Man Constructs Prison Cell in His Garage | Timothy Ferriter Case Analysis

I'm thankful for the contractor and the police for following up on this

My parents used to punish me almost exactly like this. They didn't create a prison cell. But they would make me stay in my room for weeks at a time. My mom also beat me mercilessly, and threatened me to not tell anyone about it. The last incident, my mother chased me with a baseball bat, and threw me out of the house at age 16 because I had a girlfriend. I wasn't a violent kid. Didn't do drugs or break the law. But I did rebel against the strict biblical upbringing she imposed on myself and my brother. She could have gone to jail for what she did, and I am still bitter about her treatment. To this day, she tells me that she made some mistakes, but did what she thought was right. It still bothers me mentally, and I'm now in my 50's.

I am so thankful for the contractor acting on his instincts.

Contractor of the Year award for the good man who reported his bizarre project!

Instead of seeking help from a child psychologist, he hired a carpenter. OOOOoooookaaay

There’s something so satisfying about when you’re interested in a case/situation/scandal and then you see Dr.Grande uploads a video on that subject.

I know a couple who are wonderful parents. They had 6 kids of their own, then adopted an 11 year old from China who had been raised in a state orphanage before that. He also had behavioral issues, to the extent that it was becoming unsafe for the other children. I was shocked when I heard the stories (I was younger at the time) because of how highly I esteemed the parents. I had thought they could handle anything and that their good parenting would "save" the boy. They probably thought similarly when they adopted. Turns out children, and especially traumatized children, are a lot more complex than that. They ended up having to send him to a care facility for a couple of years. It was a good place that specialized in children with these types of behavioral issues, and they visited often. He is now back with the family. He's 18 but has no real plans for his future. He is still pretty developmentally behind. Their bio son is also 18 and just went off to college. I guess all of that to say, adoption is complex, and the best parents I know tried their hardest but were unable to erase his trauma and even had to get outside help. But they didn't lock him in a cell.

Abusive people always feel that their behavior is acceptable.

Did the dad think he was gonna beat those charges?? With video evidence?? He went from 2 years to potentially 40…

I had serious behavioral problems growing up, but my mom didn't lock me in a cell. She couldn't handle me, so she put me in a treatment center. They had other options.

You truly never know what goes on behind your neighbors doors. Stay safe people.

The only one here who deserves a prison cell is Tim. Glad that the police and the contractor acted fast and saved that poor child! I hope he heals and finds a happy, loving family. He deserves it

I was waiting for you to cover this. The most heartbreaking part of this, for me, was... in all the hours of recordings (I listened to 6-8hrs), I never once heard either 'parent' say, "I love you." 🥺 The 'mom' was a cold warden and the 'dad' was a sadistic bully. 😠

This just breaks my heart. I understand that John was a trying child to parent, but adopted children are not made to order possessions. You shouldn’t shut a dog in a dark room for 18 hours. Thanks for covering this Dr. Grande.

I think Ferrier was sadistic. Abusers make their victim feel that they are worthless and entitled to nothing, except what the abuser permits. With the victim knowing that for any reason or no reason the abuser will take back what ever he has permitted. Humiliating his son, calling him a “tough guy” for daring to turn on air conditioning. Daring his son to confront him, egging him on to further disobedience so the father could punish him further. Humiliating and sadistic.

John's behavior is likely worsened by Ferriter's behavior and actions. If you treat a child like an animal, often they will act like one. Timothy had a grandiose sense of self and a fragile one, both of which may indicate NPD, and I believe his control issues are as a result of his own upbringing, perhaps he felt out of control growing up and has a pathological need to control. I cant imagine what his wife went through because of him.

I can imagine the contractor looking at Tim with a straight face saying, “You said you want the office in your garage? Cement floors? Lights and locks that can only be controlled from outside? And surveillance? Seems reasonable, let’s get to work.”

John could have very well suffered trauma at a young age before being adopted. This combined with god knows what parenting style from his adoptive parents contributed to his behavioral challeneges. He was/is a child...he needed help from a young age. Not to be blamed and then abused by his parents. Prayers he actually gets support. Especially now

I’m adopted and my parents were social workers placing children for adoption, so I’ve always been well-informed and interested in the topic. I generally share Dr. Grande’s views on family vlogs but I do watch some videos from various ones involving adoption, particularly when the children have additional needs (NOT the ‘momfluencer’ type). Many children have far more problematic behaviour than this boy and the parents remain endlessly patient. They accept the job they have chosen to take on. Some of his behaviour seems to just be from being intelligent and having no stimulation. And pushing and embarrassing siblings is well within typical behaviour even though it isn’t good.

He was offered a 2 year prison sentence with 5 yrs probation ⁉️ For traumatizing & torturing a child who will feel the effects for the rest of his life⁉️ People caught with weed get sentenced about 5xs more than that. What's going on here????