Event Brief
Kentucky Child Torture Case Ends in 20-Year Sentences
Filed: Apr 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM ET
Summary: Two Kentucky adults were sentenced to 20 years for starving and abusing three children in a disturbing Pike County case.
WHO: Mary Hall and Jerome Norman
WHAT: Sentenced to 20 years in prison for the intentional torture, starvation, and physical abuse of three children
WHEN: Apr 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM ET
WHERE: Pike County, Kentucky
WHY: They were convicted and sentenced after prosecutors detailed the alleged abuse and starvation of the children.
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