About this episode

The episode discusses the shocking case of 16 children confined in a small room in Vinton County, Ohio, highlighting issues of child neglect and abuse.

Send us Fan Mail Imagine 16 children confined to a single 12x12 room for nearly two decades while the world outside remained oblivious. In this episode of Hill of Justice, former detective Jerome Hill and retired sheriff Victor Hill break down the harrowing discovery in Vinton County, Ohio, where a routine search warrant turned into a desperate life-saving mission. How does an 18-year-old reach adulthood without ever learning to write their name, and why did the "no snitching" c...

People in this episode

Host: Jerome Hill

Guest: Victor Hill

Topics covered

• child neglect
• true crime
• Vinton County
• abuse
• child welfare

Keywords

• child neglect
• Vinton County
• true crime
• abuse
• child welfare
• Jerome Hill
• Victor Hill

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Vinton County, Ohio

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