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 …
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 …
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 …
The California mother charged along with her husband for the torture of their 13 children was far kinder to the family’s dogs than her own kids, as indicated by new reports. According to the New York Post, 49-year-old Louise Turpin allegedly kept her two Maltese-mix dogs in “good condition” as her kids — ranging in …
They claim the home was so filled with trash and feces that the Turpins were living in a trailer in the backyard
The 13 siblings who lived in a “house of horrors” with their alleged abusive parents were reportedly only allowed one meal per day and two showers per year, according to a law enforcement offcial . NBC reports that the new details emerged on Thursday morning, hours before David and Louise Turpin were scheduled to appear …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Children’s right activist Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and held for nine months as a teenager, is a survivor in the truest sense of the world. After the 13 siblings who were freed on Monday from alleged torture and imprisonment in their parents’ home, Smart sent a message of support. “I would want them to know …
As details emerge about the 13 siblings allegedly starved and chained to furniture by their parents, officials revealed a course of action that includes providing care for the couple’s adult children. According to CBS News, Department of Public Social Services Director Susan von Zabern said during a press conference Tuesday that the agency is working …
A Vegas-based Elvis impersonator who reportedly took part in several of David and Louise Turpin’s vow renewal ceremonies in recent years said he was shocked by what they are accused of doing to their 13 children. Kent Ripley told Inside Edition that he remembers presiding over three of the couple’s ceremonies but didn’t suspect anything was wrong …
