LIVE COURT CAM: Shanda Vander Ark, convicted of first-degree felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the death and torture of her special needs son, faces sentencing. Punishments she gave included ice baths, hot sauce on genitals, and starvation.

15-year-old Timothy Ferguson was found in restraints and deprived of food for months. He weighed only 69 pounds when he died.

A jury deliberated for a little more than an hour on Dec. 15, 2023, before finding the 43-year-old mother on trial guilty of the murder of her teenage son with special needs.

TRIAL NOTES:
00:00 Shanda Vander Ark Walks In
03:06 Pre-Sentencing Report Corrections
13:12 Victim Impact Statements
13:54 Millie Ferguson, Shanda Vander Ark's Daughter
17:36 Nolan Ferguson, Shanda Vander Ark's Oldest Son
20:57 Prosecutor Matt Roberts
26:41 Defense Attorney Frederick Johnson
35:42 Judge Matthew Kacel, Before Sentencing
46:22 Vander Ark's Sentence

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