Timothy and Tracy Ferriter

Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed Tim Ferriter's conviction for confining his adopted son in an 8-by-8-foot garage room for 45 days. More

January 26, 2026

Tracy Ferriter was facing trial on charges of child neglect, child abuse and false imprisonment. Her husband was convicted of those charges. More

June 24, 2024

Tracy Ferriter heads to trial in July. The Florida mom is accused of locking her adopted teen son in a box-like structure in her garage. More

January 16, 2024

Court TV gave viewers a front-row seat to justice for dozens of trials in 2023, but these five brought in the most viewers on CourtTV.com. More

December 27, 2023

A court filing asks a judge for permission to move Tim Ferriter to prison to serve his sentence for child abuse. More

December 21, 2023

After the judge refused to move Tracy Ferriter's trial date beyond March her attorney withdrew, saying he could not be prepared in time. More

December 15, 2023

Tracy Ferriter was not in court as her attorney asked a judge to be allowed to withdraw from her case, citing 'irreconcilable differences.' More

December 8, 2023

Letters attached to a motion filed by Tim Ferriter's attorneys show that two companies have offered him jobs if he's released from jail. More

November 29, 2023

Tim Ferriter addressed the court as he was sentenced to five years in jail for locking his adopted son in an 8x8 room in the garage. More

November 17, 2023

UPDATE: A judge sentenced Tim Ferriter to five years in prison to be followed by five years of probation for locking his child in a box. More

November 16, 2023

UPDATE: A judge issued a ruling on Friday after Tim Ferriter's attorneys asked that he be released on bond while he awaits sentencing. More

October 20, 2023

Tim Ferriter will learn his fate on Nov. 16, after a jury found him guilty of child abuse for locking his son in an 8x8 box. More

October 13, 2023

Timothy Ferriter faces up to 40 years in prison at sentencing after a jury found him guilty of child abuse. More

October 12, 2023

A jury is deliberating in Florida v. Tim Ferriter, the adoptive father facing decades in prison if convicted of Aggravated Child Abuse. More

October 12, 2023

A judge gave Timothy Ferriter one more night to decide whether or not he will take the stand in his own defense. More

October 10, 2023

A child psychologist who testified in Timothy Ferriter's trial described some of the punishments he used as 'sadistic.' More

October 6, 2023

The 17-year-old, FF, testified remotely via closed circuit TV, as her adoptive parents Tim and Tracy Ferriter watched from the courtroom. More

October 4, 2023

Timothy Ferriter's daughter, who is a minor, is expected to testify in a different courtroom over closed-circuit television. More

October 3, 2023

Timothy Ferriter is charged with child abuse and false imprisonment after allegedly keeping his 14-year-old son in a box in the garage. More

September 29, 2023

Having rejected the plea deal that would have sent him to prison for two years, Tim Ferriter will head to trial. More

September 26, 2023

UPDATE: A judge has agreed to sever the cases of Tim and Tracy Ferriter, who are accused of keeping their child in an 8x8 box. More

August 31, 2023

The case against the Jupiter parents accused of locking their adopted son in an 8-foot by 8-foot box has been continued until Monday. Timothy and Tracey Ferriter are charged with false imprisonment and aggravated child abuse. More

June 9, 2022

They claim their children hacked their email to obtain the evidence, and the couple's attorney is now fighting to have that information thrown out. More

April 1, 2022

Detectives said the Ferriters had been physically abusing and forcibly confining the teen to live in the garage structure since at least 2017. More

February 16, 2022