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The House At 304 W. Oneida St.

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: December 2, 2007

Nine people from Florida moved into a home in Portage, Wis., in February.

Four months later, police found a "house of horrors." The body of a woman who had been beaten and strangled was buried in the back yard, and her tortured 11-year-old son was locked in a closet.

The nine:

CANDICE CLARK, 23 (aka Ruth Porter): A woman with a history of thefts, Candice prompted a national manhunt in October 2006 when she allegedly snatched her toddler daughter, Courtney, from the care of Florida's Department of Children & Families. Candice faces 11 charges.

COURTNEY CLARK, 2 (aka Brittany) and her two younger half sisters: Courtney was in Florida's protective care system in 2006, following her mother's arrests. She disappeared in October 2006 and wasn't found until police went to the Portage house.

MICHAEL SISK, 25: Candice's boyfriend, the father of her second-youngest daughter, had no history of trouble with the law before he started dating Candice more than three years ago. He, too, is accused in the killing and torture.

MICHAELA CLERC, 20 (aka Raechle Smith): Described as

Candice's best friend, she is

accused in the torture of the boy but not in the death of his mother.

TAMMIE GARLIN, 36: She had once had a romantic relationship with Clerc. She had a daughter, Felicia, and a son identified in court papers as A. Garlin. Her body was found buried in the back yard.

FELICIA GARLIN, 15 (aka Felicia Gailand): Tammie's daughter initially was charged as an adult in her mother's death and her brother's torture. She since has been placed in Wisconsin's juvenile justice system, where charges are not made public.

A. GARLIN, 11: The boy found in the closet was burned, battered and starved. The physician who initially examined him said he likely would have died of his injuries if he wasn't treated when he was.

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