Paul Ferguson testifies against mother Shanda Vander Ark in torture, murder trial

Paul Ferguson, who followed orders to torture his 15-year-old brother ultimately leading to his brother's death, testified against his mother, Shanda Vander Ark, during her trial.




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[heavytitty]

the thought of timothy’s frail hand reaching for a pizza roll only for it to be yanked away made me feel viscerally sick.

[lauramorgan]

I love that she cannot remember a damn thing but then sits and shakes her head at her son’s testimony as if she suddenly knows he is lying.

[michelpeereboom]

On his knees, his knees skinny bones, hands on his head, the pain this boy suffered is beyond imagination.

[sandraderby]

What's crazy is listening to their Jail calls requesting $, she wants $150 a week and he's wanting $75, because they can't eat the food! How ironic.

[suzs]

She makes me sick. How she could eat breakfast lunch and dinner everyday while starving her child to bones is so awful. She doesn’t even deserve that water that she is sipping on.

[claudermiller]

She killed one son, psychologically ruined another, and turns right around and tries to make it look like his fault.
She is absolutely vile and disgusting.

[LynnBarnett-gydi]

Listen to his jail calls. He’s completely different. He just is as bad as his mother.

[BeatlesFanSonia]

They didn’t think that keeping him in an ice bath for nine hours would kill him? My heart hurts for Timothy! 😢

[palehorse]

To torture someone with food is the most cruel kind of torture. How is a disabled child supposed to even comprehend WHY someone is doing something so horrible to them? omg.

[dianalmc]

The irony that they treated him worse than a prisoner, and now they get to be handcuffed, locked in a room and watched on camera.

[BabyYoda]

Like the Judge said- He’s 1 step away from becoming a psychopath. They both enjoyed torturing that poor boy. The can rot in prison.

[MummaMia]

I had access to all the messages between Shanda and Paul. He was as willing as she was and had ideas for torture as well. He hated being bothered while he was playing his computer game and believed Timothy to constantly playing because he wanted food. All the time Timothy was starving to death. Paul is psychopath like his mother. IMO.

[narutardad]

What a horrible mother. She tortured her middle son, brainwashed her oldest son, and then she sits here acting like he's lying. The way she's shaking her head when he implicates her is disgusting. She genuinely believes she's going to get away with this.

[a.c.knowsnothing]

She has the nerve to sit and smirk while she places all the blame on Paul is so disgusting & gives a clear insight as who she is as a person. She is vile.

[jenjen]

😂 I bet y’all in the comments feel REAL FOOLISH. This monster knew what he was doing- and NOTHING about him says AUTISM. GLAD HE GOT 30-100 years!!!!

[maxspears]

Paul thought he was getting a better deal than Shanda, but wound up getting life anyway. He’s psycho as well. He loved the power he had over Timothy. And his vile behavior aided in Timothy’s death. RIP Tim Ferguson. 💔💔💔

[MegNotTheStallion]

People need to remember Paul wasn't raised by this woman. He didn't live with her until he was 18 years old. He'd only been there a year when Timothy got there. He wasn't doing this because he was afraid. He was doing it because he had mom issues and wanted to earn her approval. There was so much he could've done. Pretended to put hot sauce but fill it with ketchup, fill the tub with hot water and ice cubes instead of cold water, sneak snacks and hide them outside when he was forced to run, he could've called the police while at work. He knew right from wrong. He admitted he knew everything he was doing was cruel. He wouldn't put hot sauce on his penis because it "crossed a line"
He isn't stupid. He's socially awkward and neurodivergent. He does deserve to face consequences but not nearly as harsh of consequences as his mother. More than anything he needs therapy to sort out why he was so desperate for her validation and approval he was willing to torture his brother to death

[J-Bird]

This reminds of the book “A Child Called It.”
When I was younger my older sister was reading this book and crying and she described it to me. When I got into my teenage years I read it, and it stuck with me still to this day. All my life I wanted to save these kids, I always said if I ever won the lottery I would buy a ranch and property and animals. Become a foster home, whether temporary or permanent and show children true love, structure, dinner at 5, homework at the table, love and responsibility. I’m 35 and that’s still my dream to do one day.I’m a mother of 3 and I would much rather put my work into saving kids than work 9-5 for a boss that doesn’t give a shit about me personally.

[kennl]

This is a 21 year old grown man this is not a child. He knew what he was doing

[Chse]

HE IS NOT BRAINWASHED OR MANIPULATED!!!
he was a bully way before his mom, his sister even stated that!!!
If you listen to his phone calls from jail he ACTS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.