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Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield

‘House of Horrors’ Couple Accused of Torturing 3 Kids, Taunting Them Over Dead Parents

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Dirty cat litter dumped in their beds, dog poop on their belongings, and forced to run barefoot on a gravel driveway. That’s what three kids say they endured inside their West Virginia home, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. Erica Lynn Sayre, 45, and her husband, Clifford “Gale” Sayre, 46, are now facing a combined 12 felony charges after the children described years of alleged abuse. One child told investigators, “I can’t go back to that home.” Another said she “just wants a normal life.”

‘House of Horrors’ Couple Accused of Torturing 3 Kids, Taunting Them Over Dead Parents — Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield