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Two words reveal how Siders family niece saw the father of the 16 Ohio children found living like 'feral animals' as she breaks her silence
A member of the Siders family has spoken out about Gary Siders Jr, after he was given child felony charges, alongside three other adults involved.
The alleged parents of the 16 children who were found in a feces-filled rural home in Hamden, Ohio, largely remain a mystery.
Despite legal experts sharing what they really think about the mother of the kids, not much is known about the father, Gary Siders Jr.
Officials discovered the neglected children during an unrelated police raid of the home, which is now widely known as the 'house of horrors' case.
Vinton County Sheriff's Office authorities described the conditions as similar to the "third world," as the children found were aged from 18 months to 18 years old.
Others claimed that the children were being "kept in worse conditions than livestock,” with some found to have suffered “serious physical harm.”
Four family members, said to be the children's parents and grandparents, Gary Siders Jr, 36, Elizabeth Siders, 33, Gary Siders Sr, 73, and Christina Siders, 67, have since been arrested and charged with 16 counts of second-degree felony child endangerment.
Gary Siders' niece speaks out
Los Angeles Magazine contributor Lauren Conlin appeared on NewsNation, having covered the case and followed it closely, and she reviewed Facebook posts from the niece of Gary Siders Sr.
Siders Sr. was said to be released from prison last week, only to be moved to the hospital, after he suffered a fall.
Speaking about her uncle and aunt, the niece claimed that it doesn't seem like her aunt and uncle would neglect the children to that state.
Conlin explained: "So she's kind of thinking, is something wrong with them mentally? She she did say in her experience that Gary Siders Jr. could do no wrong.
"He was kind of like the golden child, if you will. So again, I'm tracking everything on Facebook. I'm tracking what the family says, but until law enforcement confirmed certain aspects of this case, so much is still unknown," she added.
Elizabeth Siders' lawyer spoke about meeting her
The attorney representing Elizabeth Siders has spoken out about how she was following her arrest.
His description surprisingly doesn't fit into the negative coverage of both her and her husband's parenting, as the attorney admitted she looked "distraught".
Thomas Stolly spoke with her for an hour and a half after she was taken into custody, telling Criminally Obsessed that she seemed "exhausted" during their meeting.
"I had no idea what I was walking into. I saw the same headlines everyone else did. At one point, the term 'pure evil' was used to describe Elizabeth and the home, and at another point, there was a comment that livestock had been treated better," he said on the show.
"I met a woman who was timid and who was exhausted. It looked like she had been crying quite a bit. She looked distraught. And she was willing to talk to me. Able to talk to me."