Four homeless men found in Texas 'dungeon' (BBC) {benefit checks stolen}

[eppur_se_muova]

Four homeless men have been found in squalor in a house in Houston, Texas, where they were held for up to 10 years, police said.

The men, three locked in a garage and a fourth in the home, were malnourished and "almost invalids", said police.

They told officers they had been lured to the house with promises of beer and cigarettes, then were forced to hand over monthly benefits cheques.

One person was reportedly taken into custody, according to the AP.

Police are investigating whether four women found at the house were also being held captive.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23386655

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. why isnt this story getting major media coverage?

[eppur_se_muova]

2. LOL, I looked at the "related links" --

UK and Oz news sources are as much as 8hr old; ABC (US) caught up two hours ago.

This is why I go to DU for my news. Turns out this is actually the third fourth post on this story today.

[Gman]

4. I got an email from CNN with the story

at 12:08 CDT. But that was all I saw all day.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. dailymail has big cover story but the are more likely to cover stories involving people of color

[penultimate]

3. Probably because they're homeless older men...

Had they been women or well off young men, it would be all over the news.