(NewsNation) — New questions are emerging about the 33-year-old mother of the 16 kids found living in squalor, as prosecutors build their case against four Siders family members charged in the Ohio child endangerment case.
Court records obtained by NewsNation local affiliate WOWK show Elizabeth Siders married Gary Siders Jr. in 2008 with her parents' consent when she was 15 and seven months' pregnant.
How did 16 hidden Ohio kids go undetected for years? Experts weigh in
Ronnie Fletcher, uncle to the 16 children, said Elizabeth Siders had a difficult home life before marrying into the Siders family, according to WOWK. "She's willingly there at the home. She did not have a very good home life when they got together, and she escaped," Fletcher said.
Social media posts reviewed by Los Angeles Magazine include a claim from a man identifying himself as Elizabeth Siders' brother, who said she had been "indoctrinated." He went on to say they only reconnected recently after being estranged for 15 years.
Court records obtained by NewsNation local affiliate WOWK show Elizabeth Siders married Gary Siders Jr. in 2008 with her parents' consent when she was 15 and seven months' pregnant.
How did 16 hidden Ohio kids go undetected for years? Experts weigh in
Ronnie Fletcher, uncle to the 16 children, said Elizabeth Siders had a difficult home life before marrying into the Siders family, according to WOWK. "She's willingly there at the home. She did not have a very good home life when they got together, and she escaped," Fletcher said.
Social media posts reviewed by Los Angeles Magazine include a claim from a man identifying himself as Elizabeth Siders' brother, who said she had been "indoctrinated." He went on to say they only reconnected recently after being estranged for 15 years.
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