Dungeon Case

Earlier this week four developmentally disabled people were found chained to a basement in a Philadelphia apartment. Three people, Linda Ann Weston, Thomas Gregory, and Eddie Wright are facing many charges. These charges include Criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, trespassing, kidnapping, simple assault, reckless endangerment of persons, unlawful restraint, and false imprisonment. A spokeswoman for the Philadelphia police department said, “As the investigation goes on there may be more charges added.” It is believed that the four developmentally disabled people were taken from Texas, through Florida, and then brought to Philadelphia. One of the people who were kept in the basement is suspected to be Linda Ann Weston’s child. This is suspected because he said, “My mom brought us from Florida to Philadelphia.” The reason that these people have been kidnapped and locked in a basement is so the three people that were arrested could collect their social security checks.

I think that this incident is so sickening. I don’t know how somebody could live with themselves if they were treating someone else like that. It really makes me angry that this went on. To do that to a developmentally disabled person just for money is so cruel. The way they had these people, locked in a basement, chained up, and a bucket to go to the bathroom in, is so extremely inhumane. Since now it is expected that this could be going on other places throughout the country, it’s even worse.  What is worse is that the developmentally disabled people were aware of the fact that they were being kept from the outside world. Tanya Little said, “"They were able to communicate that they do know all parties that were withholding them from the outside world.” More information keeps coming out about this and today another arrest was made in the case. This person is the daughter of the leader of what happened. Authorities are now trying to up to 50 more fraud victims. Hopefully the FBI and other authorities will be able to put an end to what is going on.