MUSKEGON, Mich. — Nearly a year after she was convicted of torturing and killing her son, Shanda Vander Ark is arguing that the attorney who represented her in that trial was ineffective. On Tuesday, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Michigan woman who vomited on the stand during her murder trial has been sentenced to life in prison for starving her son to ...

In 2022, Shanda Vander Ark was convicted for the murder of her 15-year-old son, Timothy Ferguson, after prolonged abuse and neglect in their Michigan home. Evidence presented at trial, including text ...

Shanda Vander Ark was convicted of murdering and severely abusing her vulnerable 15-year-old son, Timothy Ferguson.

Convicted murderer Shanda Vander Ark was denied a new trial again this week. Vander Ark was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole in January 2024 for the torture and death of her 15 ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — The woman convicted of killing her teenage son after torturing him in 2022 learned her sentence on Tuesday. Shanda Vander Ark was found guilty of open murder and first-degree child ...

NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A Norton Shores mother has been found guilty of torturing and murdering her teenage son. Now she learns how many years she'll spend behind bars. Shanda Vander Ark is guilty of ...

A western Michigan woman convicted of murder and child abuse in the starvation death of a disabled 15-year-old son who weighed just 69 pounds was sentenced to life in prison without a chance of parole ...

MUSKEGON, MI – The type and volume of evidence used to convict Shanda Vander Ark of murder for torturing her son to death was massive, her trial attorney testified. One piece of evidence – ...