatively effecting her job.
@@rosesweetcharlotte I'm not saying one case is worse than the other, im saying that lawyer had his two highest profile cases within 5-6 years, so obviously this woman is the worst of the worst because the serial killer was absolutely gruesome.
@@patrickherman4211 And it seems like this lady was just annoying. She is a lawyer. Can you imagine being a lawyer to a lawyer? This woman had him spelling out her meds because she thought people would be too stupid to know she was on meda
Had she kept parental rights, G would be in foster care the rest of his childhood. Now, he can be adopted into a loving home (hopefully) and get the mental health services he deserves. He also deserves some home-cooked, wholesome meals and not just chicken nuggets, pizza rolls, and fast food we heard about at the trial. I wouldn't be surprised if he is underweight as well.
@@DhyannForesteragain no this is not the case. You are repeating what the news said about G s custody status and no he is not in foster care but your info is incorrect on both parts. She did not take good care of G. She took advantage of her husband's disability even before his stroke. G will now be well taken care of is correct.
@DhyannForester How can you possibly claim he was well cared for while witnessing his brother's starvation and abuse every day for months? My goodness.
This public defender is a man of great character and something else missing in so many public servants nowadays, INTEGRITY! Thank you God for this man.
Her attorney did well, the best he could with what he was given, some folks are unrepresentable bc they ARE that evil. Love the outlook he had that its not a baseball game or win or lose its if justice has been served...thankfully it was hope that baby RIP & is finally at peace😢
Liked what her lawyer said that this is not a baseball game , it’s not about winning , it’s whether at the conclusion of all the processes that justice was served.
So one or more of Chanda's co-workers says they witnessed her calling home from work alot&monitoring everything her children were doing. So in other words she's at work acting like a refuree,coach,&drill sargent. She's rediculous!
It wasn't about discipline, what it was about is she hated him with every fiber of her being,she intended on torturing him, she got enjoyment out of torturing him.
Eric Ferguson is just as guilty imo because he knowingly handed Timothy over to her. Did he not check in on him whatsoever? He was also absent from the trial. The step mother was there in support of Timothy but his own father was no where to be found! He needs to be charged immediately!
Agree 100%. Eric F is also responsible for Timothy’s death and he should be held accountable. If you listened to the interrogation of Paul he defends Shandra. He states she didnt want to hurt Timothy she loved him. Shandra treated Paul well and his father treated him horribly. He was going along with his mother because he saw her as the “good parent”😢Let that sink in. Paul was relieved to be living with Shandra because he was able to escape Eric’s abuse. Paul experienced physical beatings with belts that were so painful he had trouble sitting through school. Neither of these boys ever experienced what it was like to live with a loving Mom or Dad 💔
I don't understand how she had custody of the little one to begin with when she was only supposed to have supervised visits with Timothy. If you aren't allowed custody of one you shouldn't be allowed custody of any.
This woman passed her bar exam on the first try with 182. She wants us to believe that she didn't understand that by starving her son to death, she was just disciplining him. She is totally evil.
The defence attorney had a very difficult job to do and he did his best. Great prosecutor and great judge. Burnt in hell Shanda!!! R.I.P beautiful Timothy your blue eyes have broken my heart.
I wish he'd been strong enough to secretly feed Timothy but his fear of his mother outweighed his need to save his brother. Shanda's one of many mothers who do this. Paul will suffer anxiety, guilt & PTSD the rest of life from this
Nah I don't feel a drop of sympathy for Paul. He texted his mom and said "idk anymore, he's just a nuisance." Shows how you really felt about your brother...
Thank you sir for your input on this case and that the jury and judge for took action to remove Shanda from living free in the world. Thank you for your honesty and informative testimony. This horrific crime against Timothy has caused me grief and utter heart break for him and for humanity. Thank you and God bless you sir.
I don't believe she has a bad memory. She was a Judge's law clerk. Your memory better be above par for that job. If she had a bad memory, she would've lost her job.
I just want to know …where was his father in all of this? He gave their son back to this monster and not once did i see him supporting Timothy’s life… the judge was happy to see Timothy’s 2 grown siblings, but not him
Timothy p’s father basically abandoned him and told Shanda that she had to take him in or he would put Timothy into foster care. Sadly it’s believed that he was abused by him. G’s father died after a stroke.
Listen to Paul speak during the defenses cross. Very intelligent. He did hate and resent his brother. He hesitated even feeding his brother several times after he was told to and repeatedly told on Timothy to cause the majority of his punishments without the mom telling him to. He wanted to beat his brother to death and strangle him to death. He wanted his brother dead until he realized the consequences of having actually killing him. I pray judge gives him the max and he is unable to ever eat another pop tart again for the rest of his life.
Those torture positions he was making Timothy hold for hours on end would have been extremely painful for a healthy person, let alone an emaciated starving child. However, when Paul was asked if the boy cried during those punishments, Paul repeatedly said no, he did not cry. I got the impression he was lying, trying to make out that he wouldn't torture Timothy so badly that he'd make him cry. Paul's responses often appeared to be about self preservation. He was also wise enough to work out when to say "under Shanda's instruction" whenever he felt he was being implicated in the torture. He is definitely more conniving and evil than his sympathisers give him credit for. I'm waiting for the judge to fling the book at him, but he seems to have a lot of sympathy. I hope he doesn't get away with it.
He hasn't had his trial yet due to psychological testing. I'm very curious to see what happens there. I'm thinking she damaged him but he STILL knew enough to help torture poor Timothy and not report the abuse. I hope they televise his trial.
I hope that little G gets a LOT of counseling so that he can be healed from what he had to witness! Furthermore, I hope that Shanda has a miserable existence in prison! She doesn’t deserve visitors or anyone putting money on her books!!!
Unfortunately too many times parents convicted of crimes against one child up to and including murder keep their parental rights over any other minor child they may have. I so glad this didn’t happen here.
Wait. Wait. HOLD UP. There was a ~question~ as to her parental rights? She's a torturing convicted murderer of her own child and there was even a small chance she could keep the rights to ANY of her kids? I know the world is cracked, but the concept of even going thru the motions for this is insane.
Really loved the prosecutor. That man tried to smile to prevent crying. The judge did a wonderful job. This defense attorney just earned my respect. He did do his job and had no choice he had to work for his client. I am so glad he did his job because it makes the jury’s decision set in stone.
All you blaming these siblings … shame on you! People turn their lives around all the time and she went through law school and put on a good show! It was a period of 6 months. It is not unusual for siblings to move on and not see their family for months … it makes me sad to hear you all just shaming these kids!
Reportedly Timothy, when he was an emaciated skeleton, not long before he died from starvation and hypothermia, begged the youngest son for some bread that was not covered in hot sauce. That kid has to live with that memory.
Even your own lawyer got permanent images he can’t unsee anymore because of you. I’m glad justice was served. She did too much damage to the good of this world
I want to see what sentence Paul receives. Really tired of people feeling sorry for him. Whatever he's supposedly afflicted with if you watch his interviews with police you'll realize he had enough common sense to know he was doing something very bad to his brother. I don't feel sorry for him I feel sorry for Nolan, Millie, Gabriel and TIMOTHY.
Let's not forget - she's spending life in prison anyways. Losing her parental rights doesn't *really* do anything here. She won't be parenting her children, regardless
I now have total respect and empathy for VanderArk’s defense attorney. I believe him when he said that this is the worst case he’s ever been handed. He did his best, but the facts are, that there was no defense he could possibly offer.
I also watched the Video of her response when the Police were at her home after receiving the call re Timothy's sad demise. Knowing of her history of torturing Timothy, her response is absolutely beyond belief let alone words! She was all fake tears and lie after lie after lie! But when they further questioned her....... Oh, she "Cant remember lieing to them." Judges decisions 100% fitting for this waste of space!
It's never in the best interest of a child to be forced (depending on age, they wouldn't have a say at all and a judge could overrule it anyway) to spend time with the person who murdered their sibling.
I thought her attorney did the best he could and I thought he was the most respectful attorney. Genuine guy. Unfortunately, everyone is entitled to a fair trial and he tried his best. Maybe it makes it easier to at least try to see the good in your client. I don’t know … but, I respected him and his efforts.
Praying for you Fredrick Johnson!!! God bless your soul! I’m praying for you brotha! You had a unbelievably tough job too do. And I pray you recover from this case in Jesus name, AMEN! And praying for the family of the victim, that had to go through this due too evil.
Whats happening with Paul? Isnt he due to be sentenced? I want to hear the mitigating factors concerning him because he clearly seems like a vulnerable person who needs support
To be honest Paul is a victim too his mental state looks like a 13 year old and he looks very skinny from the mental abuse she's done to him he needs good mental help
he was a follower, he also has some issues. he did as his mom ask. possibly didn't know what else to do, what would she do to him if she didn't follow her demands? i hope they get him some help and get the brothers and sisters back together.. yes, he did have a part, but he was totally manipulated. he also shows remorse. they already lost Timothy, they shouldn't loose another because of the mother.
Eric should be Charged and Sentenced for Child Abuse and Neglect along with his ex-Wife who failed to protect her Stepson allowing Timothy to go live with his Mother Shanda, whom the State of Oklahoma had removed her Parental rights years before for reasons of Child Abuse! These Adults, Especially the Biological Father who had Legal Custody of Timothy according to the State of Oklahoma, should be Charged by the State of Oklahoma for breaking his oath as a Parent to Protect and love his child! Willfully allowing his Child to live with his Abuser!
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She need not complain about the food, the tempature of the showers, or the comfort of a bed. Because even in prison that is better than what she gave to her son.
Very well said. 👍
Brilliant Analogy! 👍 xxx
Ohhh. PRISON IS THE HILTON. WHAT SHE DID an mind you in not super emotional. But this!!! This case was alot
Amen!
I feel bad for her cell mates. Can you imagine living with her?
You could tell her lawyer was disgusted with her.
The professionalism by all Attorney's were quite impressive.
Right? They always get crap for no reason….can you imagine the PTSD after representing these monster? 💔
For me, he showed his lack of respect for her when she asked for a Pen and he literally rolled it AT her, causing her to pull a snarky face! Lol
@@LindaJoyce-kz3dpyep, he was DONE
Yes he was so Embarrassed just sitting next to that THANG
Her attorney can absolutely hold his head high knowing he wasn’t defending the monster, but the constitution of the USA. He did the best he could with nothing to work with, and I just hope he’s doing what he needs to for his mental health. I hope everyone involved is taking care of themselves.
He seems like a good man.
Well said. I have nothing but respect for that gentleman.
Please! His roll was ceremonial at best
Agree, very well said- he’s a fine man.
I felt so bad for her lawyer he was a strong man to deal with that evidence
I don’t envy the attorney having to defend these actions. Rough.
I like him. He was hired to do his job,he did it,he's happy with the court's ruling.
@@gingerblair2932 I think that monster makes that attorney's skin crawl.
If only he hadn't blamed Timothy in his statement before sentencing
My Heart and Soul goes out to the poor defencless wee Timothy.😢 May he be Resting in Peace.👼
Thankfully, her audacity to want Parental rights was denied and another Child will not be at her mercy.
@@LindaJoyce-kz3dp100% agree👍
Well that’s silly… of course her rights are terminated. When you murder one of your children… you lose your parental rights. Period.
Too little too late for Timothy
Well said
sadly that is not guaranteed, but damn it should be
It's crazy to me that so many laws are still unchanged, but in the UK they've only recently (in approximately the last year or so) changed the law so that if one parent k!lls the other parent, they instantly lose parental rights of their shared children. So I'm wondering if there is still some loophole where a parent could somehow retain their parental rights even after a crime as heinous and evil as harming one of their other children.
@@happyheart8261 No law in US.
The law assumes that a person who committed such a crime wouldn't be able to interact with their children anyways.
But what others said is there is a lot of control a parent has over their children, even if the parent is imprison
She NEVER should have the right to be called, Mother, for the rest of her miserable life!
Matt Roberts is a gladiator in a suit! He got justice for Timothy and G! So glad Shanda has no control of anything or anyone anymore. May she rot.
This case has traumatized me. I myself had a difficult childhood, with a mom who didn’t want me and really had no love for me. This case made me realize how lucky I actually was. My heart aches for the pain Timothy endured. May he rest peacefully and comfortable, forever and ever. Amen.
I hope you are doing well now Kelly ❤
I know I was lucky, too. My mom only took care of me out of obligation. It was something she was "supposed to" do and she acted like she had no choice. Like she was stuck with me and forced to raise me. But even though I felt no love from her, at least she took care of me! She fulfilled her "obligation" to provide me with food, clothing, and shelter and even Christmas presents. Also because she was "supposed to." I know I was waaaaaay better off than poor Timothy!
Well as a mother I love you both ❤️
@@morganhill5104 💜🩷
me too! wish I didn't click on this
I don’t think the judge denied her parental rights as a way to punish her further but rather to protect the youngest child from her. She psychologically abused and controlled Paul and Timothy so for that reason alone she should be no where near any child, let alone, her own.
Plus, I'm confused how she can be an effective mother while in prison.
The judge mostly did it symbolically. She’s never getting out of there alive. 😮 Still an excellent end to tie up.
By taking her parental rights, she can't force Gabriel to come to the prison for visits. She can not make decisions about his health and well-being. She has no legal right to him, are all. And let's face it, she loves to have power and control. That's why she was nit-picky about the wording in her sentencing papers....
@@Nannygoat-h8o bingo! You nailed it. I knew there were other reasons as to why she wants custody. Thank Goodness for Gabriel she is denied.
Shanda can NEVER appeal on the basis of ineffective counsel. Her lawyer did represent her zealously. It must have been SO hard for him to represent her! I am SO thankful that she got the sentences she earned! RIP Timothy! 💙
He did a really good job crippling her reasons to appeal.
I respect her defense attorney. He had a job, and he did it well.
Really? I think he went too above
@@barbmurray8557 look at it this way, he was so good he lessened any chances of her having a successful appeal. Remember, she was an attorney so she would know how to work the system.
@@barbmurray8557no, he's a good man and a good attorney. I usually LOATHE defense attorneys. At sentencing, Attorney Johnson looked SO DONE with her. I loved how he spoke so highly of the prosecutor. He's a good one.
@@barbmurray8557I think he did his best and had he not, she could use that to go for a mistrial.
Thankfully the jury did their job and she is never getting out. Now SHE will be continously monitored.
@@barbmurray8557He did us all a favor by going above so she won’t have grounds to appeal.
As if they would let her have anything to do with any child, such an evil evil thing
She should have to stand the whole trial not sit one time.
Yes! She shouldn't have been able to sit, eat or lower her arms!
Then sit in ice for 10 hours.
@@DhyannForesterfiring squad
She should have to stand all day in prison!
She needs a taste of her own hot sauce
Good for G! He is the one who told police about ALL the abuse and he was only 7!!! God bless that little boy!!!
Did he? I thought he wasn't allowed to see Timothy
@@Mary10538 He saw Timothy a lot!
@@Mary10538His bedroom was in the basement with the closet Timothy was forced to live in!
Please let me know where this information is. I'm glad to hear but I've never seen it and would like to research it. Thanks!
@@DhyannForester throughout the trial, the testimony, police reports, interviews, etc. It's all available.
She stripped that poor child of even the most basic human rights; eating sleeping, clothing etc. And even as on his deathbed, as he was talking his last breaths, she clamped his lips shut, with her last words to him being “see, you don’t need to open your mouth to breathe, dummy”!!! Heinous, horrific, monstrous etc, just don’t seem adequate to describe this pos.
Timothy’s biological father should be held accountable for something imo
I definitely agree
I don't know if it's true but they said they hid him from family like grandparents etc did the dad live there?
@@jaimecurtis I heard that too Shanda was tracking the grandmas car and everything, the grandma would also sneak food for Timothy (im guessing before he was put into the closet?)
@@jaimecurtis No, but the dad gave Timothy to Shanda, even after knowing that she is abusive and had her custody terminated because of it. She was only allowed to see Timothy and his older siblings for 3 hours a month. She had to have done something incredibly bad for that to be the case. She then moved to a different state and seemingly got her life together. Then the dad gave Timothy to her, knowing she had her custody terminated for abusing him in the past. I don’t imagine how anyone could be around Shanda for very long with out realizing there is something very very wrong with her.
Doesn't look remorseful to me. In no way was she a good parent and not realising how bad the situation was. Deliberate systematic abuse diabolical. Rot in hell Vander Ark.
Just starvation alone is enough to give her a murder verdict. She is supposed to be a mother. She killed him! She knew she wasn’t feeding him. She couldn’t help knowing that.
@@Dustandfuzz The weirdest part of the trial was when her one son admitted that he had slipped Timothy some food. She didn't look mad at him until that moment. This woman still only cares about controlling her kids
She was nothing but cruel and abusive to poor Timothy up until his final breath. The only time she showed that poor boy any concern was when he was apparently dead. Even as he was clearly in critical condition. She put him in the closet and berated him.
@@KaylaMarie-ox8leMy heart breaks for what he must have been feeling physically and emotionally! When your mother is a demon…..
@@decemberkatit’s devastating. I don't know how you can have that malice towards someone you brought into that world, or anyone so obviously helpless and ill. Especially a kid. How can you see a kid who's showing signs of being critically malnourished and unresponsive and think he's faking, and literally torture him further?
Imagine how terrible you have been if your 7yrs old wants to have nothing to do with you. That's an age where children are extremely loyal. I hope he has a good childhood from now on with the paternal grand parents💗
I was thinking exact same thing.
Too bad Michigan doesn’t have the death penalty
Agree!
@@Mystik_Angel couldn’t agree more. Hope she rots in prison!
Even if they had the death penalty because of the harshness of said sentence, they are allowed unlimited appeals.
i agree 100% now us taxpayers will give her a bed, food and clothing, which timothy had taken away from himself. an eye for an eye!
It’s interesting what caliber of people have this opinion.
She puts her GPA on her Linkedin and performed well enough in law school to support legal education.
This woman knows the law, is not stupid, she is a monster! She deserves a horrific prison term
I love how she keeps bringing it up lol
Her kids do not have a right to go to school, just her and Paul.
Thimothy and G were on " home schooling"?! Coincidence??? I don't think so...
She'll never get to stand barefoot on green grass, go swimming, or go on a vacation ever again. Good!!!!!
Or have a service dog.🐕🐕 " I like big dogs" she treated her dogs better than her kids which is good to be nice to animals but she has a sick mind
@@mayamohamed9847.. unfortunately she'll have 2 jobs in prison. Lawyer for inmates and training service dogs!
@@iffyangel3380 wow she will be really popular I didn't know about the dogs would need her in prison I thought it was only for medical training. A smart woman like her worked and studied very hard to serve inmates,😱😱 ... We don't envy her, do we? Let her enjoy her new company and working for inmates at least to protect herself from being attacked as a child killer. BUT she has a closet now and I hope she gets some hot sauce at some stage
@@iffyangel3380 it is a shame she'll get those privileges and many more. prisons are not like they used to be now days they get t.v. their hair cut, laundry services, able to work for spending money, they get library books, they can see their lawyer when they want, 3 hot meals a day, a bed, roof over their head, they get yard time. shower time. and she gets the company of other people, how darn bad can it be? i'm sure they have more privileges too. i spent the whole pandemic alone. in my tiny apartment, no family, no visitors.. i did call them, i did have internet. i did get things dropped off. i don't know prison life but i bet it was better than that.
@@diamondringirl completely agree. She'll have a much better life than she allowed her son. The only consultation we have is that she can never walk out of prison a free woman!
So much respect for her defense attorney, he had an incredibly difficult job with this case and his work was admirable. As for Shanda, I don't believe she feels any remorse or ever will. Her argument that she shouldn't even have to defend her parental rights shows how she really feels: entitled to control over her children as if they were her property. Maybe some people are genuinely evil.
So incredibly evil. Her face makes me feel ill.
You can tell the defense attorney was trying hard not to choke up with how hard it was to be professional in this case.
"maybe" .....
I think ANYONE involved in this case will have trouble sleeping, apart from her
Ya think !? She lost everything and for good reason
She don't lose her life so sad as her son...She have NO RIGHT to live smart in a prison with food, a bed, a bath and no kind of TORTURE she did to her son.....😢😢😢😢
We need more attorneys like Frederick Johnson.. He is a good man who believes in justice!
Where on earth is Eric Ferguson, Timothy’s “dad” 🙄 can you imagine your child is brutally tortured and murdered by his mother that you illegally gave him to and you don’t come to any of the court proceedings. You don’t make a statement of grief. You just ghost completely. I hope he is charged with something too. And his wife.
I do too but he’s not with his wife anymore.
Your right, Where Is the father?????? Don't understand why he wasn"t called to the stand???
@@debsibson7071
Hi, it doesn't matter where he lives he should have been called by the Prosecutor! He gets off Scott free?
@@pennicochrane8886 100% agree. No way he should be let off scott free. This is partially his fault too.
@@debsibson7071
Your right!😊
If being a mother is not for you why keep having babies just to torture them, some thing I will never understand, evil beyond belief 😠
good question I cannot wrap up my mind about giving birth to one after another child, if,as claimed ,that human being had suffered from sexual abuse perpetuated..somehow deranged, yet intellectually sound and fit 🤔😩😫😖😣😯😲😳🥺
I agree, or give them to a couple who will love them.
The thing that gets me is, yeah, I bet being a mother to Timothy was stressful and hard. But she was making it so much harder for herself. The cameras, the constant surveillance, that's exhausting. Plus taking him off his meds and removing him from school
Well I blame society who keep pushing having children when it look like some of us women aren’t fit to have them smh
THANK GOD for this judge
I think I luv him in the nicest possible way
Shame he wasn’t there for poor Timothy!
I'm glad to hear her youngest child wants nothing to do with her! If he was of her personality, he would have supported her abuse of Timothy and Paul. He's young but he sees her treatment of Timothy for what it was. Shanda neglected/tortured Timothy but put Gabriel on a pedestal as a young King. She had Paul exalting him as such while simultaneously abusing Timothy, yet this young child can see what they did was wrong. Hopefully, he can grow up normally now and be able to overcome the association of the world's most cruel woman as being his birth mother. Shanda tried to keep her young king from knowing of her vitriolic abuse methods, so it's good to see her lose all parental rights to the one child she actually treated the 'best'. He's the only one who mattered to her and probably the only one she expected to contact her in prison. It will be lonely for her now, 5 kids, and none want anything to do with her!!!
You are assuming a lot of things and you are very wrong. Just because G did not get the same abuse as Tim, it doesn't mean that he was treated like a king. Far from it. He is a sweet child who was terrorized and controlled, scared he'd have to go back to that environment. He is now safe.
One of the things that makes me so sad is that Timothy asked to play baseball and she told him he couldn't, he was too clumsy (or something along those lines). Then she put G in baseball. She was downright cruel every chance she got.
@@lilacs2417 it was his grandparents that put him in baseball, not her. But yes she was downright cruel to Timothy on any occasion she could.
@@hollywalton5343she could’ve told the grandparents no that g wasn’t going to be in baseball. The same way she told Timothy.
@@tracy361361 sure you may think that makes sense but you don't know the family and that Adam played wheelchair baseball before his stroke and was also the team photographer for G.
Thank you Judge!
Oh no, I didn’t realize there was an even younger child. What that poor child must have seen, he must have been terrified.
His father died since Shanda was charged with Timothy's murder. I'm guessing that the grandparents will be raising him
@@Annedowntherabbitholewas he the one that had the stroke? I didn’t know he died.
I hope the grandparents raise him as he must be terrified.
Her husband who had a stroke, he died?
@@mooskie_yes.
ya think??? she lost her four children and then has another. i feel for paul however. yes, the father of timothy should also be in some sort of trouble for allowing her to get timothy back, it was illegal!!!
i am for this verdict as well. i live here in this town!
PLEASE contact DA and beg for mercy for Paul! He is just another victim ofvthis monster! He didn't want to face her evil wrath!!!
Timothy’s adoptive father died last year. Timothy’s biological father never attended the trial so it appears Timothy’s birth parents didn’t cherish him.
@@KohalaLover his bio father didn't go to trial or give a victim impact statement! Says a lot to me.
Charge Timothy's father also
Justice Served Amen 🙏🏼
We can only hope that true justice comes in the form of "prison justice" for this vile wicked creature!
I don't know about justice, but can you imagine being her cellmate? Dear God, she's so annoying.
I really do hope some momma bear with nothing to lose takes matters into her own hands…
@@anythingforselenas806 I don't. She ain't worth it.
She worked for a lawyer. She knew darn well what she was doing.
It's sad that Timothy just fell through the cracks. No one noticed, checked on him, cared about him. Even the siblings who are now sorry did nothing. Neighbors. His brother who was forced to take part, never thought to tell anyone, call anyone. I only hope this child is at peace and feels love.
It's an unpopular opinion but I agree.
It IS sad. That happens a lot in dysfunctional and narcissistic families where the parents pick out one child to be their scapegoat. The other siblings take the parents side and abuse the scapegoat for them.
* Timothy was the scapegoat.
That's as it should be! Hear that, Timothy, in the Heavenlies? You got another win!!!
Hope inmates take care of her in jail👍👍👍
I'm sure she'll see how it feels to get beat downs and have her food taken from her. Child killers are not accepted in prison except by other child killers
They will
Now I want to know WHEN are they going to bring Timothy's father up for charges? He NEVER should have given ANY of those children to her to go to Michigan to begin with.
This is my town, and he defended serial killer Jeffrey Willis back in 2017, so for him to say this is the worst speaks volumes!
Serial killers are bad, but, like, this was sustained torture over a period of months. This woman was spending tons of money and time just finding new ways to hurt her own kids, to the point where it was negatively effecting her job.
@@rosesweetcharlotte I'm not saying one case is worse than the other, im saying that lawyer had his two highest profile cases within 5-6 years, so obviously this woman is the worst of the worst because the serial killer was absolutely gruesome.
@@patrickherman4211 And it seems like this lady was just annoying. She is a lawyer. Can you imagine being a lawyer to a lawyer? This woman had him spelling out her meds because she thought people would be too stupid to know she was on meda
Had she kept parental rights, G would be in foster care the rest of his childhood. Now, he can be adopted into a loving home (hopefully) and get the mental health services he deserves. He also deserves some home-cooked, wholesome meals and not just chicken nuggets, pizza rolls, and fast food we heard about at the trial. I wouldn't be surprised if he is underweight as well.
G was well fed and cared for. She put him on a pedestal. His dad's parents have custody, he won't go into foster care.
@@DhyannForesteragain no this is not the case. You are repeating what the news said about G s custody status and no he is not in foster care but your info is incorrect on both parts. She did not take good care of G. She took advantage of her husband's disability even before his stroke. G will now be well taken care of is correct.
How do socioeconomic factors influence a person's likelihood of committing a crime, and should this be a consideration in sentencing?
@DhyannForester How can you possibly claim he was well cared for while witnessing his brother's starvation and abuse every day for months? My goodness.
@@hollywalton5343Who was Gabriel father? Sorry for late post just found this trial. Hello from Australia 🇦🇺🦘
The audacity of her thinking she will have parental rights behind bars. Psychopath. Her control is over.
This public defender is a man of great character and something else missing in so many public servants nowadays, INTEGRITY! Thank you God for this man.
Her attorney did well, the best he could with what he was given, some folks are unrepresentable bc they ARE that evil. Love the outlook he had that its not a baseball game or win or lose its if justice has been served...thankfully it was hope that baby RIP & is finally at peace😢
Liked what her lawyer said that this is not a baseball game , it’s not about winning , it’s whether at the conclusion of all the processes that justice was served.
I respect that the defense attorney did his job without dishonoring Timothy in the process.
So one or more of Chanda's co-workers says they witnessed her calling home from work alot&monitoring everything her children were doing. So in other words she's at work acting like a refuree,coach,&drill sargent. She's rediculous!
Can you just imagine living that way? Especially with such a stressful job. She was driving herself nuts
I wonder how Shanda's feeling about G, her "Miracle Child" and "Blessing to this World" wanting nothing to do with her.
Blessing unto this world....wtf
You could see how deprived and deluded she is: believing that she's quite able to have parental rights. She would have manipulated G completely.
Just like she did to her other children. She’s despicable
I really think she thinks she did nothing wrong.
😢she put all the blame on Paul.😅
It wasn't about discipline, what it was about is she hated him with every fiber of her being,she intended on torturing him, she got enjoyment out of torturing him.
note she had 4 children none of whom lived with her until the 2very recently and she killed one of them. the braids are a crime in of themselves
so glad she's locked up and she's going to face justice by her fellow inmates
Eric Ferguson is just as guilty imo because he knowingly handed Timothy over to her. Did he not check in on him whatsoever? He was also absent from the trial. The step mother was there in support of Timothy but his own father was no where to be found! He needs to be charged immediately!
Agree 100%. Eric F is also responsible for Timothy’s death and he should be held accountable. If you listened to the interrogation of Paul he defends Shandra. He states she didnt want to hurt Timothy she loved him. Shandra treated Paul well and his father treated him horribly. He was going along with his mother because he saw her as the “good parent”😢Let that sink in. Paul was relieved to be living with Shandra because he was able to escape Eric’s abuse. Paul experienced physical beatings with belts that were so painful he had trouble sitting through school. Neither of these boys ever experienced what it was like to live with a loving Mom or Dad 💔
I don't understand how she had custody of the little one to begin with when she was only supposed to have supervised visits with Timothy. If you aren't allowed custody of one you shouldn't be allowed custody of any.
She moved to avoid CPS so they did not take G.
@@evaleo2080 That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.
She lost her parental rights the day she started torturing her son in her home!!! The judge just put paper on it!!!
This woman passed her bar exam on the first try with 182. She wants us to believe that she didn't understand that by starving her son to death, she was just disciplining him. She is totally evil.
The defence attorney had a very difficult job to do and he did his best. Great prosecutor and great judge. Burnt in hell Shanda!!! R.I.P beautiful Timothy your blue eyes have broken my heart.
I hate it for the son she had participate in the abuse as well.
Yes! Most people don't understand the trauma it is. Abusive manipulation, guilt, fear, shame.. 😢
I wish he'd been strong enough to secretly feed Timothy but his fear of his mother outweighed his need to save his brother. Shanda's one of many mothers who do this. Paul will suffer anxiety, guilt & PTSD the rest of life from this
Nah I don't feel a drop of sympathy for Paul. He texted his mom and said "idk anymore, he's just a nuisance." Shows how you really felt about your brother...
I agree 100% the death penalty would be less painful than what she did to her son and certainly warranted.
They don't even execute people hardly on death row
Thank you sir for your input on this case and that the jury and judge for took action to remove Shanda from living free in the world. Thank you for your honesty and informative testimony. This horrific crime against Timothy has caused me grief and utter heart break for him and for humanity. Thank you and God bless you sir.
The audacity of that pos woman to even try to keep parental rights to her youngest child.
I wish all the best for G, Millie and Nolan.
RIP Timothy.
So good that G will never see her again. 💞💞. You could also see her defence attorney was disgusted with her. RIP beautiful Timothy 💞
I was Relieved to Hear Frederick Johnson's Views on him having to Represent this Evil Woman.😌
Thank🙏🏼God He is a Believer.
Where was God when Timothy was cold, alone, and starving to death in a closet naked?
Agreed ❤ I felt terrible for him having to represent her
I don't believe she has a bad memory. She was a Judge's law clerk. Your memory better be above par for that job. If she had a bad memory, she would've lost her job.
U need any exceptional memory for that job.
If I ever need a lawyer, I want THIS GUY!
I just want to know …where was his father in all of this? He gave their son back to this monster and not once did i see him supporting Timothy’s life… the judge was happy to see Timothy’s 2 grown siblings, but not him
Apparently, the father suffered a stroke. She was not suppose to get T back, court order (why)??
Timothy p’s father basically abandoned him and told Shanda that she had to take him in or he would put Timothy into foster care. Sadly it’s believed that he was abused by him. G’s father died after a stroke.
So sick of people not holding Paul responsible for killing his brother. ! So Sick ! He was just as sinister as the mom even by his own admission.
Listen to Paul speak during the defenses cross. Very intelligent. He did hate and resent his brother. He hesitated even feeding his brother several times after he was told to and repeatedly told on Timothy to cause the majority of his punishments without the mom telling him to. He wanted to beat his brother to death and strangle him to death. He wanted his brother dead until he realized the consequences of having actually killing him.
I pray judge gives him the max and he is unable to ever eat another pop tart again for the rest of his life.
Those torture positions he was making Timothy hold for hours on end would have been extremely painful for a healthy person, let alone an emaciated starving child. However, when Paul was asked if the boy cried during those punishments, Paul repeatedly said no, he did not cry. I got the impression he was lying, trying to make out that he wouldn't torture Timothy so badly that he'd make him cry. Paul's responses often appeared to be about self preservation. He was also wise enough to work out when to say "under Shanda's instruction" whenever he felt he was being implicated in the torture. He is definitely more conniving and evil than his sympathisers give him credit for. I'm waiting for the judge to fling the book at him, but he seems to have a lot of sympathy. I hope he doesn't get away with it.
He hasn't had his trial yet due to psychological testing. I'm very curious to see what happens there. I'm thinking she damaged him but he STILL knew enough to help torture poor Timothy and not report the abuse. I hope they televise his trial.
@@judys37pretty sure Paul pleaded guilty. He doesn’t get a trial because he already pleaded so he doesn’t need one
Paul is damaged...he doesn't look normal
Liliana, I watched his testimony to the Detective in charge.
It was absolutely unbelievable, sad and comfirms your description of him.😟
Trying to have that last bit of control! What made her think she would keep custody of the youngest after what she did to his brother!! Words fail me.
Controlling and thinks she’s entitled to. That’s sociopath behaviour for you .
I hope that little G gets a LOT of counseling so that he can be healed from what he had to witness! Furthermore, I hope that Shanda has a miserable existence in prison! She doesn’t deserve visitors or anyone putting money on her books!!!
Unfortunately too many times parents convicted of crimes against one child up to and including murder keep their parental rights over any other minor child they may have.
I so glad this didn’t happen here.
Wait. Wait. HOLD UP. There was a ~question~ as to her parental rights? She's a torturing convicted murderer of her own child and there was even a small chance she could keep the rights to ANY of her kids? I know the world is cracked, but the concept of even going thru the motions for this is insane.
Really loved the prosecutor. That man tried to smile to prevent crying. The judge did a wonderful job. This defense attorney just earned my respect. He did do his job and had no choice he had to work for his client. I am so glad he did his job because it makes the jury’s decision set in stone.
I can’t believe this woman had the balls to try and fight for parental rights of her youngest child!
Please help Paul instead of convicting him to prison 🙏 Paul is a Victim of the same Monster Mom!! 🙏🛐❤️🩹🛐🙏
All you blaming these siblings … shame on you! People turn their lives around all the time and she went through law school and put on a good show! It was a period of 6 months. It is not unusual for siblings to move on and not see their family for months … it makes me sad to hear you all just shaming these kids!
R.i.p Timothy 🕯💙
Reportedly Timothy, when he was an emaciated skeleton, not long before he died from starvation and hypothermia, begged the youngest son for some bread that was not covered in hot sauce. That kid has to live with that memory.
I love the rage from Maria Pereira bc I feel the exact same rage!!!
Absolutely it’s the kids who suffer!
I’m sure if we the public seen the pictures of Timmothy none of us would sleep again. She should be put under the jail
Even your own lawyer got permanent images he can’t unsee anymore because of you. I’m glad justice was served. She did too much damage to the good of this world
I want to see what sentence Paul receives. Really tired of people feeling sorry for him. Whatever he's supposedly afflicted with if you watch his interviews with police you'll realize he had enough common sense to know he was doing something very bad to his brother. I don't feel sorry for him I feel sorry for Nolan, Millie, Gabriel and TIMOTHY.
Agree, the things he did to that child... look at the Turpin's daughter who escaped to rescue her siblings. He's a disgusting coward.
Between 30 and a hundred years in prison.
Let's not forget - she's spending life in prison anyways.
Losing her parental rights doesn't *really* do anything here. She won't be parenting her children, regardless
How does a parent rationalize withholding food as punishment? Can we say Ruby Franke & Jodi Hildebrant? 😡🤬
Why the hell is the biological father getting off scott free? Why hasn't one single reporter or news agency commented on the father?
I now have total respect and empathy for VanderArk’s defense attorney. I believe him when he said that this is the worst case he’s ever been handed. He did his best, but the facts are, that there was no defense he could possibly offer.
Now when is bio dad going to be held accountable for his part in deliberately defying a court order to send his child to his death????!!! Oklahoma?!?!
That's why I love America- justice is served 🎉 ❤
Greetings from Austria!
You can't have or show remorse for something you won't even accept accountability or responsibility for.
I also watched the Video of her response when the Police were at her home after receiving the call re Timothy's sad demise.
Knowing of her history of torturing Timothy, her response is absolutely beyond belief let alone words!
She was all fake tears and lie after lie after lie!
But when they further questioned her.......
Oh, she "Cant remember lieing to them."
Judges decisions 100% fitting for this waste of space!
Why didn't she give him away!? If she detested him so and wasn't good enough for her why didn't she jyst give him away 💔😱🤮
It's never in the best interest of a child to be forced (depending on age, they wouldn't have a say at all and a judge could overrule it anyway) to spend time with the person who murdered their sibling.
I thought her attorney did the best he could and I thought he was the most respectful attorney. Genuine guy. Unfortunately, everyone is entitled to a fair trial and he tried his best. Maybe it makes it easier to at least try to see the good in your client. I don’t know … but, I respected him and his efforts.
Praying for you Fredrick Johnson!!! God bless your soul! I’m praying for you brotha! You had a unbelievably tough job too do. And I pray you recover from this case in Jesus name, AMEN! And praying for the family of the victim, that had to go through this due too evil.
Not surprising since she'll spend the rest of her life in prison!
Usually when people get life sentences they do lose parental rights…🤦🏻♂️
Whats happening with Paul? Isnt he due to be sentenced? I want to hear the mitigating factors concerning him because he clearly seems like a vulnerable person who needs support
Absolutely!
Yea support In jail !’ 25 years should be enough !
To be honest Paul is a victim too his mental state looks like a 13 year old and he looks very skinny from the mental abuse she's done to him he needs good mental help
he was a follower, he also has some issues. he did as his mom ask. possibly didn't know what else to do, what would she do to him if she didn't follow her demands? i hope they get him some help and get the brothers and sisters back together.. yes, he did have a part, but he was totally manipulated. he also shows remorse. they already lost Timothy, they shouldn't loose another because of the mother.
You need to learn more about Paul. You might change your mind about him
Eric should be Charged and Sentenced for Child Abuse and Neglect along with his ex-Wife who failed to protect her Stepson allowing Timothy to go live with his Mother Shanda, whom the State of Oklahoma had removed her Parental rights years before for reasons of Child Abuse!
These Adults, Especially the Biological Father who had Legal Custody of Timothy according to the State of Oklahoma, should be Charged by the State of Oklahoma for breaking his oath as a Parent to Protect and love his child!
Willfully allowing his Child to live with his Abuser!