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

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

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 …

‘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 …

‘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 …

Turpin Fort Worth Texas home
child endangerment
January 17, 2018

SEE IT: Inside the Turpin’s former ‘House of Horrors’ Texas home, filled with dirt-covered walls, scratches on doors, boarded windows

Emerging images reportedly show what David and Louise Turpin’s Texas home looked like when they moved out in the late 90s. The images, obtained by KESQ, allegedly show what the couple’s Fort Worth home looked like before they foreclosed on it in 1999. The new owners first thought that the scratches on the door were …

‘I was treated like one of the kids’: Aunt of 13 children allegedly starved, shackled says House of Horrors dad watched her shower
child endangerment
January 17, 2018

‘I was treated like one of the kids’: Aunt of 13 children allegedly starved, shackled says House of Horrors dad watched her shower

The sister of the California mother accused of holding her 13 children captive in a filthy home accused the children’s father of watching her shower when she briefly lived with the family. Appearing on Good Morning America, Elizabeth Jane Flores, 41, said she lived with David and Louise Turpin for a few months when she was in college. At …

House of Horrors: New interviews reveal how 13 malnourished siblings were forbidden to have friends over, watch TV, or contact extended family
Family Crime
January 17, 2018

House of Horrors: New interviews reveal how 13 malnourished siblings were forbidden to have friends over, watch TV, or contact extended family

By AMY TAXIN and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen malnourished siblings allegedly kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents in a Southern California home lived a strict existence with no social lives and no contact with extended family, two of their aunts said Wednesday. “They weren’t allowed to watch TV. …