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Change in venue? Defense attorney says fair trial for House of Horrors parents in jeopardy amid ‘extraordinary’ press coverage
Court
January 24, 2018

Change in venue? Defense attorney says fair trial for House of Horrors parents in jeopardy amid ‘extraordinary’ press coverage

An attorney representing the Perris, California, couple accused of torturing their 13 children is reportedly setting the stage to have the high-profile trial moved out of Riverside County. According to The Desert Sun, Deputy Public Defender David Macher filed a motion ahead of Wednesday’s hearing expressing concern that the “extraordinary” media coverage will make it difficult …

Prosecutors push to block ‘House of Horrors’ parents from contacting their 13 children
Court
January 23, 2018

Prosecutors push to block ‘House of Horrors’ parents from contacting their 13 children

On Wednesday, Riverside County prosecutors will reportedly move to block Perris, California, parents David and Louise Turpin from having any further contact with the 13 children they allegedly imprisoned and tortured. Court filings obtained by the California Patch revealed that the District Attorney’s Office will push to impose protective orders barring the couple from contacting their children, …

House of Horrors family was ‘WITHIN DAYS’ of moving from California to Oklahoma: Sources
National
January 23, 2018

House of Horrors family was ‘WITHIN DAYS’ of moving from California to Oklahoma: Sources

David and Louise Turpin, the California couple accused of shackling and starving their 13 children, were reportedly days away from moving to Oklahoma before their arrest last week. Sources told ABC News that the family was “within days” of moving from Perris to Oklahoma as David Turpin had gotten a job transfer with defense contractor Northrop Grumann. …

Mother, children were held prisoner in same ‘House of Horrors’ town decades earlier
child endangerment
January 23, 2018

Mother, children were held prisoner in same ‘House of Horrors’ town decades earlier

In an eerie coincidence, the California town rocked by allegations that 13 children were found shackled and starving in deplorable conditions, was the location of a similar scandal nearly two decades earlier. Speaking with WJW, Laura Cowan recalled how police rescued her and her two children from a Perris home in 1998. When learning of the …

Were any of the ‘House of Horrors’ children kidnapped? Investigators seeking DNA tests to confirm all siblings are related, source says
child endangerment
January 22, 2018

Were any of the ‘House of Horrors’ children kidnapped? Investigators seeking DNA tests to confirm all siblings are related, source says

Authorities are reportedly planning to conduct DNA tests on the 13 abused children found in the California House of Horrors to confirm that they weren’t kidnapped. Sources reportedly told Crime Watch Daily that investigators are considering conducting genetic tests to verify that all 13 children found in the Perris residence are related. However, the Riverside County …

‘This is depraved conduct’: An overview of the ‘house of horror’ case so far
Family Crime
January 20, 2018

‘This is depraved conduct’: An overview of the ‘house of horror’ case so far

Countless articles have been written about what has been described as a “house of horrors” in which a California couple allegedly abused and tortured 13 children ranging in age from 2 to 29. As CrimeOnline previously reported, David and Louise Turpin were arrested earlier this month after their 17-year-old daughter escaped the home where her …

‘Healthy’ dogs found in House of Horrors will be raffled off for adoption: Officials
child endangerment
January 19, 2018

‘Healthy’ dogs found in House of Horrors will be raffled off for adoption: Officials

A pair of 1-year-old dogs found in the Perris, California, home where 13 children were reportedly shackled and starved will be placed up for adoption. According to the Independent, the two Maltese-mix dogs–one of which is named Fluffy–will be rehomed together sometime in February. Animal control officer Christina Avila said in a press release that …

‘We stand behind the children’: Town shows support for 13 children allegedly tortured in ‘House of Horrors’
child endangerment
January 19, 2018

‘We stand behind the children’: Town shows support for 13 children allegedly tortured in ‘House of Horrors’

People in Perris, California, the town rocked by allegations that David and Louise Turpin kept their malnourished children chained to furniture, are rallying behind the victims as their parents face multiple charges. According to Fox News, flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals were spotted outside the home where David, 57, and Louise, 49,  allegedly tortured their 13 …

Friday Crime Stories: Details of torture & abuse revealed in California house of horrors
Child Abuse
January 19, 2018

Friday Crime Stories: Details of torture & abuse revealed in California house of horrors

Details emerging about life for the 13 children of David and Louise Turpin reveal unthinkable torture and abuse that allegedly went on for years. Police found the malnourished siblings chained and hog-tied in the home after one of the teen daughters escaped and called 911. The parents, who have entered not guilty pleas to all …

‘House of Horrors’ parents plead NOT GUILTY to starving, torturing 13 children
child endangerment
January 18, 2018

‘House of Horrors’ parents plead NOT GUILTY to starving, torturing 13 children

David and Louise Turpin, the California parents accused of starving and imprisoning their 13 children in a filthy Perris home, have pleaded not guilty to all charges on Thursday. According to CBS, the couple pleaded not guilty to all counts–12 counts of torture, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult, six counts of child …