Hoarding: Buried Alive

Phyllis and Patty aren't just identical twins, they are identical hoarders as well.

A landlord's secret hoard is a threat to a woman and her children, who lives downstairs. The hoarding is to blame for mold, mice and flea infestations.

Beverly's clutter has filled up her entire home and her three beloved dogs have helped make the space completely unlivable.

A woman began hoarding after the murder of her daughter, but her habit could jeopardize her marriage; a couple's relationship is in danger because of hoarding.

A little person is in danger when her mother's home has piles of furniture, clothes and food that rise to the ceiling.

A house's rat infestation has compromised the building's foundation and is due to the current occupant's hoarding.

A former principal who suffered from PTSD after a school shooting became a compulsive hoarder, but now refuses to leave his home and abandons his family.

A couple's relationship sours over the years due to a woman's hoarding, which now has them on the verge of losing their home unless they can clean up the mess.

A man's girlfriend's clutter fills up his house after she moves in with him, leaving behind her home that's already been condemned due to 48 years of hoarding.