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Published 10:48 15 Jul 2026 GMT
Social media users have stumbled upon a video that claims to show the interior of the Ohio "house of horrors", but it may not be all that it seems.
On June 30, 16 children were found in a feces-filled rural home in Hamden, Ohio, in what is now widely known as the 'house of horrors' case, following an unrelated police raid.
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.
Authorities have since spoken out about media surfacing online, claiming to show the inside of the Siders' home.
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.
Some claimed that the children were being "kept in worse conditions than livestock,” with some found to have suffered “serious physical harm.”
Now, videos have claimed to reveal all about the elusive home in Hamden, Ohio.
A TikToker known online as @crimetoktalk has claimed to have found a video of people breaking into the Siders' home, where the 16 children were found in decrepit conditions.
In a video which has over 100k views, she explains that the footage has recently come up, before stitching the entire video.
Two men can be seen getting into a rundown home, where police tape has been torn down, as they go through each room.
Cockroaches and other insects can be seen running along the floor and in the kitchen sink as they try to move items about.
Belongings are scattered all over the floor, though the shaky camera work means you can't see much of it too clearly.
They also show the unflushed toilet as well as the apparent front of the home, which had pillars similar to photos of the home released by authorities.
However, officials have since warned against speculating and circulating media linked to the house, suggesting that they may not be truthful or potentially doctored.
Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer addressed claims and rumors around the legitimacy of images and videos being shared of the rural home.
Speaking to the public, he stated that a lot of the content being shared is "not truthful and not accurate," warning of the potential effects on the 16 children involved.
Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson admitted that he "didn’t know there were going to be 16 kids there" prior to the search as it is not "the type of thing that we’re not used to seeing here in America."
He described the scene as "pure evil" and "disgusting," but the Siders' lawyers have since hit back at the "language" being used by authorities when speaking about the case.
They have reminded them and the public that the defendants are innocent until proven guilty, with officials simply suggesting what may have been going on at the home.
Many have been assuming what has happened themselves, while others have started to post doctored photos and videos of the children "caged up."
Archer said at a press conference on July 8: "Our office has specifically not addressed the factual nature of this case because it is still under investigation, there's a lot of information still out there,
"In fairness to the defendants, particularly to the victims and to the community - we're not releasing information until it's appropriate to do so," he said as per The Columbus Dispatch.
He went on: "If you've seen some of the stuff on social media - there were pictures of the kids in cages, caged up in houses.
"The problem with social media is you don't have to be telling the truth, you don't have to say that something is accurate.
"I don't understand why people put stuff like this on there. It's not truthful, it's not accurate," Archer admitted, suggesting it could be AI-generated.
