The brother of David Turpin, the California father accused of torturing and starving his 13 children, says he wants to care for the minor siblings–sparing them from being placed into foster care. A source told CBS News that Dr. Randy Turpin, a faith healer and megachurch preacher, was looking into adopting the children. But before this …
Investigators have learned that the children were isolated from each other and locked in different rooms in small groups
“She had this whimsical optimism to her that couldn’t be dampened, couldn’t be doused no matter what anybody threw at her”
Despite public outcry, sources revealed that the six minor Turpin children will be split up between two foster homes. Sources also told CBS News that Riverside County will be awarded conservatorship over the seven adult Turpins before they’re moved to an assisted living facility. Last week, an anonymous source close to the investigation told the network …
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, …
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. …
While attending community college, the eldest son of 13 tortured California children would never look anyone in the eye and wore the same clothes every day, a classmate revealed. Angie Parra, who had a music class with one of the Turpin children at Mount San Jacinto College, described him to KNBC as a “sweet, but odd, …
Louise Turpin, the California mother accused of abusing her 13 children and keeping them imprisoned in deplorable conditions, had her husband drive her to Alabama so she could have sex with a man she met online, according to her sister. Teresa Robinette made the explosive claims during an appearance on Megyn Kelly Today. Robinette said that …
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 …
The 17-year-old girl who broke out of her Perris, California, home Sunday had been working on an escape plan with one of her 12 siblings for more than two years, prosecutors said. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin revealed during Thursday’s press conference that the teen girl who fled from her filthy home and called …
