In this episode of Crime Bit with Danelle Hallan, a separate investigation in Hampton, Ohio turns into a heartbreaking child neglect case. What starts with police serving warrants at a small Omar Street home quickly becomes 16 children found inside, several rushed for medical care, a 12-by-12 space, years of alleged isolation, a home authorities described as unsafe, four adults arrested, child endangerment charges, unanswered family history, and investigators asking how so many children could go unseen for so long.

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