Three people were arrested as initial suspects in the case: Linda Weston, Gregory Thomas and Eddie Wright.
underway to determine if the suspects were part of a larger multi-state kidnapping scheme, as identifying papers of at least 50 other people were found in the initial search.
Records show a person living with Weston in 2008 died that year, from what was at the time listed as natural causes.
[6] The kidnapping received national and international attention, and raised awareness of the issue of the potential abuse of mentally disabled people for their benefits through the representative payee process.
[10] In September 2015, she plead guilty to all 196 federal counts against her, including murder, kidnapping, sex trafficking, hate crimes, forced labor, and benefits fraud.
[13] Jean McIntosh pleaded guilty in December 2014 to charges including conspiracy to commit racketeering, hate crimes against disabled people, and kidnapping resulting in death.