— the muskegon county circuit court jury deliberated just over an hour before convicting shanda vander ark, 44, of norton shores in the july 6, 2022, death of timothy. 🤬 the shanda vander ark horror story 🤬. The jury in the murder trial of shanda vander ark took 1 hour and 6 minutes to reach a guilty verdict. Some details of this. Prosecutors say disturbing text messages between shanda vander ark and her son reveal the torture her teenage son endured before his death. She is seeking to regain parental rights of her youngest child,. — shanda vander ark faces a strange irony as she goes from a law clerk career to accused abuser and murderer of her own son, according to an mlive article.