4th arrest made in Philadelphia basement case

[The Northerner]

Source: Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A fourth person was arrested on Wednesday in a scheme in which authorities said mentally disabled adults were locked up in a fetid basement while their captors cashed their Social Security checks. The latest suspect was the daughter of the alleged ringleader, officials said.

The arrest of Jean McIntosh, 32, came the day after Philadelphia police, acting on a tip from Florida, took 10 young people into protective custody who were believed to be related to the suspects and possibly the victims.

The six juveniles and four young adults found on Tuesday, ages 2 to 19, might also be related to the victims, police spokesman Lt. Raymond Evers said. Authorities are conducting DNA tests, obtaining birth certificates and trying to figure out if the 10 are part of the scheme.

The 19-year-old, identified as a niece of alleged ringleader Linda Weston, a 51-year-old convicted murderer, was found malnourished and with signs of abuse, Evers said.

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[Liberal_in_LA]

1. good

[msanthrope]

2. PA, FL, VA, TX, NC--this went on for a long time, in many states. This won't end well.

The allegations, and the videos on the local news are revolting----this city hasn't forgotten Gary Heidnik. If there's a murder found, I suspect you are looking at a DP case.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. I wonder what their freeper screen names are.

[Demoiselle]

4. Linda Weston locked a man in a closet and starved him to death.

And all she got was 8 years in jail.
This story really tests my opposition to the death penalty. And it's only gonna get worse.