“This Is A Total Invasion”: Internet Reacts After Viral Fame Destroys America’s “Most Inbred Family” "All you cash cows should be ashamed of yourselves,” a reader wrote. Bored Panda · Nov 12, 2025
Eldest sister of USA's most inbred family says other relatives 'don't visit anymore' Members of the community though the inbred family, can only communicate through grunts and barks instead of talking and even run away when people try to speak to them, were an urban legend. Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023
America's most inbred family who 'grunt' to talk began with identical twin brothers Living in the village of Odd, the Whittakers can't remember much about their parents or other family members and didn't know their genetics issues were due to inbreeding. Edinburgh Live · Apr 5, 2023
America's most inbred family who speak in grunts started with identical twin brothers The Whittaker family have heartbreaking genetic defects which have left some of them grunting and barking instead of talking - and they are cut off from civilisation in there shack Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023
Filmmaker shares 'crazy' experience of meeting America's most inbred family The Whittakers, who are known as America's most inbred family, live in squalor in an isolated shack in the backcountry of West Virginia Irish Mirror · Jan 13, 2023
Filmmaker meets 'most inbred family in America' and shares 'crazy' experience Mark Laita reveals his first meeting with the Whittakers, cut off from civilisation, was 'out of control' and the 'craziest thing' he has ever seen. Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023
America's 'most inbred family' talk in grunts and squeals at ramshackle home Mark Laita had to be escorted by a police officer on his trip to meet the Whittakers. His initial approach ended with him being threatened by the family's protective neighbours. Edinburgh Live · Jan 12, 2023
Filmmaker shares what happened when he met the most inbred family in America A documentary filmmaker has said that America's most inbred family called the Whittakers, who have no education and live in squalor in West Virginia, were 'like a scene out of Deliverance' Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023
Filmmaker who visited 'world's most inbred family' returns to home 22 years later The Whittaker family - who are widely regarded as the most famous inbred in family in the US - have had limited access to education and live in squalor in a backcountry shack in West Virginia Daily Mirror · Jun 1, 2022
Inside dingy cabin where 'most inbred' family 'who barked at people' lived Filmmaker Mark Laita first met the Whittakers, dubbed the 'most famous inbred' family in America, after being granted access to their peculiar world after travelling to the aptly named small village Odd. Daily Record · May 31, 2022
Filmmaker says America's most inbred family 'like scene out of Deliverance' The Whittakers have no education and live in squalor in an isolated shack in the backcountry, which is cut off from civilisation. Daily Record · May 31, 2022
Inside the squalid shack where 'most inbred' family 'who barked at people' lived Mark Lita first met the Whittaker family after being granted access to their weird world after travelling to the aptly named small village Odd in West Virginia Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022