Mar 21, 2025 · Many West Virginians live in poverty, and it seemed that the Whittakers were in financial trouble, just as many of their neighbors were. Mark Laita helped them set up a GoFundMe to finance …

Aug 22, 2024 · The Whittaker family of West Virginia went viral years ago after being discovered by a photographer and filmmaker, who documented their lives and told the story of what's been dubbed " …

Apr 3, 2023 · Photographer Mark Laita has gone viral after documenting the lives of the Whittakers, a heavily inbred West Virginia family that only communicates in grunts and barks at passersby.

Soft White Underbelly update interview and portrait of the Whittaker family of Odd, West Virginia.

May 23, 2023 · The Whittakers family is an American inbred family from Odd, West Virginia. The Whittaker siblings are Lorrene, Ray, Betty, Larry, Kenneth, Timmy (their nephew), and Freddie (who …

Dec 12, 2022 · The Whitaker family from Odd, West Virginia, is arguably the most famous inbred family in the United States. We know little about the family due to the Whitakers secretive nature and the …

Sep 22, 2024 · The Whittakers live in Odd, West Virginia, and their story has been documented by Soft White Underbelly's Mark Laita

Apr 14, 2023 · “For a lot of people in West Virginia, the Whittakers were kind of like a legend in that they had heard about them, but nobody had ever seen them,” the unnamed resident told Daily Mail …

Apr 3, 2023 · Mark Laita, pictured, was first acquainted with the West Virginia family in 2004 when he took pictures of them. He returned in 2020 and spoke about it last year. The Whittakers are three …

Dec 29, 2023 · The Whittaker family from West Virginia has a complex history due to inbreeding, leading to severe genetic defects. Some family members even communicate through grunts and barks …