THE Turpins of Perris, California were on the surface a large and devoutly Christian family who may have looked eerily similar, but seemed otherwise normal.
Their resemblance to one another might have appeared creepy, but their lives in a nondescript Californian suburb south of San Bernardino did not attract much attention.
That is, until they were found on Sunday, emaciated and shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings in their family home.
The 13 Turpin children, who are aged two to 29 years old, were uncuffed from their beds and taken off to hospital where they were fed and examined by medical staff.
The childrens parents, David, 57, and Louise Turpin, 49, were charged with torture and child en…
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