Crime & Justice

Wisconsin Cops Discover House of ‘Horror’ After Bloodied Children Escape

‘I’M SO AFRAID’

Prosecutors allege a 34-year-old mom kept the kids, ages 7 and 9, locked in a squalid bedroom with boarded-up windows for years on end.

Justin Rohrlich
Justin Rohrlich 

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A photo of the mugshots of Katie Koch and Joel Manke superimposed over the court documents charging them for allegedly imprisoning two children in Wisconsin.
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Justin Rohrlich

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