Hoarding: Buried Alive - Episode Guide

Extreme hoarders Chris, of Fairfax County, Virginia, and Laurie, of Franklinton, Louisiana, are spiraling out of control. Their possessions are destroying their relationships and transforming their homes into virtual prisons. Change won't be easy, but it's their only hope of reclaiming their lives.

A 51-year-old Canadian man plans to abandon his hoard only to move back with his mother, a fellow hoarder. A woman's hoard is so severe that she runs the risk of having her house condemned.

Extreme Omaha, Nebraska, hoarder Mary Thompson is in denial while Anne Thomas, of New York City fears she's passing down her compulsion to son Brendan. For decades they've had trouble discarding their belongings but will they finally gain clarity and get the help they so desperately need?

Wanda, of Radford, Virginia, and Ray, of Menlo Park, California 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.

Two women who struggle with compulsive hoarding must get a handle on the piles of possessions that plague them. They have no choice but to ask for help - or they risk losing everything that matters to them and their families.

In Portland, Oregon, Charlotte and Shelley's hoarding is both a comfort and a curse. If these two women can't find the strength to change, they risk being condemned to a lonely life where possessions replace people.

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.

For compulsive hoarders Cheryl (of Beverly Hills, California) and Michelle (of Southern Virginia), their possessions are crowding out the people they love most. If they don't change their behavior soon, they may find themselves living alone, buried by their belongings.

A family of four from Big Sur, California is on the brink of collapse under the weight of a mother and father's incessant hoarding. And in Rogers, Arkansas, Mike Pyron is in denial that his addiction to auctions and garage sales has crossed the line into a full-blown compulsion.

Bennie, of San Francisco, and Ronda, of Austin, Texas, 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.

When Child Protection Services removes Karen's children from her home, she is given just 48 hours to clean up or risks losing custody of her kids permanently.

Deborah and Mary both started hoarding in the wake of a personal tragedy. Ever since Deborah killed her drug-addicted boyfriend in self-defense, she and her son have lived amid growing piles of trash and unused possessions in their rural West Virginia farmhouse. And Mary bought her Yulee, Florida home when it was brand new. But that was five years ago, and now, the house is so packed and filthy that it has become infested with Stinkbugs and is now home to a new hoarder; her 7-year-old daughter.

For one Ohio woman, the trigger was the trauma she suffered on 9/11. For one Los Angeles 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.

Debbie, of Baltimore, Maryland knows that OCD drives her hoarding. And in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois Jeff doesn't believe he's a hoarder at all, but his kids think otherwise, due to his packed beachfront home.

In Dolan Springs, Arizona, Linda's hoarding escalated as her marriage began deteriorating several years ago. Now, her entire family is on the brink of collapse. Norski of Fortuna, California has overcome addictions to drugs and alcohol but kicking the hoarding habit may prove even harder.

If compulsive hoarder Michael can't clean his Connecticut home in six weeks, he will go to jail. Meanwhile a motivational speaker in Boston manages everyone's lives - except her own.

In Columbus, Ohio Joyce's compulsive collecting almost cost her husband his life, while Norine's hoarding forced her teenage daughter out of the house and now threatens to destroy what's left of their relationship.

Outside Seattle, Washington, Debbie turned to hoarding after a shocking confession ended her marriage. Meanwhile, with disease and illness plaguing her family, Julie fills her Winona, Minnesota home to ease the pain.

Extreme Hoarder and former Chicago flight attendant Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses in Willow Springs, Illinois before both are condemned.

A Mays Landing, New Jersey woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter. A Boca Raton, Florida man has filled his home with treasures, and must clear his hoard in order to have a relationship with his grandchildren.

Conditions inside Tammy's Racine, Wisconsin 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. Meanwhile in Lancaster, Texas, Suzanna's OCD mixed with her obsessive need to hoard, she says stems from her cruel string of ex-husbands and her former drug problems. Now, she must clean her packed home, in exchange for a place where her grandchildren can see her.

Sharon must clear her Louisa, Virginia home, of a hoard, largely obtained by theft. On a rural horse ranch in Willimantic, Connecticut, Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.

 After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of her Keokuk, Iowa 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.

While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her in her Zzyzx, California home, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door of his ramshackle 1778 colonial home in Boston.

Decades of extreme hoarding have put Kay's marriage in serious jeopardy while Toni's compulsive shopping has made her Stockton, California own home a danger zone for her two-year-old granddaughter.

A Gaston, Oregon mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father, Nathan's, hoard. While a Dallas, Texas artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend, Kevin.

The tumbling piles of Maggie's Carpentersville, Illinois home are putting her own son's life at risk while Bob's all consuming passion for swimming pool parts has not only filled his Yuma, Arizona home, but is now pushing his family to the brink.

In Merritt Island, Florida, Jerri, a wild and eccentric woman, was once known as the local neat-freak. But her eye for treasures has gotten the best of her over the years, forcing her to abandon her once-beautiful home after filling it to the brim. Now, her pregnant daughter Traci wants to clear the trash and move into her childhood home. But it is on the verge of being condemned, due to a toxic swimming pool, that's gone several years uncleaned.

Compulsive hoarder Kathleen of Beaux Arts Village, Washington discovers a horde of mice living in her kitchen numbering in the thousands. And for extreme hoarder Jaime's future son-in-law, spending the night in a hoarded Portsmouth, New Hampshire home might very well end a marriage before it even begins.

Extreme Hoarder Renee almost died when emergency workers responding to a 911 call in Encino, California were unable to get through her front door. With her home now declared unlivable by the authorities, Renee knows she needs to make a change.

Rick desperately tries to salvage his cluttered Whitehorse home that was nearly destroyed in a house fire. Just five years ago, Linda was homeless, and slept under a filthy San Ysidro, California overpass. If she can't get her house up to code in 60 days, they'll take it away and she'll be back on the streets.

Floyd grew up in a rural area, with an abusive father and a mother who looked the other way. His hoarding was triggered when his father had his childhood home and cattle ranch torn down, despite Floyd wanting to move back. The unsafe conditions in and around the Lava Hot Springs, Idaho trailer of the extreme hoarder have been brought to the attention of Child Protection Services. Now he must clear his hoard or risk losing his own three-year-old son, Charlie.

Retired US Marine, Donny, has been to jail twice because of the massive hoard in his waterfront Fishing Creek, Maryland home. With the county at his door, the clutter has put his freedom in jeopardy yet again. And while Joyce sees comfort in her doll collection, everyone else sees a creepy obsession that has overtaken her Stockton, California condo.

It takes most hoarders a years to fill a home with stuff. For 16-year-old, Haley, it can take less than a week to fill a bedroom in her Sterling, Illinois home. Her parents can only hope that a visit with an extreme hoarder who's lost it all will finally scare their daughter straight.

Once a professional ventriloquist, Donna's career has since turned into an obsession with hundreds of puppets in her Cutchogue, New York home and her life. For compulsive hoarder Harold, being a good father is difficult when your daughter isn't even allowed inside your Salt Lake City home.

 Larina is a single mother of 4 living in Churubusco, Indiana. Everything in her life was going well, until her abusive ex-boyfriend raped her and slit her throat in her own front yard. She survived, scarred by the brutal attack, and turned to hoarding. But when confronted with the challenge to let go of her clutter, Larina's compulsion threatens to win the battle.

Sherry's hoard has forced her husband out of the Yanceyville, North Carolina home they both loved. Now, authorities are threatening to take away her children and condemn her home. With only weeks to clean it up, Sherry could lose everything she loves.

Hsi Ming and Miranda are both mothers and extreme hoarders. Miranda's obsession has left her twin toddlers with no room to play amongst the hoard. Hsi-Ming emigrated to the U.S. from China when she was a child, leaving everything she knew and loved behind. Now, her daughter is concerned for her mother's health and safety after seeing the unsafe conditions in her Wynnburg, Tennessee home.

Celia, a Wauchula, Florida addiction psychologist, helps others daily, but can't solve her own hoarding problem. Now she's losing the battle against her stuff and the millions of roaches infesting her home.

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

Janet and Henrv have kept their hoarding a secret from everyone. But as they confront the clutter, shocking secrets concerning their relationship and sex lives are coming to light. Now, they are in a fight to save their Richmond, Virginia home - and their marriage.

The city of South Bend, Indiana is threatening to demolish Caryn's home and if the condition doesn't change, the consequences could be devastating. Theresa is putting her stuff before her children in their time of greatest need and could end up losing everything, including her Evans, Georgia home.

Phyllis' neighbors are complaining about the trash bags piling up outside of her Hamilton, Ohio 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. She bought her house in Cypress, Texas just 10 years ago, but it is now home to piles of junk, rats - both dead and alive - spoiled food, and an algae-covered pool.

Brad isn't sure why he hoards but he is certain that piles of clothing, expired foods, and other items have taken over his mobile home in Collinsville, Illinois. Meanwhile, Mary has been evicted and has just weeks to clean out decades of stuff or have her Frederick, Maryland rowhouse condemned.

Hoarding has not only destroyed Carol's relationship with her daughter, but her Warren, Michigan home as well. Now, she has one final chance to clean up, or say goodbye to her forever. Also, Amy's years of collecting have turned into a massive hoard. With her Opp, Alabama home nearly unlivable, she seeks help.

An Elvis impersonator lives among piles of novelty items in his late mother's Hackensack, New Jersey home.

After over twenty years in the same Ohio 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.

Laura's collecting has spiraled into a compulsion that has left her Dutchess County, New York home in shambles and 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.

Milton has always loved to shop. But after losing his mother, it became a compulsion that soon took over his life and his Belle Glade, Florida home. Louise has been diagnosed with cancer and the unhealthy living conditions of her Klamath Falls, Oregon home are only making the reality of the prognosis worse.

Like most hoarders, Darlene and Doug's Fulton, Texas home is packed. But the hoard is just the beginning of their problems. A collapsing roof, mold, and an overflowing septic tank has caught the attention of city code enforcement, making eviction a real possibility.

After 30 years of hoarding, Gary's house is so full that he is forced to sleep outside on a makeshift bed. With the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado now threatening eviction, Gary must face the harsh reality: clean up or watch his home be condemned.

Kathy grew up with a drunken and abusive father. Now, her extreme hoarding forced her 12-year-old son to move out of their Eau Claire, Wisconsin home. Five years later, their relationship is at a crossroad. Now Kathy must make a drastic change or risk losing her son forever.

When Dennis, of North Carolina quit drinking, a new compulsion took over: hoarding. Now, severe debt and clutter have him moments away from losing it all. Monte has accumulated a massive, couture-clothing hoard in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and destroyed a relationship with her son in the process.

When Eileen, of De Tour Village, Michigan admits a dark secret to her family, the situation quickly escalates beyond hoarding to a matter of life and death. Compulsive hoarder Dale has packed not one, but five inner-city Detroit houses full of clutter.

Karen, a single mom, has already had her children taken away for hoarding. Now, authorities say that if she doesn't clean up the mess, she'll never see her kids again. Plus she risks losing her 5 acres of wooded land in Cape May County, New Jersey, as well as the mobile home in which she grew up.

When hot-tempered David moved back in with his 93-year-old mother, he quickly filled her Cohasset, Massachusetts home with clutter. Now, the dangerous living conditions, and David's short fuse, have his elderly mom cornered.

After their mother's death, siblings Aimee, Cheryl and Jimmy are left to deal with a Bradenton, Florida home filled with clutter. In a desperate search for answers and vital documents, they bring in the aid of a medium to help solve the mystery.

Rhonda's Franklin, Tennessee home is filled with items she's found in the dumpster, it is so full in fact, that she has been forced to live in a camper parked in the backyard. Now, with neighbors threatening lawsuits and worse, Rhonda must clean up or risk losing everything.

Compulsive hoarder Valerie risks eviction from her Winchester, Massachusetts home when her next-door neighbor reports her to the health department. Meanwhile, Maryanne owns a duplex in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Both units so filled with clutter that she has been reduced to a 3 sq. ft space in her living room.

In the pricey planned-community of The Woodlands, Texas, Kay denies that she is a hoarder, but a home filled with clutter and deadly vermin tells another story. Now, the city is just days away from condemning Kay's home. But the biggest challenge could be convincing her that she has a problem.

As a top model on the Hollywood scene, Louise once ran with Tinseltown's elite. But behind her colorful outfits and personality, she still keeps a dark secret: Louise is a compulsive hoarder. Now, Louise and her lavish hoard - could end up on the street.

Joanne's hoarding is so extreme that the city of Cincinnati, Ohio has already sent her to jail four times. Also, Home buyers Tad and Amber purchased a family home in Orange County, California sight unseen. Not until now do they realize that the house comes along with massive hoard.

As the lead singer of one of Canada's most famous rock bands, Kelly Jay has lived quite a life and he has collected a massive hoard to prove it. Now, with his family ready to call it quits, Kelly must choose between his clutter and the people he loves.

In Percy, Illinois, Phyllis and Patty aren't just identical twins, they're identical twin hoarders. They've transformed every home in which they've ever lived into a complete disaster area. Now, after losing one house can they save their current home from being condemned?

What's it like to live downstairs from a hoarder? In Chicago, Illinois, Lalie and her children suffer the effects of mold, mice and flea infestations because their upstairs neighbor and landlord, Denise, has secretly acquired one of the show's most massive hoards to date.

Beverly's clutter has filled every last square inch of her home in Edmonton, Alberta. Upstairs, her three beloved dogs have made the space absolutely unlivable. With the threat of the city condemning her home, Beverly must clear the hoard or risk losing everything.

In Trenton, New Jersey, Terry and Bill seem to be the perfect couple, but their hoarding has put their relationship in jeopardy. The tragic murder of her daughter drove Nancy to hoarding. Now, if she can't clear her sprawling Brighton, Michigan home, she may just lose her husband as well.

The giant, toppling piles of clutter are more dangerous to Jessica, a little person, who in tandem with her mother Dale, has filled her entire Villa Park, Illinois home with stuff.

Property investors in Tacoma, Washington get more than they bargained for when the house they purchased is occupied by hoarder Michelle and a rat infestation so bad, it has compromised the building's foundation.

 A former high school principal in Thunder Bay, Canada was threatened as a target of a school shooting and developed PTSD as a result, although the shooting never actually happened. He now seeks help for his hoarding.

Lynn is very hard to understand- that is, because she has no teeth. Plagued with dental problems since her early twenties, Lynn used to wear a pair of dentures, but has since lost them among the mounds of clutter in her Butler, Pennsylvania home. Now, her hoarding has not only affected her health, but also the relationship with her boyfriend, Kyle, and prevents the couple's newborn granddaughter from staying over at their house.

When a woman begins to fill her boyfriend's York Springs, Pennsylvania home, he does some digging, and finds that she owns another home in the same county, packed to the brim with garbage.

Geoffrey has already lost his home. Now, he has just 30 days to clear the clutter from the home or he will lose everything that remains inside it - including his two children.

John and Joe are a father and son duo who both hoard. John faces jail time for his compulsions while Joe could lose his newborn son to child protective services if he doesn't clean up his mess.

An unprecedented edition of "Hoarding: Buried Alive" features an apartment complex with not one, not two, but three extreme hoarders. For years, their hoarding has gone unchecked, but with the building now under strict management, everything is about to change.

Extreme hoarder Mike is about to undergo surgery that could save his life. But the biohazards inside his filthy home puts his recovery at serious risk. If he doesn't clean out his house now, he will die in his hoard.

Ken's entire world revolves around his girlfriend. But as years of hoarding have taken its toll on their relationship, she's giving him one last chance to clear out. And Lea is at risk of losing her children if she can't clean her clutter.

One mother's battle with hoarding is overshadowed by the discovery of her own daughter's compulsion to hold on to things. Another mother is putting her family's unity on the line and her husband's life at risk with her own extreme hoarding problem.

It's the most extreme roach infestation ever seen on "Hoarding: Buried Alive" and if Seymour can't conquer it and clear out the hoard in his house, the city will condemn the home and leave him homeless.

If Tim doesn't grow up and get his home cleaned before his inheritance runs out, he'll lose the house and end up out on the street. A similar fate is in store for twin brothers Lorrin and Orin if their decades-long compulsions can't be curbed.

If Doug doesn't get a handle on his extreme compulsion to collect things within the month, he stands to lose not one, but two houses he's filled with clutter.

Updates on three previously profiled hoarders to see if their lives have changed for the better.