Mentally disabled locked in Philadelphia basement

Mentally disabled locked in Philadelphia basement

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Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey stands by the entrance to the dank basement room in Philadelphia where four weak and malnourished mentally disabled adults, one chained to the boiler, were found locked inside over the weekend on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Police arrested three adults staying in an apartment upstairs, including the person accused of being the ringleader, Linda Ann Weston, in what authorities say is a scheme to steal the Social Security disability checks of defenseless and vulnerable people.

Credit: AP Photo/Ron Cortes

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