Hoarders

The only way David and Odette can enter or exit their 3,000 square foot home is by climbing a six-foot ladder into the kitchen. The couple live in what should be a dream home – an architecturally designed masterpiece with sweeping views of the Blue Mountains but instead, the house has become a nightmare. David has crammed it to the brim with stuff and Odette continues to add to the hoard with purchases from online auctions. The couple is on the brink of disaster and Odette is threatening to leave him if he can’t clean up their home. With the help of the Hoarders team, can David and Odette unclutter their lives and get her hoarding disorder under control?

As a child, Lori felt the high of buying 100 sticks of gum at a time or the same sweater in every color – but when she grew up and moved to the Canadian Far North, her home quickly became packed and unlivable. After her hoarding ended her relationship with the father of her son Tajko, she comforted herself with online shopping but now Tajko’s future is at risk. With the help of the Hoarders crew, Lori is going to try and clean up her life – for the sake of both her and her son.

David and Elizabeth have been co-dependent co-hoarders for as long as their adult children can remember. The couple had to remortgage their home because of their addiction to buying items sold on television, such as Tiffany-style lamps. David has more than 40 of these lamps, most of which have never been unboxed. The house is overrun with mice, and Elizabeth’s doctor has threatened to report them to the city and have it condemned. David treats it all like a joke – but no one is laughing. With help from the Hoarders team, will this couple be able to let go of their things and hold onto each other?

Since early childhood, living in a cluttered home is all that Destiny has ever known. In 2004 tragedy struck the family when a car accident took the lives of Destiny’s sister and nephew. After this tragic event, Destiny refused to leave the house and says she “basically checked out of life.” The extremely hoarded house has come to the attention of the homeowners, and they want the house cleaned up. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, Destiny will need to clean up the property or the landlords will evict her.

Between John’s dumpster diving, weekly swap meet purchases, and occasional yard sale finds, John has collected a massive amount of clutter over the years and has openly admitted that he feels trapped by his hoard. The local code enforcement has already warned John multiple times about the property violations so now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, John will either clean up the property or code enforcement will be forced to take action and John could lose everything.

Bob spent a fabulous career as a successful artist painting and drawing for department stores advertising where his work caught the attention of many celebrities. After discovering that his partner was stealing from him, undergoing a necessary heart surgery and facing many other adversities, Bob began to recluse in his house, buying antiques to fill up his 7,000 square foot Victorian Mansion. Bob’s dream of restoring his home is now the priority of getting his life back on track but the house needs structural restoration, or the entire building might collapse. With the help of the Hoarders team of experts, Bob can hopefully make his mansion one of St. Louis’ top five homes again.

As a practiced midwife, Terri enjoys being part of what makes a community strong and healthy. Being on call 24 hours a day has enabled Terri to hide her personal life to the depths of her hoarded home. As Terri constantly blames the hoarding on her busy schedule, past trauma surfaces to reveal the real reason for her decision-making that has led to her hoarding disorder. Code Enforcement is concerned about the safety of Terri’s home after they’ve successfully stopped a fire from consuming the house. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, either Terri will clean up the remaining fire hazard or Code Enforcement will take action, and Terri will lose her home and fail to be able to help her community.