That dog loves him. The way he sits with "his human" during the entire interview. The friendship is probably all this man has. I wish them buddies both the best. 🌷
Dog therapy. 🐕 Probably the only hope that comes from this man with depressed, broken, addicted eyes is when he can hug that pooch and remember to keep on keeping on.
@@buskingkarma2503oh of course. I am sure Mark was on public assistance until his luck changed and he met the Whittaker's. What a stroke of good fortune! His life only began the day he met the Whittaker's, right? Do you actually believe he has gained more than he has lost? Not to mention the stress and emotional abuse this family has put him through. Sorry Mark, back to welfare you go.
I hope Jason is doing okay. There is such a sadness in his eyes and face. I hope he doesn’t give up. He can be successful. I hope he has God in his life. I will be praying for him.
@@Ciela887 I’ll try be once I don’t have to watch inbred abominations have time money and care devoted to them that they will exploit while ordinary citizens have to live in pain not having a support network or help. Am I supposed to feel sorry for this family? The only cruel ones here are the grandparents who started this mess. And you call me cruel. I didn’t knowingly breed with my own family causing generations of instability and illness did I?
@@Ciela887 hope you learn encouragement of inbreeding is absolutely evil and stupid. Do you realise how disastrous the consequences of this actually is?
@@TheKimGlynnI came here to say the exact same thing! They (or just BJ) could’ve checked in a motel for a few days with $700 and Kenny actually believed she left. After all, he’s never been accused of being of superior intelligence
He didn't even live out there til after he seen them at wal mart shopping like crazy,,next thing you know he bought a tiny house and parked it next door to them, !!!! Why was that ??
If he actually IS the son of John W. Whittaker, the Whittakers' brother, his cognitive faculties are nothing short of a miracle. If not though, I guess it's to be expected lol.
BJ probably threatens them and yells at them. I Think Jason really wants to be with his girls bikers tend to be the up most honest people you'll come across.
I asked Mark for a way to send Timmy a gift 🎁 of educational materials but hasn’t answered yet . If anybody knows how to reach Mark other than asking through his channel this channel, would you please please let me know. I bought things that I know he would enjoy and especially like the idea of receiving a package with his name on it. So if anyone knows how to reach Mark for the Whitakers address please send it to me in thenotification/comment section. 🙏🏼 Thx And I agree that Timmy, Ray and Loraine are being negatively impacted. bc of the others lying and corruption. And like Mark, I never thought Kenny would be in cahoots with the lying etc . I was so sure Mark wouldn’t send them any more money directly, because of the last episode but again I was wrong. I was looking forward to Mark filming Timmy upon receiving his gift box, but I guess that’s not going to happen. If I could only get the Whitakers address, I would send the package directly, but I have no way of knowing it other than through Mark, and he’s not answering me! If anyone knows Mark’s email address, please post it in the comments.
Seems like they need a carer and someone in charge of their money. So it's not stolen from them. I have a feeling that Betty is chief controller of their checks. But only gives them back the bare minimum.
That dog loves him more than he knows. That poor dog has seen the darkest side of things. The anxiety and worry that poor dog has felt for his owner's life and well being is sad. If only that dog could talk, he would have the best story Mark's ever heard. 💜
Don't give him money, Mark. He hasn't seen his children in twenty years. He's not going to go see them with money that you give him. The drugs that he uses are where he is now. Help him get into rehab. But don't give him money. Your heart is in the right place. But his problems are bigger than your heart right now.
That's what I thought too. Ten days in a free rehab is not going to cure you of anything. Many people think that 30 days is not enough to make and keep a change. Yeah, if Mark can afford it, or if he can find a free-to-him one that this guy would qualify for, it would be great to get him back into rehab and off drugs before he sees his children and grandchildren.
Don't miss the part where he said he needs to register when he moves???? First thing that pops in my mind is that he was jailed for being a pedo or some other sexual predator stuff... Just saying......
Nice to see you again. No more whittakers. No more false stories. I love your channel Please leave BJ & fam behind. Story tellers never change . YOU DID TOO MUCH GOOFD FOR THEM AND THEY DIDNT EVEN SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID & DO FOR THEM
@@rachelspeck1230 Wrong, As was said you cant help someone who doesn't want help. Sometimes you have to let people fail and hit rock bottom in hopes they wake up. Why should I stress myself and jeopardize my own mental health in helping someone who doesnt want it.
@@OhhhoneyyyI was just about to say this. His brain only cares about content bc that equals money. He's interviewing one of the Whittakers already 😂 trying to get the scoop on the family behind their backs
I hope you read this, Mark. I live in the skirt tails of Appalachia and have my entire life. I understand your frustration with the Whitaker's and the drug epidemic that this area is plagued with, probably more than most. I just wanted to say that not everyone here is addicted, there's a whole other side to this story and that's the people here who pick up the pieces and give their lives to gluing the biggest victims, the children, back together. Some of us, even more empathetic to these issues because of the trauma we experienced ourselves as children. In the media, we hear about the criminals, the addicts, and sometimes the victims but we hear very little about those still standing, still fighting, for good.
I’m from WV and I know lots of people who don’t do drugs and are working. People who want to be clean, healthy and work can. Those who don’t, well they don’t. Interview the successful people. There’s plenty here.
The problem is people are judgmental and someone in rough shape gets criticized for heigene or how they look and it’s difficult to get a job. Not many people have it in them to fix their Higene and look normal enough to get a job without judgement and being treated differently especially functional addicts or people who are medicated. And being on your own with nothing. People don’t consider theee things.
We all have to agree that there is a widespread hopelessness in our society that is causing this. I mean whats the alternative, go ruin your body and work a way your one life just to make your boss millions and you get pennys. All while food, housing, healthcare are being priced out of your reach.
Awww,that sweet dog! He will love you through thick and thin. Jason we are all pulling for you. You deserve a happy life. Make amends with the children you haven't seen in 20 years.
@@Glibzer look back on a few of the videos. Sometime early spring the daughter / niece called and said that Larry had died and she needed to bury him. It was a ruse. They've been spending all of the money on drugs for the daughter / niece.
Maybe so but people that have donated to get them a house have a right to be pissed when finding out the money was being spent for the twats drug addiction!
@@carlosgreene98Bitter much? I donated, too, and I am not sitting around crying about it. Once I donated, I left it to Mark to decide what to do with it. Give it with good intentions and forget it, or don’t give, dude.
Mark we all know you have been so very incredibly helpful to this family....WAY TO HELPFUL.....I am a recovering addict....one thing u should NEVER do is hand a STRUGGLING ADDICT money!!! Yes...He was honest with u and had admitted he just got out of rehab and is already using again....but, unfortunately I can guarantee if u hand him the cash to leave WV, the money will be going to his next fix... And The money you give him could be what kills him.... So if you want to help him PLEASE DON'T give him cash.... Purchase his ticket for him instead!!
I don't think it was too much of a secret. There is obvious disability among that group that would qualify for social benefits and assistance. None of them are employed, so there's that. And there are also at least three who are of age to qualify for social security.
Did you catch it when he said he’d have to register if he moved? YAH! Go up a few comments and read the replies about public info found on him! Not good!
You are a saint for trying to help people down and out. You really are. Some people don't know how to treat others and we don't have the type of mental health care to actually help anybody.
What an amazing geature! Thank you!!!! Praying Mark sees this comment and reaches out for your info. But above all, I Sure hope Jason truly is ready, willing, and able to get & stay sober. 🙏 Getting clean is easy..... Staying clean will be the real challenge. I fear he will always run a high risk of relapse if he keeps in close proximity of BJ and Brandon and the other's like them. 😢 I see potential in this man. 🙏❣️🙏
It’s not complicated Mark…you’re not family. These people are tight, ride or die tight, you’ll never change that, these are clans that go back 200 years.
Exactly. When people ask me for money for "food" I tell them I will buy you something to eat but I won't give you money and most of them just say nah. Smdh
I was thinking that too. Cash was given over for BJ but no trip. It's been 24 years, that's not an easy spread to just walk into people's lives that you haven't been around for 24 years. I guess Mark will find out.
God bless you Mark and Jason I'm a recovering addict and I know you can overcome this too if you really want to..your definitely in my prayers always 💯🙏
I am really getting tired of so many saying there's nothing for anyone in Appalachia but a life of addiction. My father was born in a log cabin just a few minutes down the road from the Whittakers. We were very poor, even for the area, throughout my youth. I was absolutely surrounded by alcohol, illicit drugs, and all manner of familial disfunction. Like many, I did not graduate high school. However, I chose to do more - to become better. After having lived in W.Va., Ky., Oh., and Tx., we now live back in West Virginia, about an hour from where this video was shot. Life is a perpetual string of choices, and our position is the outcome of those choices. Whether a person is poor, wealthy, healthy, or strung out has absolutely nothing to do with their surroundings, unless that person hasn't the intellectual capacity to take care of themselves. The only thing needed to "fix" this state, region, country, and even world is an awakening of individual responsibility.
I’ve lived in 10 states and 7 major cities. There is just as much to do here as anywhere. The problem is the addict doesn’t want to do anything but get high just like the drunk addict who wants to do nothing but drink. There are millions from every part in America including major cities who will say the exact same about the major city they live in. What this mentality is is a cope and I say that as someone who said it 10 times. We tell ourselves it’s the area we are from that’s the problem not us. It eliminates accountability when there is somewhere to run away to. “Oh when I just relocate to so and so everything will be glorious” lol Moving away all those times all it did was shorten my life and make my drug of choice harder to find at the time.
@@eattherich9215that’s also not true at all. It can help the odds sometimes depending on what you educate yourself in but my dad has 6 siblings. All of them except one including my dad have a masters degree. The except one the youngest quit school in the 7th grade. He is richer than all other 6 combined and lives in southern WV. He owns numerous trailer parks in Mercer county
Your environment molds and creates you. It has been studied and proven. Lets not judge these people. There is a drug crisis throughout America. You can be rich or poor. Addiction does not care.
Jason, you have the sweetest little dog. I'm glad you're planning to move to a better environment and closer to family. I hope everything works out for you. All best wishes!
Mark, when I was at JMU in Harrisonburg, VA in the late 70’s, I was always riding my motorcycle through WV and have passed through the Beckley area many times. It is truly breathtakingly beautiful and serene country. I also volunteered driving a 15 passenger van into extremely remote places to pick up Appalachian kids for weekend Big Brother programs. The things I’ve seen, people can only imagine or witness through your videos. What you have done with these folks is inspiring and you deserve so much respect. Bravo!
Wow I’m so sorry that this family took advantage of you and the supporters. It’s always the more sane ones that they label crazy when they are actually smarter than most, (jason) you did the right thing by walking away from this family.
Mark had great intentions, but unfortunately being people with disabilities does not mean they are trustworthy or good people, they can be just as manipulative and mean as any other person
For those complaining about Mark staying, ya’ll have to understand Mark kinda sees them as family. He really cares for them. They were the reason he started this channel, after photographing them years ago. They mean a lot to him.
I can see you really have let this family in your heart. It’s eating you up , as much help you have given them, they have no idea how much it is hurting you. I think you need to just let them go for your own sake. We really thank you for all the humanity you have shown us how people should treat each other. Thank you
Do not blame or bash the family. None of this happened until Larry came around. They are not doing it intentionally, they are either under threat or completely unaware of how it’s negatively affecting them. They got a new trailer, ray got his knee fixed, they had food, furniture then Larry and bj came and always had their hand out.
I politely disagree with you. The whole of the family developed a sense of entitlement. The only two, who exhibit pure, childlike joy (and gratitude) when Mark shows up, are Ray and Timmy. The rest have learned to grift and to grift well. They have learned something else. They have all learned collectively how to scheme. I have not seen any evidence of empathy, compassion, or gratitude in Betty. She remains entitled and ungrateful. There is one more thing. I hate to say it out loud. I concede that the whole of the family has been dealt some bad cards. However, they have also "learned" to be somewhat lazy.
@@kimjay481 If you can look at this family and see anything less than people who deserve wellness and happiness by the means of their community, I’ll insult your intelligence and integrity. Greatly. Those words SHOULD hurt coming off your lips. We have a severely, physically and mentally disabled family, the product of unspeakable, deeply rooted, evil and arguably sadistic and torturous in nature, tragedies and you’re talking about their work ethic. Imagine the trauma that pains them constantly that they can’t even dictate and if they ever did I’m sure they were severely punished. Achievable task for them, are most likely not going to meet most standards for any job in their area. In the impossibility of them being able to meet such standards; mental and physical strain would become a huge hurdle. They are not “scheming” they are trying to eat and have a place to lay their head. They have family members who I’m sure are emotionally handicapped by similar traumas but not affected physically or cognitively, who aren’t very good people. They found a money pit. Disabled people don’t have to be child like they can be humans jaded by misinformation or personal opinions just like anybody else.
When Mark called Betty to confirm that Larry really did die from what bj was saying she said yes so if anything Betty blew it for everyone in the family
@@krmartinezz33 you genuinely believe, on her own volition she lied about a family member dying so a different family member could get drugs? You genuinely believe the disabled person who feeds and bathes her disabled loved ones jeopardized everyone’s well being so a cousin can get high? They either rationalized it for her to make it seem like it’s okay/important or they threatened her in some way. She is obviously confused and flustered by the situation. These people don’t have a malice bone in their body, they are simply trying to get by.
After working as a social worker in Appalachia I can say the family is paramount. The Whitaker’s are too simple to understand drug addiction and they will bow down to family especially if they are being threatened by that addict. They’re not taking advantage they are stuck
exactly what i was gonna say. They dont have the capacity to understand that their family member is poison and ruined their relationship with a way out of the situation . But they have been in the gutter so long it is normal for them . they cannot see anything or any other life than the one they live
@@EllipFlx Trust me when I say this, a drug addict isn't going to force someone that doesn't do drugs to do them because that would mean sharing their dope. An addict doesn't like to share. Lol!
You need to take into account the people he's trying to help though. It's a great thing to help these people. But they just don't know how to handle the opportunity to get easy free money. It was always going to end this way with these guys unfortunately.
If the other bums would have stayed away I think Betty would have been ok with her siblings. but as soon as the others saw them getting help, they started going there and even moved back there. They saw freebies. They really f-cked it up for the ones who needed the help. So sad and such greed.
As a West Virginian who’s never done or been around drugs, this series makes me extremely sad. It’s so unfortunate that such a beautiful state has been plagued by the opioid epidemic.
Blood is thicker than water, Mark. The Whitakers cover for BJ because this is what family does. You’ve done wonderful things for this family, but you will always be the outsider.
Nah, you don’t lie even for family if they are being lying thieves. If you lie for family you are just as bad as the rest. Im not a jasper I grew up in the mountains. Two things I can’t stand a liar and a thief.
Yes I hate to say it but he's probably had some of Betty's money, okay family helps one and other but Betty should have a decent home by now, everyone except the ones that really needed help got the money.
Mark, you are amazing! Thanks for all the videos. I hate everything that's happened with the Whittakers. However, I wish you would continue to keep us updated about the family. They are super sweet and I feel like they don't necessarily know right from wrong all the time. Please reconsider to keep us updated about them. You can stay connected without giving them money.
It’s really sad to see people take advantage of other people’s good nature. It hardens their heart and makes them less likely to help ANYONE in the future. Not that he should help this p3do
Sorry Mark....you have been lied to. God Bless your heart. You are so kind and truly care about the people you interview including their families. Thanks.
I honestly don't think Betty has the cognitive capacity to create lies on her own. She, Ray, Lorraine and Timmy truly ought to be in an assisted care facility. They are too susceptible to dishonest people - their relatives included.
I feel the same way. In the last video Betty said she lied because BJ told her to do so. When she said that, it reminded me of something a kid might say. BJ also admitted she told Betty to lie. Therefore I agree Betty isn't capable of, concocting these stories on her own.
Betty knows well what she's doing don't be fooled she's the one running the show down there. The whole family came from nothing with nothing and then Mark came into their lives with what seemed to them like endless funds so they milked it until there was no milk left. Betty was never even appreciative for everything she got. The shopping trip that time she packed all the trollies and never even said thanks
Life is crazy isn't it ? Its what you make of it ! Truest words ever spoken. Good luck to you buddy I hope you get yourself clean and make up that time with your family.
Mark, I have watched most if not all of your videos and while I agree that WV is economically depressed compared to a lot of the country, I would love to see you interview a family that isn’t caught up with drugs. There are plenty of well paying jobs here if you are reliable and can pass a drug test. We aren’t all on drugs and living off public assistance. The opportunities are here if you look for them… a good job doesn’t find you. I like all your videos and I realize you basically have a lane that you stay in. It would be nice to see a typical working family and how happy and intelligent that most of our population is. It’s sad to see that most of the help you have brought to this family has been wasted. You been here enough to know that most people here are friendly and generous. Thanks for trying to help these folks but some people can’t be helped. I think you are genuine in your attempts. Good luck and best wishes.
@@deepblue8143THANK YOU. I can’t believe how many people are wishing him well. In his last interview he did mention his involvement with an underage girl in his hometown of Crystal Lake, Illinois however he tries to downplay it by making the victim a couple years older and himself a couple years older. He said that he was 20 and she was 14 (still highly illegal ofc) at the time of the offense when in reality he was 22 and she was UNDER THE AGE of 13. Here’s the records from the state police for more info: isp.illinois.gov/Sor/Details/X99B1421
Mark, cut your losses, both monetary & emotionally, some people can’t be helped. They have only taken advantage of you. You are a wonderful person. There’s plenty of people out there that need help & will be honest with you.
Mark. Can hear the pain in your heart as you struggle to make sense of the betrayal from the Whittaker's and the loss of Rebecca. I hope you can heal and learn from these life experiences. You simply have to accept that "It's their life journey". You see all the possibilities of what these people's lives could be, according to the world you know. They have no concept, desire or even ability to desire or grasp what you are offering. They are taking their life journey in a way that is familiar and therefore comfortable. Please continue the amazing video interviews that are so unique to your life's work. You continue to capture the only body of work that will be a historical review of how life is really lived in this time in history. I was a Hospice Nurse for 30 years. I had the privilege of working with thousands of people and their families. The best part of my job was listening to each persons life story. Just people - waking up every day, living their life, going to bed at night. Yet, every one of them had done some amazing things that had touched and changed the course of so many others. People that lived in a cardboard box under a freeway overpass in L. A. to one of the richest families in America living in unfathomable wealth. I wish I had been able to record their stories. Best to you Mark. Keep recording these stories. Learn to accept that you cannot change their lives. Your talent is to capture the truth of their journey. Recognize, celebrate and embrace your unique gifts.
Mark, please don't listen to any hate you are getting. I have severe PTSD and have had addiction issues for a good part of my life. I'm 20, and your videos capturing the realities of people's lives and how you help them are incredible. You are a positive force in this world. Keep being you!
I hate Mark done because Ray loves Mark & it's sad for Timmy Lorraine & Ray because they all lie Betty & Larry & BJ & Brandon two druggies they are ruined up for the Whitaker family 😭😭😭😭 I hope Mark goes to see Ray Timmy Lorraine but don't give them NOOO money 💰😢😢😢
I have never donated money to someone on gofundme before, but I did donate 50 bucks to the whitakers to get a house. I hated seeing them living in that dump. So much for that.
Yeah I donated to them also and I never have done anything like that before but I felt truly sorry for them and wanted to help. It is what it is I guess. It's sad how some people are so selfish and addicted they'll totally ruin all chances of their whole family being lifted up out of the swamp they're in. Even at my lowest in life when I was an addict myself I'd never done what she's doing. It's not just the drugs it's the soul of the person using them. Not all addicts steal or lie to get what they need. That's a big misconception.
You donated because you wanted to help, that's the good in you. What they chose to do with the money (and lied to get it so they could) is on them. A few of them ruined a big opportunity to better the whole family in that area.
Dearest Mark, I am so sorry for what you are experiencing and have experienced with this family, I live about 45 minutes from there, my husband and of 47 years came across your channel a few years back and fell in love with them. Our hearts melted with them, especially Ray Lorene Timmy, felt such empathy for Betty and her promise to her parents to care for all her siblings then shouldered that all these years. I’ve fallen for you, your generosity and love you have given to the Whitaker’s, only made us care for you all the more. To see this turn into the mess that it’s become is heartbreaking! 💔 However I’m writing this because I feel this small community or part of Raleigh County, should not over shadow our state It makes us embarrassed, looked down upon. I’m 66 years old, we have been gifted with two wonderful sons, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren, none of which are on drugs, as they are all doing really well in school and graduating in order of their ages, working responsible adults, only one has become a coal miner. There are other jobs that pay well that doesn’t require a college degree. My feelings and opinions about this family as well as most families or just people in general in any place on drugs seem to be able to smell out money, with the generosity you and others have shown to them. You would be amazed with what has been done or given to the people in this condition, nothing to show for it, never spoken of. 😢😢😢😢😢 We don’t do things to advertise, we’ve always never spoken of the help we’ve given, please don’t take this the wrong way, what you have done especially with your channel is heart warming, I think you are a wonderful guy! Truly appreciate seeing your support for all the people you do. Just heart broken that our beautiful state is looked down upon because of a few places where drugs are keeping them down I feel mental health is the real issues that have been going on here, before the drugs came along this family was suffering. I pray that God will help this family, and help you with your beautiful heart ❤️ I worked and volunteered many years at homeless shelters and homeless in general, taken my sons when on school breaks, summers helping every day at the shelter, neighborhoods , yet making sure I kept our son’s away from drugs… Or see the destruction that comes with it. I guess I could go on and on…. You know the story and see it every day… just please don’t feel that our state is this way every where…
Jason is right Mark....wash your hands of them. They don't deserve your kindness and have shown their true colours. The Whittakers never needed all this money and attention...they were living that way because they chose to. If they wanted to they could have done things to improve their living situation but they didn't. This has shown they're not the innocent vulnerable people we all initially thought they were. It's sad as I genuinely grew to care about them too but they're alot more calculated than people realise. One thing though Mark...is giving money to an addict the best thing!? He already said he's not clean, do you honestly think that money is going to go to getting set up elsewhere, or do you think he's going to blow it on getting his next fix!? Please re-think your generosity when it comes to stuff like this.
@@ceeaitch11 I guess so, but it's all been a bit tainted now with everything that's gone on. I feel bad for Mark and would rather go without whittaker videos than for all this to carry on. I just can't enjoy them in the same way now knowing what they're doing! It's a shame it's taken this turn as I loved watching the whittaker episodes!
@@beeyou44 Basically all the money Mark raised for them has been spent as they kept asking for money, Mark wondered where it was going. BJ (Larry's daughter) called Mark crying saying her father had just passed away and she needed money to get everyone dressed for the funeral. Betty confirmed it was true. Mark went there and Larry was fit and well. They have all been lying to him since. Hope this helps 😊
@@ceeaitch11 I agree. Keep visiting and making videos but dont give them any more money or take them places unless the whitakers are spending their own money
Mark your to good to that family and everyone for that case but you have to stop supporting that bad behavior. Please continue to support those that want to help themselves. Love your content and you.
That dog is a straight up COMRAD 💯 Thank you for all your efforts in the world Mark. We appreciate you sharing your discoverys with us through these interviews 🙌
I am not convinced that the Whitaker family has the capacity to understand finances, including how much $10,000 is really worth. There's no way they have the ability to grasp the enormity of what they could've/should've done with the funds that were earmarked for improving/repairing their house.
Nah, they have a capability to understand they are just greedy. They know how much 10,000 is worth but what they don’t know is how much work a person has to do to earn that money because they don’t work.
They absolutely understand as they ALL get SSI at about $900 each per month! With zero rent, minimal utilities, and other assistance like food stamps,medicaid,etc! Whoever donated to them got played so hard! Too bad the Whitaker family didn't get in trouble from DFS for those extra funds!!!
@@kimglass4851 The commenters are responding to the comment at the top unless your profile name is showing, just like you did @pearljamin. You should delete the comment you made to them.
@@UnderTheMilkyWay-mc8md What are u smoking?? The commenter was responding to me as he/she is the original commenter and it was just the 2 of us so mind your own business and I will leave my comment there
I feel bad that this is happening to you Mark. You have been so good to this family. I know I am going to miss seeing their faces and their smiles when you did the things with them in the community, but I 100% understand why you are removing yourself from them. You are good people Mark. There are so many people, myself included who would have loved to have had the help you gave them. Life is so hard. I am disabled and struggling and in CHF. To see them lie to take from you makes me feel bad as you could have been helping someone else. Try not to beat yourself up. You did nothing wrong.
The state needs to step in and help Lorraine, Timmy, and Ray. Even the dogs. The rest I don’t care about. I truly wish Jason the best, I pray he gets far far away from WV and his family.
Mark, I relate to your empathy for humanity. You are a special person and being a caregiver in the home as a nurse, I understand the desire to enrich the lives of others. God bless you Mark ❤
Good morning 💕. Keep giving us such insightful content. I for one would never have come in contact with a family like this, so it’s actually quite interesting to see how they manage through their lives with such obstacles in their paths. This also is just a dysfunctional family 🤷🏽♀️.
Mark is a great person, but it's time to move on from the Whitakers. You did as much as you could for them. My heart is still with Loraine, Ray, and Lorraine's son.❤❤❤❤❤
If you're truly done with them, be done with them. That means not checking in, not contacting them or anyone connected with them, AND not continually complaining about it how you were wronged when you don't. If you're expecting anything out of it, perhaps you're not giving that freely and you have expectations. You don't need to prove to anyone (including yourself) that you're a good person. One thing with trying to help people is that you are never guaranteed and outcome and it's important to remember that going in.
@Aprilann871 Yes that behavior Is disgusting and everybody turns a blind eye to it. Let's be real, he's feral and shouldn't be in public, they all are.
Yes. The sad part is they are innocent people Timmy, Loraine, and Ray. They only know what they were born into. A lot of people with mental disabilities in rural areas used to be hidden away from others. Hidden in basements and never allowed access to the outside world. Mark became a part of thier world. I would love to have seen the money go to them specifically. To be helped and in better living conditions but I know removing them from thier family may also be traumatizing.
That dog loves him. The way he sits with "his human" during the entire interview. The friendship is probably all this man has. I wish them buddies both the best. 🌷
Yes, you can see they are friends !
Yea hopefully he can bring the dog with him
Dog therapy. 🐕 Probably the only hope that comes from this man with depressed, broken, addicted eyes is when he can hug that pooch and remember to keep on keeping on.
Lol true
That also says something about his character.
Lorene,Timmy and Ray will miss you the most. Not the money, but the adventures and friendship. We will miss them too...
Marks certainly going to miss the money 💰he's been making from the Whittaker family!
@@buskingkarma2503 perhaps....but they will DEFINITELY miss it more than he will, especially BJ. Ray will just miss Mark talking to him..
Lorraine.
@@buskingkarma2503 Please🙄
@@buskingkarma2503oh of course. I am sure Mark was on public assistance until his luck changed and he met the Whittaker's. What a stroke of good fortune! His life only began the day he met the Whittaker's, right? Do you actually believe he has gained more than he has lost? Not to mention the stress and emotional abuse this family has put him through. Sorry Mark, back to welfare you go.
I hope Jason is doing okay. There is such a sadness in his eyes and face. I hope he doesn’t give up. He can be successful. I hope he has God in his life. I will be praying for him.
That dog is incredibly photogenic, loyal, and obedient. So handsome.
Right?!
He is so calm❤
Right? I love this pup you can tell she is very loved.
I was thinking the same exact thing when watching the video. I was in awe of how well behaved he was the entire time.
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Feel bad for Ray, Timmy and Lorraine. They deserve better.
I feel bad for them, too.
@@tenfold7493 ITS PEOPLE LIKE YOU. NOW YOU HAVE BEEN CURSED.
@@jameswellborn7242 I already was cunty do your worst
@@Ciela887 I’ll try be once I don’t have to watch inbred abominations have time money and care devoted to them that they will exploit while ordinary citizens have to live in pain not having a support network or help. Am I supposed to feel sorry for this family? The only cruel ones here are the grandparents who started this mess. And you call me cruel. I didn’t knowingly breed with my own family causing generations of instability and illness did I?
@@Ciela887 hope you learn encouragement of inbreeding is absolutely evil and stupid. Do you realise how disastrous the consequences of this actually is?
I'm saddened to hear that even Kenneth lied. I thought he was better than that. Thank you for being honest, Jason.
I wonder if there a chance Larry lied to him, and he thought BJ had gone....
@@TheKimGlynn True, that could be the case, ya never know.
@@TheKimGlynnI came here to say the exact same thing! They (or just BJ) could’ve checked in a motel for a few days with $700 and Kenny actually believed she left. After all, he’s never been accused of being of superior intelligence
He didn't even live out there til after he seen them at wal mart shopping like crazy,,next thing you know he bought a tiny house and parked it next door to them, !!!! Why was that ??
Me too...he actually seemed to take pride in work and trying to accomplish something....
This guy has the highest level of cognitive ability in the entire family.
Ya, because he is not a Whittaker, genetically at least.
Because he’s not 4x inbred like the rest of that adams family abominations
He is also a 2 time convicted piece of scum who sexually assaulted a child.
If he actually IS the son of John W. Whittaker, the Whittakers' brother, his cognitive faculties are nothing short of a miracle. If not though, I guess it's to be expected lol.
People can turn their life around.
Aaww the little dog is so good , just sat there so patiently.
Everyone needs unconditional love. I’m glad Jason has his dog.🐕 ❤🩹
No he doesn’t he’s a pedo
Conditional love saves junkies.
@@sonampalmo3578 ?????????
I love that the dog kept putting her paw on him.
I know so cute! When my dog does that we call it fancy paws lol. When I say Apollo was bad today (he wasn't) he puts the paw on my lips lol.
Just makes me feel bad for Loraine, Timmy and Ray. They always seem so happy to see Mark.
Same here, Timmy was always just happy guy
BJ probably threatens them and yells at them. I Think Jason really wants to be with his girls bikers tend to be the up most honest people you'll come across.
I asked Mark for a way to send Timmy a gift 🎁 of educational materials but hasn’t answered yet . If anybody knows how to reach Mark other than asking through his channel this channel, would you please please let me know. I bought things that I know he would enjoy and especially like the idea of receiving a package with his name on it. So if anyone knows how to reach Mark for the Whitakers address please send it to me in thenotification/comment section.
🙏🏼 Thx
And I agree that Timmy, Ray and Loraine are being negatively impacted. bc of the others lying and corruption. And like Mark, I never thought Kenny would be in cahoots with the lying etc . I was so sure Mark wouldn’t send them any more money directly, because of the last episode but again I was wrong.
I was looking forward to Mark filming Timmy upon receiving his gift box, but I guess that’s not going to happen. If I could only get the Whitakers address, I would send the package directly, but I have no way of knowing it other than through Mark, and he’s not answering me! If anyone knows Mark’s email address, please post it in the comments.
@@AlaskaSnowQueenjust ask Paige (if you can find her), she’s the one who gave the other TH-camr all the Whitakers’ info.
Seems like they need a carer and someone in charge of their money. So it's not stolen from them. I have a feeling that Betty is chief controller of their checks. But only gives them back the bare minimum.
Jason dont give up, get clean , you dog loves you and needs you.ive been sober since 95.🙏🏼
Poor guy you can see the brokenness in his eyes wish him the best
I see sadness, his wee dog loves him. I wish him a better future
He’s a child mølester.
He’s a chomo I don’t wish him the best.
He’s a chomo I don’t wish him the best.
He’s a child r@pist I don’t wish him the best.
Mark, you were supposed to be done with them on the last 2 videos. Enough is enough. No more. They treat you like hell and you don't deserve this.
Lmfao you really don't know do you....
Mark is a c u c k. A si mp
A beta
Dude gives soooo much money to women who give it to their pi mps
Mark is too nice. He gives money to 403s and they give it to their men who control them lol.
He's gotten close to 100M views from the Whitakers by now so why stop milking them?
Mark acts like he doesn't care about the views and money but it's just that, an act
my guess is that this interview took place when he went there last time, since I doubt he'd go all the way back to Odd just to interview Jason.
That dog loves him more than he knows. That poor dog has seen the darkest side of things. The anxiety and worry that poor dog has felt for his owner's life and well being is sad. If only that dog could talk, he would have the best story Mark's ever heard. 💜
Don't give him money, Mark. He hasn't seen his children in twenty years. He's not going to go see them with money that you give him. The drugs that he uses are where he is now. Help him get into rehab. But don't give him money. Your heart is in the right place. But his problems are bigger than your heart right now.
I know his daughters and I know one of them wants nothing to do with him. Guy needs to just stay away.
Mark has it in his head now that money helps people. Hes a sugar daddy at this point
That's what I thought too. Ten days in a free rehab is not going to cure you of anything. Many people think that 30 days is not enough to make and keep a change. Yeah, if Mark can afford it, or if he can find a free-to-him one that this guy would qualify for, it would be great to get him back into rehab and off drugs before he sees his children and grandchildren.
If Mark bought a plane ticket for him then he couldn't spend the money on drugs but he'd get his behind back to either IL or WI.
Don't miss the part where he said he needs to register when he moves????
First thing that pops in my mind is that he was jailed for being a pedo or some other sexual predator stuff... Just saying......
I remember your first interview with Jason, you mentioned it to Larry and Larry said Jason is a lier and blah blah blah, and now look at Larry.
I’m sure they all are. That’s a way of life for them.
They are an incest family and I bet a dollar to a doughnut Larry is getting manipulated by BJ to get money for her addiction
Who is Jason's mother? Was it Barbara?
I don’t know but it’s funny his name is Jason and he is from Crystal Lake like the horror movie Friday the 13th 😁
@@firesunearthmoon8999I agree with you!! But Ray, Timmy and Lorraine are the only ones that will be affected by these liars 😭
Nice to see you again. No more whittakers. No more false stories. I love your channel Please leave BJ & fam behind. Story tellers never change . YOU DID TOO MUCH GOOFD FOR THEM AND THEY DIDNT EVEN SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID & DO FOR THEM
As a mother of an addict, you can't help people that don't want to help themselves. Walk away. 😢
That route is the easiest for you. Turning your back on them is not the answer
yep
@@rachelspeck1230 Why put up with peoples shit
@@rachelspeck1230 Wrong, As was said you cant help someone who doesn't want help. Sometimes you have to let people fail and hit rock bottom in hopes they wake up. Why should I stress myself and jeopardize my own mental health in helping someone who doesnt want it.
Don't walk away completely, just love them from a distance! Let them know when they get help you will be there
Going to miss seeing Danny (Ray) and Timmy, but I get it. It’s refreshing that he was straight up with you about not being clean right now.
Don’t worry. Mark will be milking them for views again soon enough.
@@OhhhoneyyyI was just about to say this. His brain only cares about content bc that equals money. He's interviewing one of the Whittakers already 😂 trying to get the scoop on the family behind their backs
And Lorraine. All innocent in this.
@@OhhhoneyyyI think they have milked Mark plenty $$$$$ if your concerned about how many views Marks getting why are you watching?
So Ray’s first name is Danny?
come to Wisconsin Jason-I am only 2hrs from Chicago in Wisconsin..You have a friend here...and a faith based sober living program.
That is so kind of you.
I hope you read this, Mark. I live in the skirt tails of Appalachia and have my entire life. I understand your frustration with the Whitaker's and the drug epidemic that this area is plagued with, probably more than most. I just wanted to say that not everyone here is addicted, there's a whole other side to this story and that's the people here who pick up the pieces and give their lives to gluing the biggest victims, the children, back together. Some of us, even more empathetic to these issues because of the trauma we experienced ourselves as children. In the media, we hear about the criminals, the addicts, and sometimes the victims but we hear very little about those still standing, still fighting, for good.
I’m from WV and I know lots of people who don’t do drugs and are working. People who want to be clean, healthy and work can. Those who don’t, well they don’t. Interview the successful people. There’s plenty here.
My thoughts exactly. I love this channel but WV is more than the drugs. Drugs are everywhere and in every part of the country, it's not just WV
I agree, there is a lot of hardworking people here who dosent abuse drugs
The problem is people are judgmental and someone in rough shape gets criticized for heigene or how they look and it’s difficult to get a job. Not many people have it in them to fix their Higene and look normal enough to get a job without judgement and being treated differently especially functional addicts or people who are medicated. And being on your own with nothing. People don’t consider theee things.
We all have to agree that there is a widespread hopelessness in our society that is causing this. I mean whats the alternative, go ruin your body and work a way your one life just to make your boss millions and you get pennys. All while food, housing, healthcare are being priced out of your reach.
I hate wva
Awww,that sweet dog! He will love you through thick and thin. Jason we are all pulling for you. You deserve a happy life. Make amends with the children you haven't seen in 20 years.
The Whitaker's lied to Mark again, so now he's done with them. They have no one to blame but themselves. Mark was so good to them, and they blew it.
Low IQ people do low IQ things....
What happened
I wonder if the Whittakers care.
@@Glibzer look back on a few of the videos. Sometime early spring the daughter / niece called and said that Larry had died and she needed to bury him. It was a ruse. They've been spending all of the money on drugs for the daughter / niece.
What do you expect. Trash is trash is trash.
It’s Mark’s channel. Would everybody please stop telling him how to run it? He’s an intelligent, grown-ass man! Have some respect.
You said what I am thinking.
I think people are just trying to help. However, Que Sera Sera
Maybe so but people that have donated to get them a house have a right to be pissed
when finding out the money was being spent for the twats drug addiction!
Ur the type of person that lives through what other people have ... what do you have ??? We can say whatever we donated to these pos's
@@carlosgreene98Bitter much? I donated, too, and I am not sitting around crying about it. Once I donated, I left it to Mark to decide what to do with it. Give it with good intentions and forget it, or don’t give, dude.
Mark we all know you have been so very incredibly helpful to this family....WAY TO HELPFUL.....I am a recovering addict....one thing u should NEVER do is hand a STRUGGLING ADDICT money!!! Yes...He was honest with u and had admitted he just got out of rehab and is already using again....but, unfortunately I can guarantee if u hand him the cash to leave WV, the money will be going to his next fix... And The money you give him could be what kills him.... So if you want to help him PLEASE DON'T give him cash.... Purchase his ticket for him instead!!
He gave him this last chance if he don’t do good with it that’s on him
Amen!
The dog is so cute! I hope both of them will have a better future.
Hello from Germany
❤I AGREE!! I sure hope he accomplishes his goals! I wish u luck sending virtual hugs!
And he's so well behaved
Yeah, he looks well fed but he has seen some shit. The dogdad's gaze is so unalived and scary. I hope he turns towards freedom.
He’s a chomo I don’t hope the best for him. I hope the best for the little girl he abused though.
Jason Finally Said What I Kno We All Have Been Thinkin, Wonderin and Waiting to Confirm, THAT EVERYONE GETS A CHECK In That House‼️
I don't think it was too much of a secret. There is obvious disability among that group that would qualify for social benefits and assistance. None of them are employed, so there's that. And there are also at least three who are of age to qualify for social security.
I bet the druggies jack their checks too !!
Why did that need to be confirmed? I thought it was assumed.
Did you catch it when he said he’d have to register if he moved? YAH! Go up a few comments and read the replies about public info found on him! Not good!
Duh?
You are a saint for trying to help people down and out. You really are. Some people don't know how to treat others and we don't have the type of mental health care to actually help anybody.
Always amazes me how ‘beautiful’ you make each person, in your photos, even in their darkest hour. ❤
At least he treats the dog well and you can tell the dog isn't scared
He treats it better than his kids and the girl he abused
@@dshe8637how did you know
@@ncahayazikran9191 Googled it
Yea he treats the dog better than the girl he prayed on
@@ncahayazikran9191 as far as we know he didn’t r@pe the dog like he did the little girl
I have an open bed in a sober house up here in northern Wisconsin. If he truly wants it, it's his.
That's so kind of you!! It takes ppl like you and the addict being DONE to make a new way for themselves.
Love this 🥰
May God bless ten fold. ❤
What an amazing geature! Thank you!!!! Praying Mark sees this comment and reaches out for your info. But above all, I Sure hope Jason truly is ready, willing, and able to get & stay sober. 🙏 Getting clean is easy..... Staying clean will be the real challenge. I fear he will always run a high risk of relapse if he keeps in close proximity of BJ and Brandon and the other's like them. 😢 I see potential in this man. 🙏❣️🙏
You’re mad.
keep dreamin they are doing exactly what they wanna do
That is so sweet!
I love the black and white still photo of Jason and the dog. Really beautiful
I hope Jason reads these good comments and skips over the negative ones.
@@OpalAllen-j8r because his chomo brothers are here in support 🫂🫂🫂🫂
Same!❤
It’s not complicated Mark…you’re not family. These people are tight, ride or die tight, you’ll never change that, these are clans that go back 200 years.
right. I find it weird how personally he takes this
@@betty-y3m9y so happy someone else sees through this mess. He's just throwing them right under the bus now, and it makes me sick.
@@betty-y3m9y pride looks disgusting on Mark, imo
EXACTLY
Goofy takes
Mark is one person who can never give upnon anyone. I love him
Buy a ticket for him don't give him the money
Exactly. When people ask me for money for "food" I tell them I will buy you something to eat but I won't give you money and most of them just say nah. Smdh
I was just gonna say that.
Is it good content for mark if he’s sober? There’s a reason he gave cash instead of buying a ticket. Wake up guys.
@@Ohhhoneyyy he said it himself he not sober
I was thinking that too. Cash was given over for BJ but no trip. It's been 24 years, that's not an easy spread to just walk into people's lives that you haven't been around for 24 years. I guess Mark will find out.
This is a great still shot of Jason, but that pup really is photogenic. I think Mark needs this doggo in all the portraits!
I agree, the lil chihuahua is so cute 🥰 and very photogenic ! 🙏🏼❤️
Yeah they both look great in the photo but the pup dominated
I don't
I would love to know what some of his tattoos symbolize ?
@@reginagriffiths9571 Yeah I have a few questions. I hope Mark does a follow up with him.
God bless you Mark and Jason I'm a recovering addict and I know you can overcome this too if you really want to..your definitely in my prayers always 💯🙏
I am really getting tired of so many saying there's nothing for anyone in Appalachia but a life of addiction. My father was born in a log cabin just a few minutes down the road from the Whittakers. We were very poor, even for the area, throughout my youth. I was absolutely surrounded by alcohol, illicit drugs, and all manner of familial disfunction. Like many, I did not graduate high school. However, I chose to do more - to become better. After having lived in W.Va., Ky., Oh., and Tx., we now live back in West Virginia, about an hour from where this video was shot. Life is a perpetual string of choices, and our position is the outcome of those choices. Whether a person is poor, wealthy, healthy, or strung out has absolutely nothing to do with their surroundings, unless that person hasn't the intellectual capacity to take care of themselves. The only thing needed to "fix" this state, region, country, and even world is an awakening of individual responsibility.
'Like many, I did not graduate high school.' Why not? Education and work is the way out of a poor environment. Without either, there is nothing left?
I’ve lived in 10 states and 7 major cities. There is just as much to do here as anywhere. The problem is the addict doesn’t want to do anything but get high just like the drunk addict who wants to do nothing but drink. There are millions from every part in America including major cities who will say the exact same about the major city they live in. What this mentality is is a cope and I say that as someone who said it 10 times. We tell ourselves it’s the area we are from that’s the problem not us. It eliminates accountability when there is somewhere to run away to. “Oh when I just relocate to so and so everything will be glorious” lol Moving away all those times all it did was shorten my life and make my drug of choice harder to find at the time.
@@eattherich9215that’s also not true at all. It can help the odds sometimes depending on what you educate yourself in but my dad has 6 siblings. All of them except one including my dad have a masters degree. The except one the youngest quit school in the 7th grade. He is richer than all other 6 combined and lives in southern WV. He owns numerous trailer parks in Mercer county
That poor dog!
Your environment molds and creates you. It has been studied and proven. Lets not judge these people. There is a drug crisis throughout America. You can be rich or poor. Addiction does not care.
I love the follow ups on your channel. Good Morning from London UK 😊
Morning from birmingham
@@R.C.D.87 Good Morning 😊
Morning from Manchester
@@TradingCardsAndMore Good morning 🌞
Good morning from the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee
Jason, you have the sweetest little dog. I'm glad you're planning to move to a better environment and closer to family. I hope everything works out for you. All best wishes!
Mark, when I was at JMU in Harrisonburg, VA in the late 70’s, I was always riding my motorcycle through WV and have passed through the Beckley area many times. It is truly breathtakingly beautiful and serene country. I also volunteered driving a 15 passenger van into extremely remote places to pick up Appalachian kids for weekend Big Brother programs. The things I’ve seen, people can only imagine or witness through your videos. What you have done with these folks is inspiring and you deserve so much respect. Bravo!
You'd have some great stories to tell too. See you on here sometime telling us all about it, perhaps.
Wow I’m so sorry that this family took advantage of you and the supporters. It’s always the more sane ones that they label crazy when they are actually smarter than most, (jason) you did the right thing by walking away from this family.
You can’t take advantage of the willing….he found them they didn’t find him…hard lesson learned
Mark had great intentions, but unfortunately being people with disabilities does not mean they are trustworthy or good people, they can be just as manipulative and mean as any other person
Dudes a chomo
@@flirtingwithdisaster1969 who????
@@ANTHONY-1979-BUFFALOJason
For those complaining about Mark staying, ya’ll have to understand Mark kinda sees them as family. He really cares for them. They were the reason he started this channel, after photographing them years ago. They mean a lot to him.
I can see you really have let this family in your heart.
It’s eating you up , as much help you have given them, they have no idea how much it is hurting you. I think you need to just let them go for your own sake. We really thank you for all the humanity you have shown us how people should treat each other. Thank you
Wishing Jason all the best ..
Do not blame or bash the family. None of this happened until Larry came around. They are not doing it intentionally, they are either under threat or completely unaware of how it’s negatively affecting them. They got a new trailer, ray got his knee fixed, they had food, furniture then Larry and bj came and always had their hand out.
I politely disagree with you. The whole of the family developed a sense of entitlement. The only two, who exhibit pure, childlike joy (and gratitude) when Mark shows up, are Ray and Timmy. The rest have learned to grift and to grift well. They have learned something else. They have all learned collectively how to scheme. I have not seen any evidence of empathy, compassion, or gratitude in Betty. She remains entitled and ungrateful. There is one more thing. I hate to say it out loud. I concede that the whole of the family has been dealt some bad cards. However, they have also "learned" to be somewhat lazy.
@@kimjay481 If you can look at this family and see anything less than people who deserve wellness and happiness by the means of their community, I’ll insult your intelligence and integrity. Greatly. Those words SHOULD hurt coming off your lips. We have a severely, physically and mentally disabled family, the product of unspeakable, deeply rooted, evil and arguably sadistic and torturous in nature, tragedies and you’re talking about their work ethic. Imagine the trauma that pains them constantly that they can’t even dictate and if they ever did I’m sure they were severely punished. Achievable task for them, are most likely not going to meet most standards for any job in their area. In the impossibility of them being able to meet such standards; mental and physical strain would become a huge hurdle. They are not “scheming” they are trying to eat and have a place to lay their head. They have family members who I’m sure are emotionally handicapped by similar traumas but not affected physically or cognitively, who aren’t very good people. They found a money pit. Disabled people don’t have to be child like they can be humans jaded by misinformation or personal opinions just like anybody else.
@@kimjay481 idk where my reply went but I Hope you saw.
When Mark called Betty to confirm that Larry really did die from what bj was saying she said yes so if anything Betty blew it for everyone in the family
@@krmartinezz33 you genuinely believe, on her own volition she lied about a family member dying so a different family member could get drugs? You genuinely believe the disabled person who feeds and bathes her disabled loved ones jeopardized everyone’s well being so a cousin can get high? They either rationalized it for her to make it seem like it’s okay/important or they threatened her in some way. She is obviously confused and flustered by the situation. These people don’t have a malice bone in their body, they are simply trying to get by.
After working as a social worker in Appalachia I can say the family is paramount. The Whitaker’s are too simple to understand drug addiction and they will bow down to family especially if they are being threatened by that addict. They’re not taking advantage they are stuck
I agree with you totally! I can't believe he expects them to act like adults when they are all children mentally.
He expects honesty and even children are capable of that!
@n0rsca392 do you think betty uses drugs. Or they make her use? What do you think the deal is??
exactly what i was gonna say. They dont have the capacity to understand that their family member is poison and ruined their relationship with a way out of the situation . But they have been in the gutter so long it is normal for them . they cannot see anything or any other life than the one they live
@@EllipFlx Trust me when I say this, a drug addict isn't going to force someone that doesn't do drugs to do them because that would mean sharing their dope. An addict doesn't like to share. Lol!
Mark is such a good man. I can't stand that people are taking advantage of him. Drugs are just horrible
Hes a simp. Yes he is nice, but he is a soy boy through and through
You need to take into account the people he's trying to help though. It's a great thing to help these people. But they just don't know how to handle the opportunity to get easy free money. It was always going to end this way with these guys unfortunately.
At this point it’s been marks fault.., he just keeps trying to give people money and it’s honestly made it all worse…
For views . He’s not a “good man” he’s using the poor to make content . He’s a business man. Period.
If the other bums would have stayed away I think Betty would have been ok with her siblings. but as soon as the others saw them getting help, they started going there and even moved back there. They saw freebies. They really f-cked it up for the ones who needed the help. So sad and such greed.
As a West Virginian who’s never done or been around drugs, this series makes me extremely sad. It’s so unfortunate that such a beautiful state has been plagued by the opioid epidemic.
Blood is thicker than water, Mark. The Whitakers cover for BJ because this is what family does. You’ve done wonderful things for this family, but you will always be the outsider.
He,s a jasper
Nah, you don’t lie even for family if they are being lying thieves. If you lie for family you are just as bad as the rest. Im not a jasper I grew up in the mountains. Two things I can’t stand a liar and a thief.
NO. Not everyone. I wouldn't.
I wish they could see they are harming BJ by enabling her
@@elizadawne3896
The coherent members are all the same.
Stay cautious with all of them - money is not the answer to any one of their problems, including Jason.
Yes I hate to say it but he's probably had some of Betty's money, okay family helps one and other but Betty should have a decent home by now, everyone except the ones that really needed help got the money.
An addict will take the money and use; please educate yourself.
@@judithdolan1785 is this in response to my post? I don’t think Mark should give anyone money, period.
I think he's lying about leaving and his children
are not interested in him.
@@latishashuler I’m with you. He would’ve seen them long ago!
Mark, you are amazing! Thanks for all the videos. I hate everything that's happened with the Whittakers. However, I wish you would continue to keep us updated about the family. They are super sweet and I feel like they don't necessarily know right from wrong all the time. Please reconsider to keep us updated about them. You can stay connected without giving them money.
Please don’t get caught up again in the money scam. You almost have an addiction to helping people so please be careful. You’re a very kind man.
It’s really sad to see people take advantage of other people’s good nature. It hardens their heart and makes them less likely to help ANYONE in the future. Not that he should help this p3do
Why not help a homeless family over a chomo
@@carlosgreene98 FR.
@@carlosgreene98when you find that homeless family chances are they will have a lot of the same problems.
💯
I hope Jason can get clean.
Seek support, and just know you are worth it!
Agree! 👍🏼 ❤
Sorry Mark....you have been lied to. God Bless your heart. You are so kind and truly care about the people you interview including their families. Thanks.
I honestly don't think Betty has the cognitive capacity to create lies on her own. She, Ray, Lorraine and Timmy truly ought to be in an assisted care facility. They are too susceptible to dishonest people - their relatives included.
There are dishonest people everywhere. Even in the "facilities".
✌️🍩
Thats what she wants you to think. She's crazy like a fox.
I feel the same way. In the last video Betty said she lied because BJ told her to do so. When she said that, it reminded me of something a kid might say. BJ also admitted she told Betty to lie. Therefore I agree Betty isn't capable of, concocting these stories on her own.
Betty knows well what she's doing don't be fooled she's the one running the show down there. The whole family came from nothing with nothing and then Mark came into their lives with what seemed to them like endless funds so they milked it until there was no milk left. Betty was never even appreciative for everything she got. The shopping trip that time she packed all the trollies and never even said thanks
@@CraigOC1482 They killed the goose that laid the golden eggs.
Tbh, I really miss the first time you met them and did everything for them.
That was really wholesome moment but it's not anymore.
Life is crazy isn't it ? Its what you make of it ! Truest words ever spoken. Good luck to you buddy I hope you get yourself clean and make up that time with your family.
Good luck Jason hope you go see you family and get off the drugs. All the best from the UK
The ones on drugs are running the family. The other family members are living in fear
Exactly.
Agree!
Yeah.
Yes!!
My thought exactly
Mark, I have watched most if not all of your videos and while I agree that WV is economically depressed compared to a lot of the country, I would love to see you interview a family that isn’t caught up with drugs. There are plenty of well paying jobs here if you are reliable and can pass a drug test. We aren’t all on drugs and living off public assistance. The opportunities are here if you look for them… a good job doesn’t find you. I like all your videos and I realize you basically have a lane that you stay in. It would be nice to see a typical working family and how happy and intelligent that most of our population is. It’s sad to see that most of the help you have brought to this family has been wasted. You been here enough to know that most people here are friendly and generous. Thanks for trying to help these folks but some people can’t be helped. I think you are genuine in your attempts. Good luck and best wishes.
Keep strong Jason keep your mellow level attitude you be fine. Keep looking for a good job and hopefully something you enjoy
Hopefully no more kids which he tends to enjoy.
@@deepblue8143THANK YOU. I can’t believe how many people are wishing him well. In his last interview he did mention his involvement with an underage girl in his hometown of Crystal Lake, Illinois however he tries to downplay it by making the victim a couple years older and himself a couple years older. He said that he was 20 and she was 14 (still highly illegal ofc) at the time of the offense when in reality he was 22 and she was UNDER THE AGE of 13. Here’s the records from the state police for more info: isp.illinois.gov/Sor/Details/X99B1421
You’re gullible.
Mark, cut your losses, both monetary & emotionally, some people can’t be helped. They have only taken advantage of you. You are a wonderful person. There’s plenty of people out there that need help & will be honest with you.
But they don't bring in the money the Whittaker's do.
You have a wonderful pup. Please get clean for your pup.
Mark. Can hear the pain in your heart as you struggle to make sense of the betrayal from the Whittaker's and the loss of Rebecca. I hope you can heal and learn from these life experiences. You simply have to accept that "It's their life journey". You see all the possibilities of what these people's lives could be, according to the world you know. They have no concept, desire or even ability to desire or grasp what you are offering. They are taking their life journey in a way that is familiar and therefore comfortable.
Please continue the amazing video interviews that are so unique to your life's work. You continue to capture the only body of work that will be a historical review of how life is really lived in this time in history.
I was a Hospice Nurse for 30 years. I had the privilege of working with thousands of people and their families. The best part of my job was listening to each persons life story. Just people - waking up every day, living their life, going to bed at night. Yet, every one of them had done some amazing things that had touched and changed the course of so many others. People that lived in a cardboard box under a freeway overpass in L. A. to one of the richest families in America living in unfathomable wealth. I wish I had been able to record their stories.
Best to you Mark. Keep recording these stories. Learn to accept that you cannot change their lives. Your talent is to capture the truth of their journey. Recognize, celebrate and embrace your unique gifts.
....loss of Rebecca? Did he pass? Or do you mean because Mark isn't dealing with him anymore?
Wow. Well said and the best comment I've read yet!!👏👏👏👏👏
@@JodyMorgan0220i believe mark said he washes his hands of Rebecca, because she’s not helping herself.
That man is a good soul.. that dog loves him and looks well taken care of. I hope he does the right thing and sees his kids.
Hope he doesn’t cause he’s a p3do
No. No he is not.
He's a sex offender
Mark, please don't listen to any hate you are getting. I have severe PTSD and have had addiction issues for a good part of my life. I'm 20, and your videos capturing the realities of people's lives and how you help them are incredible. You are a positive force in this world. Keep being you!
It isn’t negative words. It’s concern for Mark. It’s obvious he has been stressed to the max.
MARK, WALK AWAY! I KNOW IT HURTS, WALK AWAY!
I HAD TO WALK AWAY FROM MY 30 YEAR OLD SON. SOOOO HARD.
I think he truly cared for that family and some of them ruined it for the honest ones 😢
@@moneysports1793my mama had to let my sister go to and she’s 50 😢
@@moneysports1793u failed then
I hate Mark done because Ray loves Mark & it's sad for Timmy Lorraine & Ray because they all lie Betty & Larry & BJ & Brandon two druggies they are ruined up for the Whitaker family 😭😭😭😭 I hope Mark goes to see Ray Timmy Lorraine but don't give them NOOO money 💰😢😢😢
Tyler’s video was actually a good awakening to the whole situation . I thought it was a bad thing but after all this has came out maybe it wasn’t
It's the reason why they got caught but he still gave them the chance to come clean. 💔
I think you are a excellent example of a good human. You try and spread hope and love. Your an angel. God bless you and yours.
I have never donated money to someone on gofundme before, but I did donate 50 bucks to the whitakers to get a house. I hated seeing them living in that dump. So much for that.
They will always live in a dump. Wherever they go, there they are
Erghhhhhh
You could have donated a million dollars and there would be no change. Don't waste your money.
Still good of you to donate ❤
Yeah I donated to them also and I never have done anything like that before but I felt truly sorry for them and wanted to help. It is what it is I guess. It's sad how some people are so selfish and addicted they'll totally ruin all chances of their whole family being lifted up out of the swamp they're in. Even at my lowest in life when I was an addict myself I'd never done what she's doing. It's not just the drugs it's the soul of the person using them. Not all addicts steal or lie to get what they need. That's a big misconception.
You donated because you wanted to help, that's the good in you. What they chose to do with the money (and lied to get it so they could) is on them. A few of them ruined a big opportunity to better the whole family in that area.
Dearest Mark, I am so sorry for what you are experiencing and have experienced with this family, I live about 45 minutes from there, my husband and of 47 years came across your channel a few years back and fell in love with them. Our hearts melted with them, especially Ray Lorene Timmy, felt such empathy for Betty and her promise to her parents to care for all her siblings then shouldered that all these years.
I’ve fallen for you, your generosity and love you have given to the Whitaker’s, only made us care for you all the more. To see this turn into the mess that it’s become is heartbreaking! 💔
However I’m writing this because I feel this small community or part of Raleigh County, should not over shadow our state It makes us embarrassed, looked down upon.
I’m 66 years old, we have been gifted with two wonderful sons, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren, none of which are on drugs, as they are all doing really well in school and graduating in order of their ages, working responsible adults, only one has become a coal miner. There are other jobs that pay well that doesn’t require a college degree.
My feelings and opinions about this family as well as most families or just people in general in any place on drugs seem to be able to smell out money, with the generosity you and others have shown to them. You would be amazed with what has been done or given to the people in this condition, nothing to show for it, never spoken of. 😢😢😢😢😢
We don’t do things to advertise, we’ve always never spoken of the help we’ve given, please don’t take this the wrong way, what you have done especially with your channel is heart warming, I think you are a wonderful guy! Truly appreciate seeing your support for all the people you do. Just heart broken that our beautiful state is looked down upon because of a few places where drugs are keeping them down I feel mental health is the real issues that have been going on here, before the drugs came along this family was suffering.
I pray that God will help this family, and help you with your beautiful heart ❤️ I worked and volunteered many years at homeless shelters and homeless in general, taken my sons when on school breaks, summers helping every day at the shelter, neighborhoods , yet making sure I kept our son’s away from drugs…
Or see the destruction that comes with it.
I guess I could go on and on…. You know the story and see it every day… just please don’t feel that our state is this way every where…
God bless Jason and help him get his life on the right track. You are so kind Mark! So sorry that your kindness has been abused.
Jason is right Mark....wash your hands of them. They don't deserve your kindness and have shown their true colours. The Whittakers never needed all this money and attention...they were living that way because they chose to. If they wanted to they could have done things to improve their living situation but they didn't. This has shown they're not the innocent vulnerable people we all initially thought they were. It's sad as I genuinely grew to care about them too but they're alot more calculated than people realise. One thing though Mark...is giving money to an addict the best thing!? He already said he's not clean, do you honestly think that money is going to go to getting set up elsewhere, or do you think he's going to blow it on getting his next fix!? Please re-think your generosity when it comes to stuff like this.
But that means no more content for us. So no 😆. Keep visiting them
@@ceeaitch11 I guess so, but it's all been a bit tainted now with everything that's gone on. I feel bad for Mark and would rather go without whittaker videos than for all this to carry on. I just can't enjoy them in the same way now knowing what they're doing! It's a shame it's taken this turn as I loved watching the whittaker episodes!
In short what did the Whittakers do to Mark? Thank you for the explanation. 🙏
@@beeyou44 Basically all the money Mark raised for them has been spent as they kept asking for money, Mark wondered where it was going. BJ (Larry's daughter) called Mark crying saying her father had just passed away and she needed money to get everyone dressed for the funeral. Betty confirmed it was true. Mark went there and Larry was fit and well. They have all been lying to him since. Hope this helps 😊
@@ceeaitch11 I agree. Keep visiting and making videos but dont give them any more money
or take them places unless the whitakers are spending their own money
Jason seems like a good man just made bad choices like we all have! I hope he gets on his feet and finds happiness with his kids and grandkids
Mark your to good to that family and everyone for that case but you have to stop supporting that bad behavior. Please continue to support those that want to help themselves. Love your content and you.
That dog is a straight up COMRAD 💯 Thank you for all your efforts in the world Mark. We appreciate you sharing your discoverys with us through these interviews 🙌
The ones suffering the most is Loraine, Ray, and Timmy. They are the innocent ones in all this
And the poor animals.
That photo is amazing
I am not convinced that the Whitaker family has the capacity to understand finances, including how much $10,000 is really worth. There's no way they have the ability to grasp the enormity of what they could've/should've done with the funds that were earmarked for improving/repairing their house.
Nah, they have a capability to understand they are just greedy. They know how much 10,000 is worth but what they don’t know is how much work a person has to do to earn that money because they don’t work.
They know how to spend it, so they understand the amounts
They absolutely understand as they ALL get SSI at about $900 each per month! With zero rent, minimal utilities, and other assistance like food stamps,medicaid,etc! Whoever donated to them got played so hard! Too bad the Whitaker family didn't get in trouble from DFS for those extra funds!!!
Im glad Bj is doing good now and I'm glad you talk to them again
It’s still a really good time here in WI to get into a really good job. Best of luck to you
Yep! Lots of jobs here as no one wants to work any more after covid happened
Lots of jobs everywhere for lots of reasons. Plenty of negativity in the world why add to it?
@@pearljamin Are u replying to me because nothing I said is negative, just the truth
@@kimglass4851
The commenters are responding to the comment at the top unless your profile name is showing, just like you did @pearljamin. You should delete the comment you made to them.
@@UnderTheMilkyWay-mc8md What are u smoking?? The commenter was responding to me as he/she is the original commenter and it was just the 2 of us so mind your own business and I will leave my comment there
I feel bad that this is happening to you Mark. You have been so good to this family. I know I am going to miss seeing their faces and their smiles when you did the things with them in the community, but I 100% understand why you are removing yourself from them. You are good people Mark. There are so many people, myself included who would have loved to have had the help you gave them. Life is so hard. I am disabled and struggling and in CHF. To see them lie to take from you makes me feel bad as you could have been helping someone else. Try not to beat yourself up. You did nothing wrong.
Do another follow up with Jason please.
The state needs to step in and help Lorraine, Timmy, and Ray. Even the dogs. The rest I don’t care about. I truly wish Jason the best, I pray he gets far far away from WV and his family.
West Virginia is a dirt poor state. They don't care about their citizens.
The background is so green 😮 my eyes got dazzled for some seconds 😮😮😮
Mark, I relate to your empathy for humanity. You are a special person and being a caregiver in the home as a nurse, I understand the desire to enrich the lives of others. God bless you Mark ❤
Good morning 💕. Keep giving us such insightful content. I for one would never have come in contact with a family like this, so it’s actually quite interesting to see how they manage through their lives with such obstacles in their paths. This also is just a dysfunctional family 🤷🏽♀️.
Good luck, Jason with your plans for the future.
With all of the help and $ from peoples donations, not once have I ever heard any of the Whittakers say thank you to Mark.
Mark is a great person, but it's time to move on from the Whitakers. You did as much as you could for them. My heart is still with Loraine, Ray, and Lorraine's son.❤❤❤❤❤
Timmy
That Dog IS AN ANGEL, care for her as if she's your child, YOUR HER WORLD (prove that your worthy of her) :)
Such a beautiful puppy!
Yes dogs is family animals need love to I care for my buddy like family ❤️🥰💙💯
I think it's a boy lol but I agree
@@Godisgreat-b4e I am so happy to hear how well you care for your dog.
@@J.J.-hz5fv I think you're taking this person's words a little too seriously? Lol... I get what they're saying
It's soo sad that the Whittakers are living to you ,you done soo much good for them !
If you're truly done with them, be done with them. That means not checking in, not contacting them or anyone connected with them, AND not continually complaining about it how you were wronged when you don't. If you're expecting anything out of it, perhaps you're not giving that freely and you have expectations. You don't need to prove to anyone (including yourself) that you're a good person. One thing with trying to help people is that you are never guaranteed and outcome and it's important to remember that going in.
But I am selfish and want to see more! I find the videos so calming watching them as I fall asleep that family on the porch. Yes weird I know lol
What a cool looking little dog.
Even a cooler chomo owner ❤
@@carlosgreene98
Tell me you’re being facetious.
Best of luck to you Jason. It’s not easy but you absolutely do it. Go to your family and let them be the fuel for you soul. Life is short.
The ones I feel bad for is Timmy and Ray. They love Mark and now because of the families drug and money issues they've lost a friend
@Aprilann871 he is maturing in public? Or masterbating ?
@Aprilann871 Yes that behavior Is disgusting and everybody turns a blind eye to it. Let's be real, he's feral and shouldn't be in public, they all are.
Yes. The sad part is they are innocent people Timmy, Loraine, and Ray. They only know what they were born into. A lot of people with mental disabilities in rural areas used to be hidden away from others. Hidden in basements and never allowed access to the outside world. Mark became a part of thier world. I would love to have seen the money go to them specifically. To be helped and in better living conditions but I know removing them from thier family may also be traumatizing.
@@TMckenny59I have read were people accuse Ray of being Timmies father.
@@Aprilann871maturation? what do you mean?
I hope Ray , Timmy and Loraine are ok. They don’t understand any of this.