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 – ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — A Norton Shores woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for starving her 15-year-old son to death. A judge on Tuesday sentenced Shanda Vander Ark to life in prison ...

MUSKEGON, MI — A 46-year-old Michigan mother convicted of murdering her son through torture and abuse will argue for a new trial Friday before a Muskegon judge. Shanda Vander Ark was convicted of ...

The story of a 15-year-old boy tortured to death is horrific. Timothy Ferguson was living in a hellish nightmare during his final six months alive in West Michigan. He suffered unimaginable forms of ...

MUSKEGON, MI – It wasn’t clear if anyone would appear in a courtroom to speak on behalf of 15-year-old Timothy Ferguson who was tortured to death. Timothy’s mother, Shanda Vander Ark, was convicted of ...

Timothy Ferguson, age 77, of Powell, TN passed away suddenly on August 11, 2024. Tim was born in Indianapolis, IN in 1947 to Roger Lee and Beverly Ann Coleman Ferguson. His childhood was spent ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Testimony in the murder trial of Norton Shores mother Shanda Vander Ark continued Thursday, with the accused taking the stand in her own defense. Vander Ark is accused of neglecting ...

A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in his disabled brother's starvation death was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 30 years in prison by a judge who said the defendant is "one step away from becoming a ...

Ferguson, Timothy Michael; age 54; died on December 31, 2014, from a Brown Recluse spider bite. Timothy is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janice (Willockx) Ferguson, daughters Sarah Ferguson, ...