Woman who held disabled people captive gets life in prison

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman who admitted she kept mentally disabled adults captive in the basement of a home in Philadelphia and in other states for their disability checks has been sentenced to life in prison.

Linda Weston was sentenced Thursday to a life term plus 80 years.

Philly.com reports (http://bit.ly/1RYxkka) she apologized in court saying she believes "God knows what happened."

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe responded that a lot of people in the courtroom know what happened, too. Several victims spoke at the sentencing.

FULL story at link.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/527ffda8fbcf47998414dcccb767170b/sentencing-set-woman-who-held-disabled-people-captive

[geek tragedy]

1. monsters walk among us nt

[Sunlei]

3. So True!

[valerief]

4. Yes, but they're usually elected officials. nt

[Beacool]

2. What goes around, comes around.

She'll now experience what being held in captivity feels like first hand.

[840high]

5. POS

[TeeYiYi]

6. This thread needs a picture...

Linda Ann Weston (inset) has been sentenced to life in prison for enslaving and torturing disabled adults in a Tacony basement so she could steal their benefit checks.

TYY

[NCjack]

7. Good. And I support early release of drug users to make room for Linda Weston. /nt

[BuelahWitch]

8. Those poor people

I hope they are all ok.

[Judi Lynn]

9. This could be the worst story of everyday cruelty I've ever seen. My God.

That would take a whole lot of hatred to do this to someone else. Almost too much to comprehend.

May these gravely sinned against human beings find some kind of peace for every moment of the rest of their lives. I hope so much good people will come together to help them heal.

They should not be left alone to suffer any more.

[mackerel]

10. You have to wonder why nobody noticed for ten years.