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A Michigan mother and her son are on trial for the unthinkable.

Shonda Vander Ark, who was once a promising law clerk, was charged with murder and child abuse

when her 15-year-old son, Timothy Ferguson, was found dead in her home, weighing just 69 pounds.

But was her eldest son a willing accomplice in this case of torture and starvation or

another victim manipulated by a monster? I'm Vinipolitan and welcome to the Court TV podcast. This

week we're diving deeper into the cases against Shonda Vander Ark and Paul Ferguson with an audio

edition of our original series

Accomplice to Murder with Vinipolitan.

This is the Court TV podcast with Vinny Politan.

The call came in as a boy not breathing

and felt cold to the touch.

He was sneaking food that was not necessary.

It was solved by placing locks on the fridge, freezer, and pantry.

His weight was 69 pounds.

That was essentially zero percentile. That was a 15-year-old child in Michigan in July

that type of surrey. I can close my eyes to see those photographs. I'll see them forever.

Shot it was always very calculating, like our mother. Something's wrong, but it's not hurting.

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