Turpin Children l 13 siblings allegedly held captive at home by parents l 20/20 Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2018
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The Turpin children's aunt describes living with the family: "I remember they were really strict on the oldest daughter," Elizabeth Flores, Louise Turpin's sister, told ABC News.
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“I never seen them abuse them” not allowing your child to sit without permission is definitely abuse. Locking your child in a bedroom for hours at a time is abuse.
It is, but not the most obvious forms, you'll get many people of the mindset of "abuse is only hitting them" (if that at all, and after all, you don't even get people agreeing on "physical discipline" and if there's a line/where it would be).
-hello police? Yes, my sister looks her kids in the eyes!
-how horrible!
-yes and the kids need permission to sit on the table!
-say no more!
BANG BANG BANG
They're dead.
@@VitorMiguell Let's not be niave. Obviously it wouldn't be a severe case but if a family member, one that lives with a family, spoke up to CPS or police then they'd at least come in and see the home and speak to the children.
The thing is it's hard to prove unless there's something physical for the authorities to see
@@uyoebyik The children were malnourished, stunk from getting no baths, lived in a filthy home with tons of hoarding, there was plenty wrong with them psychically.
When 13 children dont come out of the house for weeks /month ....im calling the police
EXACTLY!!!
sprit monroe its not illegal to keep your children inside the house though. That's the thing. As long as inside the house no ones abused. And that's hard to orove
sprit monroe or at least do an anonymous fake complaint so the police have reason to enter the property. Nothing severe like a fake "swatting", but something that would guarantee a cop having to go inside and look.
keeping your children in the house should be illegal!
@@AKayfabe Literally no child (let alone all 13 at once) would have any feasible reason to stay inside the house for months at a time, unless something bad was going on.
This is a perfect example of why I never listen when someone tells me to "mind my own business" when it comes to children and animals. Every single person who noticed strange things going on with this family and never reported it, is responsible for the abuse these children endured for years. People need to realize that children and animals rely on responsible adults to keep them safe. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being concerned about someone else's children or animals. REPORT YOUR CONCERNS!!!!!!!!!!
Bette,these people are pathetic excuses for human beings.That is why they look the other way,not reporting.They simply do not care, like so many other mean oeople.
This is a family matter so you should mind your own business
@@blast2686 You are joking right? It is a criminal matter-everyone's business therefor.Especially the-useless police.
Children are everyone’s business.
@@judywyatt4790 Very true.Make it your business.
“They never touched me, I’ve never seen them abuse the children” as if physical abuse is the only abuse ….
"I've never seen them abuse the children" as if the abusers would abuse the victim infront of an audience
She made her own sister get out of the shower in front of her husband. That’s mental sexual abuse I would say.
righy like she probably says that to make herself feel better for not reporting them that logic of oh i didnt see it so i couldnt have known🙄
as usual ppl on the internet judging with no knowledge of the matter whatsoever
@@maruftim no surprise. They want to teach her how she should feel abused
Psychopaths don't abuse in front of people. People need to know this
creator it depends. Though it’s usual in situations involving children and an abusive adult for the abusers and sometimes even the victims to insulate transactions of abuse from “outsiders”, rampant frequency may cause overt or foolhardy displays. However, there’s clues to be seen for those who recognize them. I believe that common neighbors and community members can and should be honed by certified instructors to discern and alert the appropriate authorities.
There were witnesses
No , sociopaths are snickie ,rmbr
It’s crazy
The Turpins did nothing wrong
Did she not find it strange and disturbing that they would unlock the bathroom so they could watch her get out of the shower??? That would've been a huge red flag
I’d run after the first time that happened. But, Louise and Elizabeth (and another sister) were abused as children themselves, so perhaps Elizabeth’s reactions were skewed.
@@balisandra94 no you wouldn't have run
@@Ryan-eu3kp if i were me as i know myself, i absolutely would. granted, her upbringing and situation in general were different
I’m saying
@Anime VIBES Actually sometimes when people respond that way to our trauma telling, which is wrong, they think they would act differently but they were not there so they can't say that and actually it really hurts when people act that way.
Aunty sees the parents abusing the kids: "I never saw them abuse their kids".
-hello police? Yes, my sister looks her kids in the eyes!
-how horrible!
-yes and the kids need permission to sit on the table!
-say no more!
BANG BANG BANG
They're dead.
No, it's more like, Aunty sees her sibling parenting children in a way she doesn't agree with. If she calls the police on "kids are in their room" and "kids must ask for permission before sitting down to eat" then everyone on the internet would be screaming about how she's a "Karen" who needs to mind her own business.
@@VitorMiguell You are not the brightest bulb are you?
@@koolaidman6251 she know they had a 29 year old tho, 29 YEARS. yet this lady was still dressed in childs clothing, didnt have any social media, never showed any sign of adultry on those creepy disneyland pictures. That's a huge red flag
You are the Aunt!...the kids are kept in their rooms for hours on end..the abuse is right in front of you ...you left and said nothing!...shame on you!!
Shame on her for real
Since you've walked in her shoes, you're clearly an expert on how she, still a teenager, should have handled that situation, of which she didn't herself understand and became a victim!
@@Living4YHWH thank you, ppl swear they would’ve did this or did that in situations blah blah blah
SHE WILL GET HERS!
I was an aunt as a teen and my mouth was flapping whenever something wasn’t right to whoever even if it caused conflict. That’s a defenseless baby I will open my mouth and do something about anything wrong when it comes to defenseless like kids animals elderly etc
Shame on anybody who turns their cheek.
What really pisses me off is so many people out their popping out kids that don’t really want them and they get neglected and abused. Same with idiots who get animals that shouldn’t. People are the worst. We ruin everything.
Everyone failed these kids...I wish them the best of luck and a hopeful happy life I couldn't imagine went they went through .
Super agree with you
Cheshire GreenEyes it seems the last guy that bought the house, after the foreclosure, is the only one with regret and how was he to know. This is so sad.
@@@garciagarcia7518 now everyone wants to talk about this situation...
And NO one said nothing And now everyone knows everything.
Basterds
Completely agree
Agreed
They broke into the bathroom and refused to leave until they watched her sister get out??? Yet she didn't think once to be concerned about the children and or to speak up??? I have no respect for her doing this interview. This isn't regret it. This is greed.
Zari valentine I don't like her either. Seems fishy.
Zari valentine How is it greed? She was a guest in their home. It's pretty bizarre to violate someone's privacy like that. It's a form of psychological control and torture. I'm not sure I would have done anything, either. She probably had a delayed reaction of what happened. It's not normal behavior at all to pick the bathroom lock on someone staying in your home. That's just creepy and a form of control.
J R My issue wasn't with her causing alarm for herself but for the 20+ years of knowing that those children were being raised by those sick individuals. It took her until now (When one of the children broke free and sought help) that she comes out of the wood work with her allegations. Most of these interviews are paid interviews and say she on the off chance isn't getting paid this one it is her 15 mins in the spot light. It's awful that she had to endure her time with them but not speaking up for the children in all these years is worse. The oldest child was 29 years old.
Zari valentine I think it's guilt.
Exactly! That should have been a time to leave, the way it sounds it happened more than once.
"I've never seen them abuse them in any way" girl you just listed off like 3 ways they abused them in front of you what are you on
Severe strictness is first sign of abuse. Controlling behaviour and keeping away from other family is also first signs.
It’s true.
Not true, I’m strict with my son. I have never touched a hair on his head. I don’t believe in hitting any child, for any reason. I am strict because of this type of stuff I see… people abusing children. If I’m not strict then someone could abuse my child. Maybe strict isnt the word but overprotective maybe… all these evil people walking around abusing kids on hospitals, schools, daycares, corner stores. I hate my baby being out my sight 😔
@@johnlevie Helicopter parents who don't let their children have any independence are ruining their ability to be independent adults in the future. Teach a child to recognize signs of abuse, teach them independence so they know how to avoid those situations and react to them and live on their own when they are old enough.
@@johnlevie While I find any self-identifying "strict" parent to be highly disagreeable, that's a more radical and subjective opinion for me to have so I'll just pass up the opportunity to actually talk about it.
The reason I'm actually replying to this comment is to point out that you seem to have a very black and white idea of what abuse is. Abuse is not just hitting. Most abuse is not hitting. There is so much that can go into abusing someone to the point that most people who do it dont even know that they're doing it.
@@johnlevie your children will just enter a relationship later in their life in which they are being controlled by their spouse. also abuse is not just physical. its MENTAL.
This sister saw all the signs first hand yet did nothing! Omg. Utterly sickening.
Sad. but there are many strict religious families in the US, can be difficult to differ from 'normal strict' to abusive, especially when not close to the family for a longer period. They possible kept the abuse at a low level while the sister stayed
Grey Line I agree with you 1000% !!!!
Lots of people dropped the ball on this one. People knew, maybe not all the details, but enough to know something is terribly wrong. I can't believe it went on as long as it did.
Yea she should have reported it to me she is just as guilty pos🔥😡
why wouldn't you do anything. I would beat the crap out of that man if he would of flirted with me and I was the sister. Fuck no. This story is jsut sad and horrible and it makes me mad and sad at the same time. Sad of course for the kids
I think the sister and all the neighbors who saw all these oddities and filth and abuse are as guilty as the parents. Shame on them. NOW they want to tell a story. Too little too late people!!!!!!!
Diane Crane So Now it’s the Neighbors Fault for Not Trying to watch what happens inside somebody else’s House
Am not siding with the Parents or the sister but still Do you expect ever Neighbor to spy on each other
@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 she’s referring to her sister who knew about this
I agree the sister was guilty about not even speaking up or looking into those weird things. The neighbors could’ve just not really realized it was a constant thingy
Couldn't agree more
@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Oh,but you are pathetic.You and people like you.Typical.That is right ! Lets just do nothing! That is what other pathetics also probably said.What must we do? Spy? Oh my word...
That sister needs to be CHARGED FOR DOING *NOTHING.* Unbelievable
Typical reactionary. You can be a damaged person who failed to act and still not be the one responsible. You didn't have the context she thought she had, you can't feel what she felt. If the worst thing that ever happened to you was on the internet and your reaction to it was being scrutinized by million, I'm sure some jackass passerby would say you need to be locked up too.
@@devong1838 I told my penpal about it and we were preying
And you believe it's nothing... does her back story matter or you believe the first thing that comes out about it. I'm in a situation like that with my youngest brother and it's not easy.... so shut your trap you ungrateful bish 🤦♀️🤦♀️
Not the sister. The Dept of Education for never checking the Home School.
The squeaky wheel gets the oil. There was a little girl being abused in my neighborhood. I repeatedly complained and finally told a local politician at a community meeting. The next day, the police went to the home and removed the child. I was one of 4 neighbors who testified against the father but I was the only one who reported it. The child was permanently removed from the home. If you doggedly make it your point to observe what is happening and if you include telling a local politician about what's happening, that politician becomes a mandated reporter: which puts a great onus on him/her to immediately report and insist that action be taken.
Mary Smith Thank you for helping that girl!
Effective protest!!!!
Well done! Brilliant persistence and care. Sorry you were gaslighted by those others you reported to whom never did anything to help.
Thank you for saving this child
👏
This woman loves the attention. She appears in so many shows in such a short time after her nieces and nephews were taken away from her own sister. She's not right in the head either
That’s so true
It might just be that it’s hard for her to accept what her sister did. When you grow up with someone and you love them... it’s hard to accept that they would go off and do something like that. I’m not disagreeing with you though... something is off...
@@gillian1639 agree. i feel like i WANT to believe that she is doing it to bring some justice for the children; validation for what they went through by speaking up. but i just don't know either... i do think she should feel more shame about not helping the kids when she saw how they were treated back when she lived with them.
They all failed those children.
F her. She did nothing but now she wants to get paid.
9 months X 13 pregnancies means almost 10 years of being pregnant. The entire thing is beyond belief and nauseating.
Probably they are the children’s kids
@@belladunno5295 I think they would have been to malnourished
She went crazy because of that, the father is the fault
The first sister seems like a sociopathic narcissist herself. She made sure to say “For the record, he DID *NOT* TOUCH ME.” and then “One thing I wanna make very clear, I never saw any type of abuse.”
It just stood out to me what she said and on top of that she’s acting like she was put in the hot seat. This is a documentary not a courtroom?? Also she doesn’t even refer to them as her cousins, it’s more like they’re a group of blank faces that belonged to her sister.
Also she frequently would make statements with her eyes closed/blinking which just rubbed me wrong. Oh he never touched me. Hmm alright...
They’re not her cousins, they’re her nieces and nephews.
She’s lowkey irrelevant to this situation
No cousins. They are her nieces and nephews
true
My sister and I suffered almost as badly as these kids did. Take it from me, nobody does anything to help you. Even if someone knows, it's easier to turn a blind eye. Also, for people who are only briefly in your presence, you put on such a good show because it's your job to make your evil caretakers look good. We did go to school, in raggy clothes that were too small, and shoes that hurt, other kids make fun of you for your clothing, even teachers on occasion, when kids would go on excursions, or camps, you and the other 2 or 3 neglected kids would spend all day in some crappy classroom doing nothing. I would get into trouble with teachers because school fees weren't paid, because I couldn't pay the $1.20 for home economics class (the one place I hoped I'd get a meal, but if you don't pay, well.) and the list goes on. Eventually, you try and steal food, because you are just so hungry all the time and then teachers would catch you and call the parents you are terrified of. My stepmother had 2 kids older than us, they were brought up normally, played with their friends, ate biscuits and sandwiches, and drank milk and juice, etc, if we touched any food, we would be in real trouble, the older two had their own food cupboards. For breakfast, my stepmother would 1/2 fill a mug with milk and put it out for hours until it was off, and then we would have to pour it over our tiny daily ration of home brand cereal. I complained once about it being off and she stood by me making me finish it. After a while, you know your place, you are not allowed to ask for food or anything that you need. I could write 500 more lines, but my point is, nobody does anything and you are simply abused. This sister in this clip should be ashamed, I wouldn't stand by and let a dog be treated half as badly as she let her nieces and nephews get treated. The real pieces of sh_t here though, are those horrible parents. If you are wondering, my sister and I are both mostly happy, and successful in life; you can only keep good people down for so long!
I am so so sorry you had to go through that... Sincerely hope you're doing okay and you're well no one deserves that x
@@notreelnotreel Thanks Arna. I am 40 now, life is great, my sister too, but it was a long and tumultuous road ;)
I just cant even begin to comprehend the way of thinking one must have in order to treat their children like this. Much less to treat some of their children normally and others like POW's. My wife's best friend has parents like this, that show all their kids love and normal parental behaviors, but yet have treated her like a literal leper her entire life for no apparant reason. They didnt seem to be as bad as this or what you are describing, they never physically hurt her as far as i know, but they mentally tortured her. She tears up if someone gives her a genuine hug, thats how little affection she's gotten from her own mother. God forbid i ever meet those people in person... ill get locked up.
@WillPage it warms my heart to here that you and your sister are doing much better!!! And maybe you SHOULD write 500 more lines, and 500 more lines, or even a book to tell your story and help someone else! It def inspired me to keep being a advocate for speaking out and dong something when needed! Sending you much positive energy and brighter days to come! 🙏🏽❤️
@@epifan3_ That's nice of you to say. I almost wrote a book several times but it feels too late now, I have left the bitterness, pain and hatred behind. When it's all-consuming, I think you could bring the suffering to life with your words but I only look forward now :) Thanks for the comment.
The kids had to stay in their rooms all the time and she wasn't allowed to talk to them, but she never observed any abuse or anything out of the normal.
But if it’s ONLY that how do you tell the police. Like she said she didn’t question their parenting unless it was obviously something out of the blue like actual abuse or starvation or something!
CultPackPsychopaths Unmasked in
Feels like they had a kick out of thinking their kids where some kind of pets/dogs, and 'train' and control them very strict
CultPackPsychopaths Unmasked EXACTLY!!! ELIZABETH IS PLUM STUPID!!!!
CultPackPsychopaths Unmasked right?
Poor kids all they know is torture and the oldest is 29. 29 yrs of that crap
PrestigeWorldWild They will never be able to lead a normal life. They destroyed that person's entire life.
Yeah. I feel like only the 2 year old will have a more normal life. She was taken care of and she probably won't remember this
A third of his life wasted! I hope the parents rot in prison. I also hope they will get what they served in prison
How would you know your life’s crap for 29 yrs when your life was in the hands of the only people you’ve known and restricted everything???
Whothefuck Areyou apparently they knew.. they called the cops....
Soooo she witnessed weird regimes like a 5 year asking permission to sit down and eat. 🤔 this chick knew A LOT more than she's letting on. She wasn't allowed to shower yet she never thought to defend the kids. I hate this person SO much
She's a damn weirdo too
I take everything that this sister says with a grain of salt, and believe that she took advantage of a horrible situation to get her "15 minutes of fame".
I don’t believe this. You really don’t know what it’s like until you go through it. Me and my sister were adopted and my adoptive father sexually abused me all my childhood. He hid it so well that my sister never knew. When I told her she really did not know. It’s not her fault. The sister is telling her side because she really didn’t know, abusers don’t abuse in public.
All this people knew something is wrong and never reported?
They are not snitch they just keep everything to themselves I guess.
Your spelling is no mames wey
they were told if you haven't seen evidence of abuse then you can't make a report
a neighbor said when someone noticed something they would move
My thoughts exactly!
This is so heartbreaking. If the whole thing isn’t tragic enough, the Dad has to have the creepiest haircut ever. Those bangs are a good 6 inches thick
Lisa Payne 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Really???
who gives a shit about his fucking haircut?! would you be saying the same thing if the woman had that haircut? probably not. it's a pretty standard haircut for a woman, just not for a man. but who gives a shit?! you're sexist.
Manuel are you really sticking up for that clown?
Lisa Payne your comment made me laugh. I thought the exact same thing when I first saw the pics.
6:00 I couldn't believe when that neighbour said she used to go to the Turpins' house and see the baby unsupervised for hours. That alone should warrant some concern, especially as the family is very elusive and secretive about what is going on behind closed doors. If this woman had interfered earlier, years of these kids' suffering could have been prevented.
I mean yeah but she herself was a child back then.
Ultimately it is the parents who are responsible for all this but yeah there were a lot of people I think who could’ve opened their mouths and done something to help things get noticed sooner. It’s sad, a lot of people suck though. I think we are the worst of all species of animals.
After their arrest, then everyone comes to the spotlight to say that “things weren’t right”. Sad that kids had to live that crap life for years and years! So much wasted!
Decades even. 😞
It’s like this sister is protecting the MONSTER . Dose anyone else get that vibe???
Allisen Garrett i want to make it clear, david never touched her. Great! But who gives af about wtf he didnt do to your ass wheres your contempt for what you e just supposedly discovered. Crazy Im with u
@4:27 who's side is she own?
She's sick too
The sister was also *a victim* who had to abide by the rules of this abusive household. She clearly has a form of Stockholm syndrome. Until *you* are in a situation where have to drastically change your mind about loved ones after years of thinking you knew them, stfu.
She was only 19 & lived with them briefly when they only had 4 kids. It sounds like it was before things got "really bad".
As a Scandinavian this is hard to understand. When being a parent the children have to get health check-ups for several years. There are homevisits and obligatory attendance in the public school system. Also children have free and obligatory dental care, with check ups regulary. Also the schools have nurses. And the law states that any doctor, teacher, etc with even the slightest suspicion that something MIGHT be wrong must officially file a report and be investigated.
funny you actually think the USA is a first world nation, nothing works here especially the government
But you live in a country with guaranteed health care, as well as having other social services supplied by your government. In the US, none of those services are considered usual or even provided. All those a excellent services you outline are considered “socialist” or worse, “communist” in origin, diametrically opposed to good ol’ patriotic and Christian Republican Americans.
They were Homeschooled. Not regulated in Ca
Martin Humble not all countries have obligatory attendance in public schools. Some countries parents can teach their own children if they have the skills, and those skills can be easily faked. Children are required in US to have vaccinations but mostly it's to attend school, and not demanded otherwise. Also they happen early in life and if Louise was caring for each child pretty well in their first several years, then neglected them later on, the medical stuff was probably done while they still looked relatively healthy. The little baby was not yet sick or thin, etc. Louise probably breast fed too so when babies they would have appeared just fine. Also reports state the oldest of the kids did attend regular school back at first when they still had less kids. The kids wore dirty clothes and smelled, in school however and no teachers cared to say anything? That seems odd but it was in Texas. Maybe they assumed the child was simply poor, who knows. In the USA the Southern area is WAY different than in the North. The people in the Southern areas are more into " the Govt should butt out and God tells us what we should do" or " parents can raise kids however they see fit". In the North someone would probably have reported this years ago, honestly.
raaspider it doesn't work in the Southern states, no. Most abuse cases come out of the South because people do not get into others business when it comes to kids there and they want the Govt to stay out of personal lives as much as possible. Now I live up North and I feel the same- Govt has got to GO and personal freedoms should be first and foremost above laws. But up here if someone even suspected child abuse everyone nearby would be calling someone, and CPS would be there. People get mad when someone says that the South and North of the US are different worlds, and the North is absolutely more progressive, smarter and involved, but it's a fact. And smart involved people living in the Deep South probably do not belong there or fit in well either. It's a bunch of majority God fearing conservative, bible thumping jerks there. And if they see child abuse, ignore it because God says spare the rod, or some BS. If you ever visit the USA only ever go to the Northern states, or the West coast if south because anyplace south of Iowa, or South of Illinois is going to be not for you. And if you go to the Midwest, stick with Minneapolis- the one Blue state area in the middle of a bunch of red, messed of farmland.
“Allegedly” this is not the word to use.
Was confused by that too. Wasn't it confirmed or?
Yes, it is. Proper journalists use the term "allegedly" until a person has been convicted in a court of law. I know it's hard to understand these days because people can't tell the difference between an uneducated RUclipsr and an actual, real journalist, but that is what real, proper journalism is.
This was aired 3 years ago, before the court case. That's why they had to use 'allegedly'. Pay attention.
Them opening the door while she was in the shower that was worthy of calling the police
Again someone else who knew and never did anything. I don’t understand it if you th8nk something is wrong say something.
December I think the person accidentally pressed the button to switch the keyboard in to the numbers and symbols and pressed 8 because the i is in the same place as the eight
December it’s think sorry I didn’t notice
KayleighandGavin Brand
This was back when they had 4 kids. She said they were weird, strict, not abusive
I dunno people called on my family and all they did was give us a family therapist who’d tell my family the same shit every week because they couldn’t get into their heads that children are worthy of respect and then they said we’re fine and left us with the abusers. I look back on that and wish they hadn’t come at all - my family often used the fact that we weren’t taken away as proof that they weren’t abusive. So personally without solid proof I wouldn’t say anything.
Also the sister already said in the other video that they were sexually abused growing up as well so she made a lot of excuses because she was so used to worse shit that what she saw was only weird to her in comparison.
after a couple of years we will see a Movie based on real events inspired by the Turpins Family....
typically Hollywood
Aadil Chaudry no doubt
Aadil Chaudry well people are interested to see what happened.
I’d watch it tbh
Yes, Lifetime is getting ready for this movie.
rainbow snout
yes but as we all know 50% will be Fiction to keep everyone entertained.
Very sad to see this. It's a tragedy that it finally took the courage of a 17 year old girl to stand up and be the voice for herself and her siblings. May God continue to watch over and bless those 13 angels.
Aren’t these neighbors embarrassed that they’re basically saying something was off and they didn’t do anything
All these people who did nothing are as guilty as the parents.
So many people are responsible for the continued neglect and abuse of these children. No spoke up..
I have 3 young children and this breaks my heart. To know people like this exist. How could you do this to anyone?!?! To your own flesh and blood?!? I’m happy this girl was brave enough to stand up for her siblings!!! God bless her!!!
"I want to make it clear David NEVER touched me" and
"One thing I want to make very clear I've never seen them abuse in any way - sexually, physically."
Yikes. Okay. Good on her and David's character that he never raped or molested her! And hey, if she didn't see actual abuse, it might not have really happened, right? Sweet of her to protect her sister and her "not guilty" plead.
They basically treated the children like animals inside the home
Xo PINK BUBBLY CHAMPAGNE Xo I guess they treated the animal more like the humans
I'd never even treat a sweet animal that way
Jennifer Corrill yeah your right
You'd be arrested for treating animals like that!!!
I hope the judge that just gave 175 years to the sports doctor is assigned to this case.
they should starve those two so called parents....
why so we can have a feminazi drama queen fuck up her job agian
Earl Clayton How did she F up her job? That guy is guilty and got what he deserved.
cause judges are supposed to be impartial she sat there and showboated for the cameras like a typical woman and was compltley unproffesional your not supposed to berate people and "sign death warrants" and other shit she did completley unproffesional
Earl Clayton judges berate and scold defendants, lawyers, prosecutors, in their court rooms all the time, male and female judges. Its especially common at sentencing for particularly heinous crimes. Your comment "like a typical woman" really says all we need to know about sexism. Pot calling the kettle black.
the problem with our world: "it's not my business"
the aunt is just as guilty
AND YOU STILL DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING...
How could someone do this to there kids I feel bad putting my kids on time out
Brittany Griffin ikr
Time out is different than keeping children in a room for days on end.
Mika Helton she’s saying she feels bad even doing something as small as putting her kids on timeout, let alone what the Turpins did
Chicago Pro thank you
I feel the same 😕
Yeah. Not buying a word from this woman. She seems more concerned about their religious choices than abusing their children. And if i went to stay with my sister and her kids were locked in a room and I couldn’t speak to them… I’d be calling the cops.
she is as guilty as them, she let that happened...
reasons for supporting death penalty.
i wish you would be the person who MUST kill them. we would see if you like the death penalty.shame on you killers
Wow Gabriella sticking up for child abusers! Really? Just wow. Yea for an elderly abuser, child abuser/paedophile or animal abuser I could press the button that would send electric to the evil bastards body, or inject them with a lethal poison! Once u do heinous things to the most vulnerable and defenceless in society u don’t deserve pity. The victims lives are ruined and they know full well what they are doing at the time, they have no empathy only thing that matters to a narcissistic killer/paedo is control and themselves so I’d take it straight off them!
Come on...don`t be stupid. Im just against death penalty.
Gabriela Botos yeah they should rot and be tortured in prision instead
Exactly!
These poor kids if I had the money to take them in I would to give them the best life I could
Brittany Griffin But what if the children get scared because you are nowhere NEAR related to them at all? They could be frightened. Even though the parents were mean, they could still be a little scared of strangers or different people.
Simpsons& Anime& the home my husband and I could give them would be Great and I'm sure anyone would be scared at first but from what I see the family they do have they don't know at all and if they do than that family member needs to be asked why they did nothing
The Future yes the ones over 18 would need help but they all need help and to have a safe place to call home would be a great start
Brecken DeRue oh please shut up the lady is obviously a good person to leave a comment like this she obviously feels so bad so shut up
You are so sweet that's how I feel too when I see stories like this! Fuckin monsters hope they die.
The bathroom incident would've sent me screaming for help! Lol. So bizarre!
She was a survivor of former sexual abuse that from the sound of it she never got counseling for so to her that was probably mild and not worth speaking about because ‘at least he didn’t touch her’ it’s terrible but not unbelievable once you understand how trauma warps the mind.
“I’ve never seen them abuse them in anyway” 🤔🤔 Everything she just said IS ABUSE! She’s trying to wash her hands because she knew very well what was happening but didn’t said shit
I just love how they are all coming out of the wood works now that they have been caught but not one person reported anything as those kids suffered for 29 years. That's the problem no one wants to help until it is to late!!! The neighbors that seen the kids marching in circle in the window for hours and never seen them outside or ride their new bikes till they rotted, the person that bought their old house and seen all the ropes on the beds and mess everywhere and her family for not checking in on their nieces, nephews, grand kids, cousins ect.. should all be arrested for child neglect. This makes me so mad that now they want to show their face on camera and why doesn't anyone say WHY DIDNT YOU REPORT WHAT YOU SAW AND STAY ON THEM TILL YOU SEEN THAT THE KIDS WHERE FINE!!!! This is BS and they get paid to tell their story now to everyone as those kids have lost so much of their life ya'll should be ashamed of yourself for paying them a dime or even wanting to hear what they knew and did nothing about it. Just like the one neighbor said I didn't know what the ropes on the beds where for I just thought oh I wouldn't let my kids play with ropes on the bed!! COME ON YOUR NOT THAT STUPID!! But she didn't want to think bad of her neighbors what a laugh!!! Today you have to look at everyone as "not right" because there is so much bad going on in this world so she is full of it!!!!
KERRIE'S CARING NURSERY agree COMPLELTY
@@amberlyelizabeth When parents decide to home-school, their children, there needs to be visits from social workers, to ensure that they are actually deemed capable of properly schooling their children.
Ok so maybe the neighbors just thought this family was weird (not enough to call the police). What about a teacher ---a man from Fort Worth realized he went the oldest Turpin daughter was in his third grad class and said kids called her "cootie kid...she wore the same filthy purple dress every day and had her hair tied back with a discarded foil wrapper from an old Hershey's bar. No one wanted to be near her because she smelled (USA today)" Other wired things: The father's a defense contractor -where did all the money go if they neglected their kids? What security clearance did he have?
Amy Francko & Sandra Bryant that teacher was a mandated reporter and should be held responsible for not reporting!
maybe they used all the money for drugs ? could explain a lot
sorry I hope I’m wrong but when Elizabeth said he never touched her, her entire faces changed and she looked so uncomfortable saying it, but when she said that she never saw them abuse the kids she was straight faced!
The only thing that makes the story have a silver lining is that the kids have each other and can find their way in the world together ❤️
Why didnt the neighbor report it
Kaylee Shares exactly. They just said how weird they were but didn’t try harder to intervene or report them. Smh.
Marshaa Brady most neighbours are like that. from my own experience, i can tell you that.
I think the neighbour was young at the time. Not a child, but perhaps a teenager? Still, she was old enough to mention it to her mother who didn’t do anything. I think it’s really common for people to do nothing.
Because she was a child and it's not illegal to be "weird"!
They NEVER physically or sexually abused them..she says
WTF...come on lady
IF YOU SEE SIGNS OF ABUSE... SAY SOMETHING! IF YOU'RE WRONG... SO WHAT!! AMAZING HOW FOLKS CAN PUT Their noses in other people's business when it comes to stupid things... But act as though they're lips are stitched together when it comes to you possibly saving a life! Madness!
You can’t know when it’s abuse or when it’s just tough love.
This is so odd to me why the home owner’s never check on their rental house. My husband have a couple rental houses and he always checking on it every one in awhile to making sure the house is not messing up.
Why are they watching her in the shower 🚿 I would of said something then. That’s the straw that breaks the camels back.
I just watched Turpin 13 on Oxygen I am i tears!! How just how?? Thank God for the bravery of Jordan!! She saved her brothers and sisters lives!! Its so sad I hope to God the judge in this case throws the book at both of them! I don't know if they will ever lead normal lives maybe the younger children will but the oldest I just don't know! And they plead not guilty??
flowerpink33
Guess she'd already been conditioned not to talk, not to ever question her sister.
Would have***. Not 'would of'
@swanlilly100 Biggest pet peeve.
Donna Simmerman that’s exactly what I thought..,she was raised in that..yet she knew what was wrong. That’s courage.
Shame on everyone for not calling the cops- I don't care if you feel Leary or unsure calling- call! Better false alarm then this
Most abuse happens in secret. There are millions of abused children across the planet, in a variety of harmful situations that seem OK. The world needs to be vigilant about this. My neighbor was severely emotionally and physically beating up on her three year old son. I called the police. The mother tried to break down my door, kicking it and screaming at me. Afterward, her children were told to avoid me and be rude to me. However, kids can't hold anger and soon they began to wave at me again and smile. Eventually, she came over and thanked me for "changing my life." She said was getting help for being bi-polar.
"I saw the daughter not allowed to leave her room until dinner and have to look her mom in the eyes and ask to eat." "The baby was in a playpin alone all night and day" they broke in the bathroom and made her get out naked in front of them. But oh yeah, you didn't see any abuse or anything wrong! Are you kidding me?!?! I don't give a damn if that is family, or you are scared, that is children's lives at risk! We have responsibility as adults to make sure children are safe, and if not, you do something about it! Whether it is family or a stranger. If she would have spoke up sooner, the years of hell and torture could have stopped. Even if you end up being wrong, it's better to be safe than sorry. I am sick of hearing all these people's stories of shit they noticed but didn't report. And now they act as if they cared so much.
I hope each land of property was dug up and checked because who knows....
maybe that's where all the extra male children are?
The dad looks like Harry from dumb and dumber
Anna Michelle don't insult Harry like that!
The abuse comes from locking them in their rooms and demanding they ask to sit before eating
This is disgraceful to think these poor kids suffered for so long, I hope they can live the rest of their lives in a caring environment and finally be happy. Poor kids, they didn't ask for any of this. My heart goes out to them .💖💖💖💖💖
How could you not know what was going on in that home. Someone should of called the police. You see beds in one room with a rope and holes in walls and filth all over and death in a row with some kind of religion books. And kids you never see playing outside. I guess not one clue ... hmmm so so sad
Yeah, it's weird, but you can always justify this stuff -- ``maybe they tied a dog to the bed or something,'' or ``maybe mom and dad had some kinky sex there --'' you never know. I seem to recall keeping all my scarves and sashes cinched to the bed post at one point in my life, to keep them organized. (Of course, a rope is another matter, but after they're gone, what can you do? Call the cops and say, `there's a rope on that abandoned bed?''') But, never seeing them, knowing they're on that property -- you can always call the cops to do a ``welfare check.''
My stepmom called the cops to do a welfare check on my brother one time because he was late for Christmas dinner. And he was known to be unreliable and worked nights, and she still did that.
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Teresa Miles
Oh, yeah. ``He's not answering his phone and he's an hour late.'' And, working nights, he was asleep.
Aunt should be held accountable she as well as everyone who claim to know something wrong failed those kids !!!
I’ll never understand why they had so many children if they knew they weren’t going to take care of them properly
He made his sister in law get out of the shower in front of him 'but just for the record, he never touched' her. That was just the first step of worse to come if she hadn't left
All these people speaking for televised (paid) interviews yet nobody called the police. Disgraceful. Poor children.
lmao i call bullshit on 99.9% percent of the "good samaritans" who would have "obviously notified the authorities" from the signs
TheSeveredTongues yeah, I think it's easier said than done, especially as a 19 year old.
I know how it feels I know what these children went thru And the memory of pain and torture never goes away I hope the parents to these children get what they deserve
This is one of the most unbelievable stories I’ve ever seen! I can’t believe how much abuse those children went through! But it’s a miracle that they all survived! Two of the sisters are going to speak out on an upcoming episode of 20/20 with Diane Sawyer!
Put a lie detector on that sister she was complicit. shes super fake. Crocidile tears!
the other sister was genuine
The sister is not blood sister to the mother Turpin. They grew up together..not real sister's. It tells this on the same day the little girl got help.
Cashing in on another's tragedy is reprehensible, selfish, and possibly covering up her involvement in the abuse or it's concealment.
lie detectors are bullshit, they only determine how stressed you are and clearly she'll be stressed out so
Bobby Williams her eyes were SHUT when she “set the record straight” that he never touched her. Deceitful
I cannot wait to hear the facts and evidence brought when these monsters go to court. We will all know the facts then.
M lol o
If that dudes haircut wasn't a tip off those people were not right I don't know what was.
The fact that they kept on having kids yet they abused them over and over again
I'm disgusted and disturbed that they would do something like that to the innocent kids
And the fact that the lady didn't report anything happening, she could have reported it and the kids would have been safe but she didn't which kinda makes me angry and disappointed
they all say something was not right but never called the police 😒😒
'Curious' but not concerned about what was happening!!!???
couchpotato . 'Curious' is NOT a good enough adjective!!!
Abuse isn’t always going to be someone physically hurting someone but the type of way they did things and had filth growing out of the house with mold and fungus is absurd
Children like that are a blessing.
Wonder why he had financial problems Lockheed Martin employees make damn good money im suspecting he blew it on an addiction of some sort. Obviously wasnt spent on the kids
Or haircuts!!!
Susan Sexton . Disney land? ?
Gambling addiction
The sister is just as evil, she saw all this and DID NOTHING?
I don’t understand how she could have such a creepy experience with her privacy being invaded in the shower and NOT call the police after that point AT LEAST! It doesn’t matter if she never saw any abuse or sexual assault. That behavior does not read responsible parents AT ALL. Especially so if their house was as disgusting as the pictures we’ve seen. This is such a gross neglect of these children’s safety. It’s maddening to see that there were many opportunities for ANYONE (the sister, neighbors, etc) to just call the police! There’s nothing wrong with at least reporting signs of abuse! If it’s nothing, then oh well, but this was CLEARLY NOT nothing.
Kids went through every kind of abuse including starving (oldest child weighed 80 something pounds) but the parents never missed a meal. The sister is full of crap. I don't care if I didn't birth the kids. I will speak up.
Just sickening!! Just think how many more chilren like this family is out there!!!? :/
A LOT ! 😞
I’m glad the daughter was brave enough to get out and escape thank you Jesus these monsters are caught let’s pray for these kids speedy recovery 🙏🏻
Wait a mintue...she should be charged for not saying anything wen abuse/neglect was so frigging obvious to her.
This is why I love people more every day.
Yea right makes us hate people
You see people always want to mind their business, back when we had nosey neighbors, stuff like this was harder to get by. Those poor innocent children. They fed the dogs and the two year old child.
Elsie Hernandez yep I'm nosey around here I watch my neighbors kids walk home after school to make sure they get there safe.
NO MOVIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE CREATED AND IF THERE WILL BE, ALL THE MONIES MADE SHOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE KIDS... NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH LIVING WITH THESE MONSTERS BUT THEM, THEN
WHY SHOULD ANY OF THESE TALENTLESS ACTORS SHOULD MAKE MONEY BASING IT UP ON ASSUMPTIONS..... THOSE KIDS ARE NOT A SUBJECT OR A TOPIC OF ENTERTAINMENT.... HOLLYWOOD, LIFETIME, ETC..... DON'T DISRESPECT THEM.
MRS. LYON Yep! Reminds me of the movie they made about the Indiana Girl who was tortured and killed by a lady (and her kids and neighbor kids) who got paid to watch her and her sister while her parents made a living in a circus (or something similar).
"The Girl Next Door" and her name was Sylvia Likens.
This story is so disturbing at so many different levels.
Everyone who knew and did nothing should be charged as accomplices.
I live near this people in a neighborhood close to them and no one ever knew it happened..its like no one lived in the house
Moo Cow / Jonathan Maybe no one did live in the house... Is it a fake story?
This makes me wonder how many more people are out there still trapped.. I thought that when aerial Castro got caught
I agree, whenever people suspect something wrong is going on, they need to speak out!!!
People have to understand the difficulty of the bystander effect. Is it awful that it happens? Yes. But most people would not go out of their way to report. And everyone struggles with justification and deciding if it's believable or worth reporting.
When 13 children don't come out of the house at all and they sleep during the day and they will be only up at night , marching from room to room?? I'm not only calling the authorities but I'm also calling Child Protective Services..