Three members of the Whittakers, also known as America’s most inbred family, have been quietly taken into state custody after years of viral fame turned their secluded lives into a global sideshow.
The West Virginia family, whose story was first brought to light through a 2020 YouTube documentary, gained worldwide infamy for their genetic deformities and extreme isolation.
Now, their surviving relatives say the attention has torn them apart. The fame turned them into a very popular, and very profitable, internet attraction, which forced state authorities to intervene.
