A mother of 16 children, recently detained in a troubling case, was visibly anxious as she entered jail. A newly released video reveals her attempting to conceal an enigmatic mark on her arm during her booking process.
Elizabeth Siders, age 33, appeared apprehensive and obedient as officers at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail processed her on July 1. The video, acquired by Plunder True Crime, captures her, along with her husband and in-laws, living in deplorable conditions with their children.
Dressed in a loose-fitting red T-shirt, sweatpants, and orange flip-flops, Siders maintained a submissive posture, dutifully following the officers’ instructions. Throughout the silent footage, she repeatedly touched and attempted to obscure a distinctive dark mark on her left arm.
In a separate clip provided by the same source, Siders, visibly uncomfortable and jittery, is seen in an orange jumpsuit. She sits alone in a room before an officer’s desk, fidgeting uneasily.
The video further shows her persistently fussing over the unexplained mark on her forearm, even going so far as to rub it against her pant leg in an apparent effort to erase or hide it.
Siders’ attorney did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
Elizabeth Siders, her husband Gary Siders Jr., 37, her mother-in-law Christina Siders, 67, and father-in-law Gary Siders Sr., 73, were arrested after authorities descended on their home in Southeastern Ohio and found the 16 children, who police said “looked like almost feral animals.”
The kids, who are between 18 months and 18 years old, were living in a trash and feces-filled room, confined to the cramped space for at least the past four years, according to authorities, who have described the grisly scene as “deplorable” and “third-world.”
Siders has “absolutely” denied that her children, who never attended school, were “feral” and claimed that they all could speak, despite initial reports suggesting they could not communicate.
The children were taken to hospitals across Ohio after the June 30 rescue. Some were listed in serious condition, including two who were airlifted to trauma centers and at least one who had to be intubated, officials said.
Siders, her husband, and her in-laws were each slapped with 16 counts of felony child endangerment charges. She is currently being held on a $300,000 bond.