Timothy Ferguson's mother calls police. Her son is unresponsive. Timothy Ferguson is also 15-years-old weighing just 69 pounds when he died of malnutrition and hypothermia. 

Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they detail -Timothy Ferguson's painful life at the hands of his evil mother and brother. The teen lives on a diet of water and bread soaked in hot sauce,  followed by ice baths.   





Transcript Highlights

00:00:00 Joseph Scott Morgan shares memories of Grandmother cooking chicken 

00:04:15 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson, 15, starved to death by his mother

00:05:37 Discussion of food being used as mechanism for torture

00:06:52 Talk about Shanda Vander Ark fled Oklahoma with children

00:08:56 Explanation of how using food as a ‘kindness’ 

00:11:05 Talk about dark choices made by Shanda Vander Ark regarding her son 

00:13:05 Discussion of Timothy’s older brother Paul being involved in the abuse

00:14:51 Joseph Scott Morgan describes “impact: injury – slapped, punched.

00:15:28 Talk about how common that one child will be chosen for abuse while other siblings abuse victim as well 

00:16:14 Discussion about abuse,  malnutrition impossible to hide

00:17:15 How to determine how long Timothy was abused

00:18:35 Description - malnutrition can “stunt growth”. 

00:20:40 Discussion of Shanda Vander Ark Defense, claims she had PTSD

00:21:51 Joseph Scott Morgan explains how Timothy Ferguson was digesting his own fat cells due to malnutrition 

00:22:58 Timothy Ferguson’s body already compromised 

00:26:41 Timothy Ferguson was given bread and water, and hot sauce for torture 

00:27:56 Talk about hot sauce “Carolina Reaper” being placed on bread for Ferguson to eat 

00:29:00 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson being kept in tiny room under stairs, developing bed sores 

00:30:56 Description of Timothy Ferguson breathing out of his mouth like fish out of water 

00:32:09 Discussion of Ice Bath’s used to punish Timothy Ferguson 

00:33:28 Timothy Ferguson never recovered from last Ice Bath, cause of death – hypothermia and malnutrition 

00:36:02 Discussion of food – mother chained refrigerator and cabinets in kitchen 

00:38:00 Verdict - Shanda Vander Ark, guilty of murder, son Paul guilty of Child Abuse 

Timothy Ferguson's mother calls police. Her son is unresponsive. Timothy Ferguson is also 15-years-old weighing just 69 pounds when he died of malnutrition and hypothermia. 
Join Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack as they detail -Timothy Ferguson's painful life at the hands of his evil mother and brother. The teen lives on a diet of water and bread soaked in hot sauce,  followed by ice baths.   
 
 
Transcript Highlights
00:00:00 Joseph Scott Morgan shares memories of Grandmother cooking chicken 
00:04:15 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson, 15, starved to death by his mother
00:05:37 Discussion of food being used as mechanism for torture
00:06:52 Talk about Shanda Vander Ark fled Oklahoma with children
00:08:56 Explanation of how using food as a ‘kindness’ 
00:11:05 Talk about dark choices made by Shanda Vander Ark regarding her son 
00:13:05 Discussion of Timothy’s older brother Paul being involved in the abuse
00:14:51 Joseph Scott Morgan describes “impact: injury – slapped, punched.
00:15:28 Talk about how common that one child will be chosen for abuse while other siblings abuse victim as well 
00:16:14 Discussion about abuse,  malnutrition impossible to hide
00:17:15 How to determine how long Timothy was abused
00:18:35 Description - malnutrition can “stunt growth”. 
00:20:40 Discussion of Shanda Vander Ark Defense, claims she had PTSD
00:21:51 Joseph Scott Morgan explains how Timothy Ferguson was digesting his own fat cells due to malnutrition 
00:22:58 Timothy Ferguson’s body already compromised 
00:26:41 Timothy Ferguson was given bread and water, and hot sauce for torture 
00:27:56 Talk about hot sauce “Carolina Reaper” being placed on bread for Ferguson to eat 
00:29:00 Discussion of Timothy Ferguson being kept in tiny room under stairs, developing bed sores 
00:30:56 Description of Timothy Ferguson breathing out of his mouth like fish out of water 
00:32:09 Discussion of Ice Bath’s used to punish Timothy Ferguson 
00:33:28 Timothy Ferguson never recovered from last Ice Bath, cause of death – hypothermia and malnutrition 
00:36:02 Discussion of food – mother chained refrigerator and cabinets in kitchen 
00:38:00 Verdict - Shanda Vander Ark, guilty of murder, son Paul guilty of Child Abuse

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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Hot Sauce on Bread For Dinner, Ice Baths For Punishment: The Shocking life and death of Disabled Teen Timothy Ferguson

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