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Tara/Betty

**"Tara/Betty"** is the third episode of the first season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Tara, who collects nick knacks obsessively and has been reported multiple times to her landlord. She must now clean up or face eviction. This episode also follows a woman named Betty, who's house has suffered a fire. She also has a sick husband that lives in the filth of her home and a schizophrenic daughter named Trieste, who is also a hoarder.

## Official Description

"Tara has been reported to her landlord and needs to clean out now or she’ll be homeless. She’s an obsessive collector, favoring things like McDonald’s Happy Meal toys, nativity scenes, snow globes and hundreds of teddy bears. Now Tara must finally get control of her hoarding and part with most of the clutter in her home or face eviction. When fire crews responded to a small fire at Betty’s house they discovered her sick husband living in filth. Adult Protective Services removed him from the home because of his medical condition. For the last two months he and Betty have been staying in a hotel–but funds are quickly running out. If Betty doesn’t clean up her home and her yard, he may never be able to live in the home again."

## Trivia

* This is one of the few episodes to feature Brenden McDaniel as a cleanup specialist.

## Full Episode

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Debbie (Episode)

**"Debbie"** is the eighth and final episode of the original run of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Debbie, who has hoarded out her 100 year old home with clothes, antiques, and other items. Her home is very dysfunctional and hazardous. Debbie was a single mother to her only child. After her daughter got married and moved out of the house, Debbie began to go to thrift shops and flee markets. She began hoarding the items that she compulsively bought in her home, causing piles and piles to accumulate. In 2006, Debbie's mother passed away of a brain aneurysm, which caused Debbie's father's health to decline. This resulted in Debbie becoming her father's caregiver for many years before his passing. After her grandson was born, because of her daughter's full time job, Debbie had to take care of both him and her father too. Debbie's sister passed away in her own hoard, alone and surrounded by stuff. In order to ensure that she will not end up like her sister and to create a better life for herself, Debbie must clean out her home.

## Official Description

"Debbie worked hard as a single parent and faced loneliness when her only child grew up and moved out of the house. The sudden loss of Debbie’s mother and caring for her depressed father caused Debbie to seek escape from constant stress. Thrift store shopping gave Debbie comfort, but it also triggered her hoarding disorder. Now Debbie wants to build a new life with her boyfriend. With the help of the Hoarders team Debbie wants to clean up her life and get her hoarding disorder under control."

## Trivia

* First appearance of Brandon Bronaugh as the leading cleanup specialist.
* Debbie's boyfriend, Tom, proposes to her at the end of the episode, becoming her fiancé.
* Debbie's grandson, Josh, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor after the episode finished filming.
Carol (Episode)

**"Carol"** is the first episode of the eleventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Carol, who has hoarded her husband's mansion over the course of two decades and then left her husband with failing health to deal with it. With the mansion threatened to be condemned Carol seeks help from her family and professionals to clean up the hoarded home.

## Official Description

"Over the past two decades, Carol has hoarded her husband’s home. Now, she’s left her husband Dave to deal with the hoard and his failing health. With the mansion threatened to be condemned, the family unites to try to save the house and confront Carol about her behavior."
Homeless Man With a House

**"Homeless Man With a House"** is the first episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman who have both hoarded their loved ones and their happiness away.

## Official Description

"Bennie and Ronda both have houses full of stuff and lives filled with emptiness. Decades of compulsive hoarding has driven loved ones away. If they don't get help soon, their hopes for happiness may remain buried amid their possessions."
Laura/Penny

**"Laura/Penny"** is the fifth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Laura, who has terminal cancer and is in very fragile health. However, her hoarding is so severe that she can barely even find two thirds of a coach to rest on. This episode also follows a woman named Penny, who is a single mom of two. Her issue with hoarding has forced her toddler son to sleep with her on the living room couch. She fears that because of her hoard her children will be taken away from her.

## Official Description

"Laura has terminal cancer and is in fragile health, but sleeping or resting is nearly impossible. The only open spot she can lay her head on is two-thirds of the living room couch. It’s a couch surrounded by plastic bins, toys, boxes, scrap-book and crafts supplies, rotting furniture, magazines, and a carpet stained by cat urine. Laura’s hoarding has greatly strained her relationship with her husband and daughters. She knows this is her last chance to unburden her family and give them back a home free of her clutter and misery. Penny is a 44-year-old single mom of two. Her three-bedroom home is so hoarded that her toddler son has been forced to sleep with her on the living room couch. Her refrigerator doesn’t work and there’s a terrible smell in her older son’s bedroom. Penny has already had run-ins with Child Protective Services. Now she lives in fear that CPS will show up and remove her children."
Becky Otter

Russ Otter (Son)

Duke Otter (Brother In-Law)

Michelle Otter (Daughter In-Law)

**Becky Otter** is a woman that is a hoarder along with her husband, Andy. She were featured along with her husband in the tenth season of Hoarders. They were featured in the season's premiere episode, "Andy & Becky" .

## Background

Becky and Andy have both hoarded their home and believe that it is their right to live in it how they want. They are in a battle with the government to keep their home and avoid jail time.
Steri-Clean

**Steri-Clean, Inc.** is a hoarding cleanup crew and a nationwide franchise with over 30 offices that provides extreme cleaning services throughout the country. The founder, owner, and president of this company is biohazard cleanup specialist Cory Chalmers. They are a cleaning crew that is featured in many episodes of Hoarders. They are known for their caring, professional, and affordable hoarding services. They are the nation’s leading cleanup provider. They provide crime scene cleanup, hoarding cleanup, biohazard cleanup, and decontamination services. Multiple cleaning crews are used throughout the show and this is one of the most featured.
Jim/Susan

**"Jim/Susan"** is the fifteenth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Jim, who's house as been condemned as uninhabitable. This episode also follows a woman named Susan, who has a enormous hoard of dolls.

## Official Description

"On August 6th, the Police, the Fire Department, C.P.S. and Code Enforcement all descended upon Jim’s house and told his family it was uninhabitable. Because of decades of hoarding, he is estranged from his siblings and his children. If he does not clean up now, Jim and his wife will be homeless and the grandchildren that he has custody of will become wards of the state. A towering hoard that included hundreds of dolls forced Susan and Bill out of their home and into a hotel. Now they have depleted all their funds, including their retirement account, and have moved back in, forcing a critically ill Bill to sleep on the basement floor. Their daughter has threatened to call Adult Protective Services if the hoard doesn’t get cleaned up soon."
Verna/Joanne

**"Verna/Joanne"** is the ninth episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Verna, who was a cop and a prison inmate, but now she is a hoarder. This episode also follows a woman named Joanne, who's sister has threatened to call adult protective services on her.

## Official Description

"Verna is a hot-headed ex-cop, ex-drug trafficker, and ex-prison inmate who has cleverly evaded laws against hoarding by arguing that her hoard was her artistic expression. But now Verna, who has diabetes, is hospitalized, and the hospital refuses to let her return home unless it’s cleaned up. Joanne’s house has gone from immaculate showplace to garbage pit. Yet despite the filth, she has been the daytime caretaker for her six-year-old grandson. Joanne’s sister-in-law is so upset about the situation that she’s threatening to call adult protective services if the house isn’t cleaned up immediately.
Jan/Bebe

**"Jan/Bebe"** is the tenth episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Jan, who does not throw anything out and does not plan to. This episode also follows a woman named Bebe, who was rasied by servants and boarding schools.

## Official Description

"Jan is in denial about her hoarding--one of her daughters compares her to a venomous viper ready to strike if you dare talk about throwing anything out. Bebe was raised with servants and boarding schools, and her husband gave her everything she desired. But when her husband was murdered, Bebe's privileged life unraveled, and now her hoarding is so bad that she even steals stuff when she's at church."
Adella/Teri

**"Adella/Teri"** is the first episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Adella, who's husband, before he passed away, asked their daughters to help her clean out the hoard that is taking over her house. This episode also follows a woman named Teri, who's children might get taken away due to her dangerous and hazardous hoard. Dr. Zasio even calls child protective services in this episode causing Teri to threaten to leave with her kids.

## Official Description

"Just weeks before he died, Adella’s estranged husband asked their daughter to help her mother clean up one last time. Adella’s hoarding has already cost her a previous house, her marriage and relationships with her children. Now, despite years of conflict, her daughters feel they must honor their father by helping to save their mother’s home from being condemned by the city. Teri’s husband is so fed up with her hoarding that he is threatening divorce. The couple’s two young children are forced to live in a home so cluttered that the front door doesn’t fully open. They suffer from severe asthma, and each child shares a bed with parents who no longer speak with one another. Conditions are so bad that Dr. Zasio feels legally compelled to call Child Protective Services soon after arriving at the home."

## Top Episode

* This is one of the **six** episodes voted to be in the ***Top Episodes***, a category for episodes that were voted the best, most exciting, or most memorable by this wiki's founder.
Sleeping in a Dumpster

**"Sleeping in a Dumpster"** is the third episode of the fourth season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a woman who has a compulsion for collecting. Her relationship with her family is being ruined and her physical health could be at risk when a fire ignites amidst her hoard.

## Official Description

"Laura's collecting has spiraled into a compulsion that has left the relationships with her two sons on the brink of collapse. When a potentially devastating house fire ignites during her clean-up effort, it puts everyone's safety in jeopardy."
Forrest (Episode)

**"Forrest"** is the second episode of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Forrest, who grew up in the projects and was unable to afford much things. He developed an appreciation for finer things which caused him to start hoarding unique items. Now Forrest's house is full of these items both on the inside and the outside. He is in a financial crisis and is facing many fines. He must now clean up his home, save what items are valuable, and clear his fines so he can turn his life around.

## Official Description

"Forrest grew up in the projects and would tell his son stories about a pair of shoes he couldn't afford when he was younger. As an adult Forrest became a success in life owning businesses, working hard and becoming a role model for underprivileged teens. Perhaps an appreciation for the finer things in life gave Forrest a drive to acquire an excess of unique items that overtook his home inside and out. Forrest is facing extreme financial pressure from daily fines from the Homeowners Association. Because all the clutter is actually valuable, Forrest and the Hoarders team of experts are pushed to the limit to save Forrest's home, resolve his financial crisis, and make space for Forrest to live."
Brian/Coral

**"Brain/Coral"** is the seventh episode of the seventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Brian, who is the president of his condo HOA. Although he sets rules that other tenants' rooms must be clean and tidy, he lives in a hoard that would cause any other tenant to be evicted immediately. This episode also follows a woman named Coral, who must clean up her severely hoarded home in order to restore a romance with a long lost love.

## Official Description

"Brian is the president of his condo HOA. He sets the rules of upkeep for tenants but his life contradicts his work as he lives in a hoard that would force any other tenant to be evicted. Coral has to choose between keeping her hoard or rekindling a romance with a long lost love."
Sandi/Vivian

**"Sandi/Vivian"** is the sixteenth and final episode of the eighth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Sandi, who is known as the town's Mrs. Claus over the holidays. This has caused her to develop a gift hoarding compulsion. She must clean up her gift-hoarded home or risk going bankrupt and losing it. This episode also follows a woman named Vivian, who is on the verge of losing custody of her three grandsons because of her hoarded home. She must clear out the home and change her act to make sure she doesn't lose them.

## Official Description

"Sandi is known as the town’s Mrs. Claus over the holidays. However, she has taken her alter ego to the extreme with her gift hoarding compulsion. Things have gotten so out of control with her Mrs. Claus persona that Sandi is on the verge of going bankrupt and losing her gift-hoarded home! Vivian has custody over her grandsons but is on the verge of losing them to Child Protective Services because of her hoard."
Hoarders: Live

**"Hoarders: Live"** is the first episode of the seventh season of Hoarders. This is a special live episode of the show in which it follows a Massachusetts family and another hoarder who could possibly face jail time if he does not pass the final city inspection.

## Official Description

"This 1-hour special focuses on a Massachusetts family and will feature live segments culminating in an all-live intervention. The episode will also feature the story of a second hoarder who faces jail time if he doesn’t pass a final city inspection."

## Trivia

* Some streaming platforms do not consider this episode as the first episode of the season and list it as episode "0".
Season 7

The **seventh season** of Hoarders, also advertised as ***Hoarders: Family Secrets***, consists of ten episodes and aired on Lifetime. The season aired on May 28, 2015 with the special episode, "Hoarders: Live". However, some streaming platforms do not consider this as the first episode. The season ended on July 30, 2015 with "Laura".
Lonnie/Linda

**"Lonnie/Linda"** is the first episode of the ninth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Lonnie, who is a famed neurosurgeon and former Lt. Governor of the State of Nevada. He is an extreme hoarder and has spent over $10 million on his collection. He might soon face bankruptcy and must sell what he can of his hoard to pay off his debts. This episode also follows a woman named Linda, who has purchased so many storage units that she can barely even live in her home. If she does not clean up her hoarded house and storage units and change her behavior, her family is going to report her to the authorities.

## Official Description

"Lonnie is a famed neurosurgeon and former Lt. Governor of the State of Nevada. He is also a notorious hoarder spending an estimated $10 million on his collections! Lonnie is facing potential bankruptcy and the loss of all assets if he can’t auction off some of his hoard to pay off debts. Linda loves Storage Wars. However, she has accrued so many storage units, she can now barely live in her house. Her loved ones are on the verge of calling authorities to have Linda forcibly removed from the home if she doesn’t clean up."
Life on Fire

**"Life on Fire"** is the fourth episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and woman who are both severe hoarders.

## Official Description

"Wanda and Ray are extreme hoarders destined to lose their homes and live in isolation if they don't stop surrounding themselves with stuff. Making the change will be emotional and filled with anguish but they know that time is running out.
Dr. Cutts

**Dr. David Cutts**is a licensed clinical psychologist that specializes in OCD and hoarding disorder. He is one of the psychologists that is featured on the TV show, Hoarders. He helps hoarders through the process of cleaning their house. He is only featured in a few episodes.

## Appearances (Newest First)

Stacey/Roi

Becky/Clare

Arline/Carolyn
Where Are They Now? (Season 8)

Brenden McDaniel

**"Where Are They Now?"** is the eleventh episode of the eighth season of Hoarders. This episode is a special follow-up episode. It follows up on the lives of five hoarders.

## Official Description

"In this episode of Hoarders we check in with five hoarders from past seasons: Al lost custody of his son due to his hoarding, Jill is a food hoarder who feels that expiration dates are arbitrary, Dale is at risk of being evicted from the Boston loft apartment where he’s lived for over 30 years, Claire and Vance filled every room of their home with hundreds of thousands of books, and Verna was forced to sleep in her attic because her home was so hoarded."

## Trivia

* This is one of the few episodes to feature Brenden McDaniel as a cleanup specialist.
Tami/George

**"Tami/George"** is the ninth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Tami, who is battling cancer and her only hope for surviving is a bone marrow transplant. However, the severe conditions of her home is hindering the process. Not only has the house been hoarded, but also hundreds of rats have left feces and hair covering everywhere. She must now clean up her home to get back her relationship with her children and to create a save and clean environment for her to recuperate. This episode also follows a man named George, who has hundreds of unfinished projects scattered all around his family farm. His hoarding of these projects has strained his relationship with his family. He must clean up if he wants to recover his relationships and avoid jail time.

## Official Description

"Tami is battling cancer and her last hope for survival is a bone marrow transplant. But the condition of her home is getting in the way of her treatment. Years breeding hundreds of rats has left rodent feces and hair covering every surface, and her floor to ceiling hoard has driven her children from her life. Now her home must be cleaned out so she has a place to recuperate, or sadly, to die. George has hundreds of unfinished projects spread about the family farm. They fill a garage, a barn, a basement and even spill out across the property. His hoarding his strained relationships with his siblings, his wife, and his daughters, and now he faces stiff penalties and jail time if he can’t get the property in order."
Wilma/Nora

**"Wilma/Nora"** is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Wilma, who is illegally living in her home that was deemed uninhabitable. This episode also follows a woman named Nora, who's house is filled with hundred of containers.

## Official Description

"Wilma’s hoard has done so much damage to her home that the city has deemed the structure uninhabitable. Regardless, she is illegally squatting there and if she doesn’t clean up, her property will be condemned. She takes no responsibility for her hoarding and the impact it has had on her three grown children. During a heated clean-up, Wilma is unable to part with belongings, but has no trouble breaking ties with her kids. Nora’s house is filled with rows and rows of containers. They line every wall of her home, creating small paths for her to get around. They’re filled with shopping finds as well as thousands of books, scrap-booking supplies, teaching materials, fabric and children’s items intended for her grandchildren. Her compulsive shopping has maxed out an equity line of credit and exhausted her fixed income. Nora must face her compulsions head-on or risk losing her home."
Anna/Claire & Vance

**"Anna/Claire & Vance"** is the tenth episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Anna, who hid her hoard from her family until her daughter snuck in and took pictures. This episode also follows an elderly couple with the names Claire and Vance, who have hoarded mountains of books.

## Official Description

"Anna tried to hide her hoarding from her family, but when her suspicious daughter snuck into the house to take pictures, Anna’s secret was finally exposed. Claire and Vance love to collect books, but they’ve overdone it — their house contains an astounding half-million books, and they even sleep in little burrows carved out of towers of their books."
As Bad As It Gets

**"As Bad As It Gets"** is the second episode of the fourth season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man that is being forced to leave by his landlord because of his severe hoard. He must now clean it out and leave.

## Official Description

"After over twenty years in the same apartment, compulsive hoarder Randy is being forced to leave by order of his landlord. With only days to accomplish the task, Randy must somehow clear out the eight-foot-high mountains of stuff."
Joanne/Kristy

**"Joanne/Kristy"** is the fifth episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Joanne, who's daughter has devolved PTSD from her hoarding. This episode also follows a woman named Kristy, who shops compulsively.

## Official Description

"The trauma of dealing with Joanne’s hoarding was so bad for her daughter that she has developed post-traumatic stress disorder. After two divorces and experiencing the horror of assault, Kristy began shopping to escape her pain, but her hoarding drove her daughter out of the house and forced Child Protective Services to remove her son."
Oh My Gosh

**"Oh My Gosh"** is the twelfth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a woman who has hoarded her sick father, and herself, out of her own home.

## Official Description

"Conditions inside Tammy's home have become so bad, that she's forced to eat her meals in the car and her sick father is unable to return home from the hospital."
Overtaken By Puppets

**"Overtaken By Puppets"** is the eighth episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The woman was once a ventriloquist, resulting in her hoard of puppets. The man's daughter has been hoarded out of his home.

## Official Description

"Once a professional ventriloquist, Donna's career has since turned into an obsession with hundreds of puppets in her home and her life. For compulsive hoarder Harold, being a good father is difficult when your daughter isn't even allowed inside your home."
A Bomb Went Off

**"A Bomb Went Off"** is the sixteenth episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women. The first woman has hoarded her home to where it is packed, resulting in trash bags piling outside of her home. The second woman suffers from COPD and she is an extreme hoarder.

## Official Description

"Phyllis' neighbors are complaining about the trash bags piling up outside of her home, while the inside of her home is so packed that she can barely move around. Faye, who suffers from COPD, realizes her hoard is killing her."
Stanks/Anne

**"Stanks/Anne"** is the second episode of the ninth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a couple with the names Rodger and Gerri Stank. They are both hoarders that have hoarded themselves out of their home. To add to the problem, the outside is hoarded also! This episode also follows a woman named Anne, who's husband is diabetic and might face serious injuries due to her hoard. She loves Christmas and hoards many Christmas trees and decorations. She must clean up or her husband will leave for his own safety.

## Official Description

"The Stanks have hoarded themselves out of their home and are facing the loss of their property if they cannot get it up to code. Anne is in love with Christmas! Her diabetic husband is at risk for life threatening injuries trying to survive in her enormous collection of seasonal decor. If Anne doesn’t take Christmas down once and for all, her husband will leave her for his own physical safety."
The Scariest Place On Earth

**"The Scariest Place On Earth"** is the seventh episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The man faces jail time if he does not clean up and the woman is a motivational speaker that hoards away her life.

## Official Description

"If compulsive hoarder Michael can't clean his house in six weeks, he will go to jail. Meanwhile a motivational speaker manages everyone's lives - except her own."
Dee/Jan

**"Dee/Jan"** is the eighth episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Dee, who has spent over one hundred thousand dollars on her hoard. This episode also follows a woman named Jan, who goes months without bathing and never takes out the trash.

## Official Description

"Dee blew through a $150,000 legal settlement to fulfill her hoarding obsession, and her daughter, Talia, could write a book about how damaging it is to be a hoarder’s child. But now Talia says she will cut her mother out of her life forever if she doesn’t get help. Jan admits she is a pushy, belligerent woman who’s been living in filth for years. She hasn’t taken the trash out since 2006 and will go months without a shower. She’s been given 15 days to clean up–or face eviction from her rental."
Mary/Annie

**"Mary/Annie"** is the third episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Mary, who hoards cats and garbage. This episode also follows a woman named Annie, who cleans houses for a living.

## Official Description

"Mary’s obsession includes hoarding cats, and her friends and family have no idea about the horror that awaits them when they walk through her door. Annie cleans houses for a living, but unbelievably is a hoarder in her own home, where she lives with her son, who grew up in the hoard and doesn’t know any other kind of life, and her husband, who has Parkinson’s disease and cannot get through the clutter."
No One Would Choose This

**"No One Would Choose This"** is the seventh episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women that risk being evicted if they do not clean out their hoarded homes.

## Official Description

"Two women must get their compulsive hoarding under control or face eviction and further alienation from their families. One lives amid personal treasures, the other amid a mountain of trash."
Al/Julie

**"Al/Julie"** is the twelfth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Al, who used to dumpster dive with his three-year-old son before Child Protective Services took the child away. Al is now facing heavy fines and many other consequences from his extreme hoarding problem. This episode also follows a woman named Julie, who has hoarded out her home so severely that she was completely unaware of a homeless woman that had been living in the mounds of hoard in Julie's basement. If Julie does not clean up now she risks her husband leaving her.

## Official Description

"Al used to take his three-year-old son dumpster diving, but Child Protective Services recently removed the child from his home. Al’s hoarding has become such an eye-sore that he’s also facing $2,500 a day in fines by the county. Julie’s hoarding has reached such great heights that no one realized a homeless woman was living among the mounds of stuff in her basement. Her husband harbors years of resentment that explode into heated arguments on a daily basis. Now Julie must address her hoarding or her husband will leave her."
Dolores (Season 12)

Artie (Son)

Brian (Son)

Grandchildren (Unseen)

**Dolores** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the twelfth season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's third episode, "Dolores".

## Background

She used to be a caregiver for her mother until she passed away. Not too long after the passing of her mother Dolores was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a long battle she was fortunately able to recover from the cancer and became a survivor. She has an addiction to shopping and loves to buy things. She is filling her and her husband's house with all of the things that she buys. Her husband argues with her all the time and complains about the clutter. As a way to get back at him, every time they would have an argument, she would go out and buy more things to bring into the house. She must now clean out her home or risk her husband ending their marriage and leaving. She also needs to make room for her grandchildren to come over and to have space.
Betty, Jill, Jake, Bill, & Paul Update

Brenden McDaniel

**"Betty, Jill, Jake, Bill, & Paul Update"** is the fifteenth and final episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode is a special follow-up episode. It follows up on the lives of five hoarders.

## Official Description

"In this special follow-up episode we check in on the progress of Jill, Jake, Betty, Bill, and Paul from our first season."

## Trivia

* This episode is one of two to feature the psychologist Dr. Fields. In this episode she is following up on the hoarder that she worked with, Jake.

* This is one of the few episodes to feature Brenden McDaniel as a cleanup specialist.
Kevin/Mary

"**Kevin/Mary"** is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Kevin, who grew up in a huge mansion and has turned into a hoarder. This episode also follows a woman named Mary, who's family is being torn apart by her hoarding.

## Official Description

"Kevin is the youngest son of renowned political strategist and a silver screen star–both of whom have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He grew up in a huge mansion living a charmed life. But now Kevin has hoarded himself out of this Upper East Side Manhattan apartment and sleeps on a bench in front of the building. His apartment is so filled that the only way in is through a window on the fire escape. Kevin’s neighbors are fed up, and his brother (the executor of the family trust), is tired of coming to his rescue. He now faces eviction if he does not clean up his home. Mary has hoarded her home to capacity with things she thinks are from the Victorian age. She is so obsessed with her collections of furniture and decorations from that time period that she has let the house crumble around her. Her children no longer want to help her or let her stay in their homes. Mary must now clean her home in an effort to salvage her relationship with her family."
Augustine (Episode)

**"Augustine"** is the first episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode follows woman named Augustine, who's son was removed from her home due to her hoard fourteen years ago. She is now living without any water, heat, gas, and many other daily necessities. She also only bathes once a week at her sister's house. Neighbors filed complaints about her hoard which lead to a clean-up ordered by the court. Even though he is filled with shame, her son agrees to join the crew to help her change her ways and her life.

## Official Description

"14 years ago Jason was removed from his mother Augustine’s home by Child Protective Services because of her hoarding. She was never able to clean up enough to have him return. Now, as an adult living on the other side of the country, he is filled with shame and resentment, but unable to turn his back on her. Her hoarding has become so severe that she has lived without water, gas, heat or appliances for the last four years–bathing only once a week at her sister’s house. Complaints from neighbors have instigated a court ordered clean-up and she is now facing fines and the threat of jail time. We follow Jason as he tries one last time to rescue his mother from the filth he escaped from years ago."
Terri (Episode)

**"Terri"** is the first episode of the thirteenth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Terri, who's hoarding compulsion is in the way of her marriage to her boyfriend. Terri has even hoarded an elderly man's home in which she is a caregiver for. Terri now needs to clear out both homes and get her hoarding behavior under control in order to save her relationship and job.

## Official Description

"Terri has never really been able to live in the home she bought as the house was filled with clutter from her hoarding. Terri and her boyfriend Kraig have always wanted to get married but the hoarding has stood in the way. Terri spends all her time as a live-in caregiver for an elderly gentleman and has hoarded clutter in his house as well. Her entire life hangs in the balance as her relationship and her career are in jeopardy. Terri is finding the process extremely difficult and is clashing with the cleanup process. She needs to organize her house, her client’s house and get her hoarding disorder under control. Will the Hoarders team of experts be able to complete the job or will Terri’s temper stop the process?"
Sandy/Len

**"Sandy/Len"** is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Sandy, who has hoarded her family home that she has lived in her entire life. After code enforcement issued a citation, she began to seek help for her situation. This episode also follows a man named Len, who has hoarded his home full with garbage bags that have his belongings in them. If he does not clear the home out, he could possibly die within it.

## Official Description

"Sandy’s sister, Nona, owns the family home where Sandy has lived her entire life. Nona hasn’t been inside the home in 10 years, but when code enforcement issued her a citation, she decided it was time to confront Sandy about how she’s been living. Len lives in a home stuffed full of garbage bags where he keeps all his belongings. If he doesn’t clean up his family fears his house will kill him."
Norman/Linda

**"Norman/Linda"** is the first episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Norman, who has been given thirty days to clean his hoarded home. This episode also follows a woman named Linda, who's husband died ten years ago and spiraled her hoarding out of control.

## Official Description

"Paramedics rushing to save a woman’s life lose precious time when they’re forced to climb over the hoard they find in Norman’s house. Officials on the scene immediately call the Fire Chief and the Fire Marshall because the home presents a huge fire hazard to the neighborhood. Within an hour of being told his girlfriend is dead, the property is crawling with city officials and the house is condemned. Norman is given 30 days to clean up, or he could lose his house forever. Ever since Linda’s husband died ten years ago, she has been adding to a hoard that has now spiraled out of control. Her two grown sons living with her do nothing about it either and each family member blames the other for not cleaning — causing a toxic three-way in the house. If Linda doesn’t get help with the hoarding so she can recuperate and rehab from her future surgery, her sister is threatening to report her to the authorities and will have her own sister “shut-down.”"
Maggie/Ann

"**Maggie/Ann"** is the fifteenth episode of the eighth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Maggie, who has an extreme shopping addiction that causes her to hoard her home. Her granddaughter was forced to sleep on top of piles of junk and to shower outside with a garden hose. If the house is not cleaned up, Maggie will soon have nowhere to go. This episode also follows a woman named Ann, who is a former spa owner that is about to lose her partner over her hoard. If Ann does not clean up now, her partner will leave her for good.

## Official Description

"Maggie’s home is so packed with her shopping addiction that her granddaughter was forced to sleep on top of piles and shower outside with a garden hose. Things have gotten so bad, that a family member pulled Maggie and her granddaughter out of the house. If things are not cleaned up, they will not be allowed to return. Former spa owner, Ann, is about to lose her partner over her hoard. After a decade of failed promises to clean up the house, her partner has had it. Ann cleans up or he leaves her for good."
Linda/Steven

**"Linda/Steven"** is the second episode of the first season of Hoarders. This episode follows a compulsive shopper named Linda, who can't stop buying and filling up her house. She is also currently going through a divorce. This episode also follows a man named Steven, who is in risk of eviction from his apartment due to the garbage and feces that fill it.

## Official Description

"Linda’s compulsive shopping not only depleted her family’s finances but filled every room in their home with piles of bags and boxes. Her husband left her three years ago when he could no longer cope with her hoarding. They are now in the final stages of divorce and Linda must clean out and sell the family home as part of the settlement. Tensions run high as she struggles to let go of her things. Steven is at risk of eviction from his government subsidized housing. His apartment is filled with garbage, human feces, bottles and cans. It’s so unpleasant that even he spends his days elsewhere. Steven must clean up or be evicted from his home and end up back on the streets."
Dr. Chabaud

**Dr. Suzanne Chabaud** is a licensed clinical psychologist that specializes in OCD and hoarding disorder. She is one of the psychologists that is featured on the TV show, Hoarders. She graduated from Vanderbilt University. She is the director of the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute of Greater New Orleans. She is featured as a psychologist in over 40 episodes of the series.

## Appearances (Newest First)

Ellen/Gloria

Peggy/Ed & Connie

Ben & Robin/Kevin

Roxann/Barbara

Doris/T'resa

Michelle/Yama

Where Are They Now?

Lee & BG/Chris

Susan/Michael

Joni/Millie

Doug/Ruth

Anna/Claire & Vance

Kathleen/Scott

Barbara G./Fred & Mary

Norman/Linda

Wilma/Nora

Eileen/Judy

Season 3 Follow Up: Vula, Al, Jim, Arline, & Glen

Stacey/Roi

Becky/Clare

Beverly/Megan

Randy/Vicki

Season 2 Follow Up: Augustine, Judi, Dennis, Nadene, Bob, & Deborah

Andrew/Lydia

Arline/Carolyn

Theresa/Karen

Mary Lynn/Ingrid

Vula/Lisa

Laura/Penny

Gordon & Gaye/Sir Patrick

Michelle/Kim

Tra/Jill

Janet/Christina

Deborah/Jim

Julie/Shannon

Augustine
Jeff/Merlene

**"Jeff/Merenle"** is the eleventh episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Jeff, who lost his business and now hoards. This episode also follows a woman named Merlene, who was a supermodel but is now a hoarder.

## Official Description

"Merlene had it all–an international supermodel married to the son of the inventor of the Lear Jet. But her storybook life fell apart when she got divorced and now her house is crammed to the ceiling with her dumpster dive finds. Jeff once had plenty of cash and women to fill his time. But it all came crashing down when he lost his shoe repair business, and he moved all the contents of the business into his home and started hoarding construction supplies to boot."
Meryl (Episode)

**"Meryl"** is the fifth episode of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Meryl, who is struggling with a disability and a shopping compulsion. She now has over $100,000 in credit card debt due to her shopping addiction. Her disability, Lymphedema, has prevented her from moving around too much and from keeping a job. All of the time on her hands while her husband works long hours is when she shops. Her hoarding and shopping has caused a falling out with her brother and the death of her mother only caused it to spiral. She seeks help from the Hoarders crew to clean up her home before Code Enforcement takes everything away from her.

## Official Description

"Struggling with disability and with time on her hands, Meryl chases a shopping high. This has led to massive debt and a falling out with Meryl’s brother and his family. The City of Worchester found out about Meryl’s extremely cluttered living condition and are seriously threatening eviction and forced cleanup. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, either Meryl will cleanup the property or Code Enforcement will take action and Meryl will lose everything."
Everything's Junk

**"Everything's Junk"** is the fourth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The woman has suffered trauma from 9/11 and now hoards as a way to cope. The man's hoarding comes from a brain hemorrhage.

## Official Description

"For one woman, the trigger was the trauma she suffered on 9/11. For one man, it was the lasting effects of a brain hemorrhage. Compulsive hoarding has pushed them to a critical point in their lives. Now they must clean up, or risk losing it all."
Jennifer & Ron/Jill

**Jennifer & Ron/Jill"** is the first episode of the first season of Hoarders and the first episode of the show overall. This episode follows a couple with the names Jennifer and Ron, who live in a hoarded home. They are worried that Child Protective Services will take their three children away. This episode also follows a woman named Jill, who has decaying food in multiple freezers and refrigerators.

## Official Description

"A young stay at home mom and her husband fear that child protective services may take their three children away because of their hoarding; a woman has two freezers and four refrigerators full of food in various stages of decay"

 Trivia

* This is one of the few episodes to feature Brenden McDaniel as a cleanup specialist.
Julian Price House

The **Julian Price House** is a mansion that was sold to the hoarder by the name of Sandra Cowart. It was featured in the ninth season of Hoarders when the mansion was bought out from Sandra and she was forced to clean out the hoarded clutter. Currently, the mansion has been transformed into a luxurious hotel.

## Bio

* *All of the following information belongs to the official website:* https://julianpricehouse.com/?\_ga=2.126534669.1865952797.1630095501-1286637579.1630095501&\_gac=1.162220878.1630096263.CjwKCAjwmqKJBhAWEiwAMvGt6OjN4u79czYOE9OEe\_rHTsOwC\_jdkQtMA9UQ5AYe8YHRdB6wHV4XyxoCeykQAvD\_BwE

"Stay a night in one of our luxurious rooms. Or for an intimate affair among family and friends, reserve the main house. Whether you are a party of two or 11, when you stay at the Julian Price House you will be treated to luxury and refinement."
Ron/Carol

**"Ron/Carol"** is the sixth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Ron, who hoards magazines, newspapers, and books. This episode also follows a woman named Carol, who sleeps in a hoarded truck because she can't sleep in her home.

## Official Description

"Ron’s home is filled from top to bottom with paper — books, thousands of pages of sheet music, old newspapers, magazines and assorted trash. Rooms are packed full to the door jams and completely inaccessible and piles of papers surround the gas burning stove that he leaves lit to heat the house. Ron must clean his home now or quite possibly die in it. For the last six months Carol has been sleeping in a hoarded truck parked in front of her condemned hoarded house. Her deadlines with the city have come and gone multiple times and now she has been allotted one final week to get everything out."
Oympus I

## Distinciones

Ninguna

Edificio de viviendas en altura.

Acontecimientos:

- El 22 de Diciembre de 1992 una avioneta Piper Seneca con cinco tripulantes se estrelló en la fachada oriental del edificio en el tercer piso atravesando un departamento y terminado sus restos en las obras de construcción del edificio Olympus II y en la avenida Gonzales Suarez durante la fase de aproximación al aeropuerto ubicado anteriormente dentro de la zona urbana. Todas la víctimas fatales corresponden al vuelo.

## Referencias

* Ortiz Crespo, A. (2004). *Ciudad de Quito, Guía de Arquitectura de Quito (Volumen II)*. Sevilla, España: Junta de Andalucía. ISBN 84-8095-363-2
* Peralta, Evelia; Moya, Rolando (2007). Guía Arquitectónica de Quito. Quito, Ecuador: Trama Ediciones. ISBN 978-9-9783007-7-0

1. ↑ Accidentes de pista Aeropuerto Mariscal Sucre de Quito
2. ↑ Historia de los accidentes aéreos en Ecuador - Historia Viva - Youtube
Overwhelming Pile of Junk

**"Overwhelming Pile of Junk"** is the fourteenth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The woman has hoarded her four children out of her home and her relationship with them is threatened. The man's hoarding has forced his family of six to live in a very small space.

## Official Description

"After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space."
I'm Dumbfounded

**"I'm Dumbfounded"** is the thirteenth episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a married couple. The woman in the relationship is a hoarder and the couple's marriage is at stake.

## Official Description

"After years of hoarding, Vickie and Jeff's marriage is at its breaking point. Beyond the stress of the clutter on their relationship, Vickie reveals the secrets she's been keeping from him. Will there be any chance left of saving their marriage?"
Flora

**Flora** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the eleventh season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's sixth episode, "Flora".

## Background

Her daughter and grandchildren live with her in one single bedroom. Her house is very cluttered, dirty, and infested with cockroaches. She must clean up her home to create a better environment for herself and her daughter, but most importantly, for her grandchildren to live in.
Lauren

**Lauren** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the first season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's fifth episode, "Kerrylea/Lauren".

## Background

Her boyfriend is forced to sleep in the living room on a mattress due to her hoarding behaviors. If she does not clean up, her relationship with him will end.