Posted on 01/15/2018 5:09:02 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
PERRIS, Calif. – Two Southern California parents are being held on $9 million bail each after a horrific discovery at a residence in Perris over the weekend, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Monday.
An investigation began after a 17-year-old girl "escaped" from her home in the 100 block of Muir Woods Road and called 911 early Sunday morning to report that her 12 brothers and sister were being held captive by their parents, according to a sheriff's news release.
She alleged some of her siblings were bound in padlocked chains.
Her call prompted a response from Perris Police Department officers and Riverside County sheriff's deputies, who believed the "slightly emaciated" girl was only 10 years old until she gave them her age.
After interviewing the teen, investigators went to the residence and contacted her parents, identified as 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin, according to the release.
When investigators checked out the home, they discovered "several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings," sheriff's officials said. They added that the parents could not provide a "logical" explanation for why the kids were restrained.
Authorities located what they thought were 12 children, but were stunned to find out that seven of them were adults between the ages of 18 and 29, the release stated. The victims looked to be malnourished and filthy, authorities said.
The 13 victims, whose ages ranged from 2 to 29, were taken to the Perris Station for interviews; the juvenile and adult children were also provided food and drink after telling investigators they were "starving," according to the release.
The six children and seven adults were then transported to different hospitals for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately known.
Both parents were detained while child and adult protective services responded to assist in the investigation. After being interviewed, they were each booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center on suspicion of torture and child endangerment, the release said.
Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to call Master Investigator Tom Salisbury at the Perris Station by calling 951-210-1000, or via email at PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org.
That’s pretty amazing. At one time they were all together at Disneyland. And a Northrop-Grumann engineer with a $140K job. It’ll be fascinating to hear how it all started. And the neighbors knew nothing...
Google street view shows the house with the van and a mustang covered with lots of dust as if it has not been moved in months.
Check the link up thread for pics of the family.
So bizarre. The pics (apparently from 2013) on facebook are strange. Most of them appear to be from a celebration which looks like the renewal of wedding vows. Mostly girls....but they all look close in age and healthy and happy. Two boys who clearly look like they have some issues.
This is unbelievable! Thanks for providing that link. I hope these people will be chained and shackled for many, many years.
https://www.facebook.com/davidlouise.turpin?lst=100011692657495%3A100001809545334%3A1516059503
Looking closer at the pics....there seem to be 3 boys. Also, some of the girls’ faces could be a lot older than the bodies look. Plus they’re all dressed like children. Faces not blotted out at this link.
Photos of this WHITE COUPLE and their names are all over the news tonight. No need to keep them hidden until the MSM finds a way to gently release the photos without offending anyone. They were white!
Am I wrong to notice that odd haircut of his? Looks like something he’s worn from the age of 14 on.
Mom appears to be on the short side. Daughters might also be short for that reason. But if they were being chained during this time, malnutrition might be a factor, too.
He looks odd, no doubt about it.
Funny thing is there are pics of them on outings. What’s up with neighbours? Did nobody notice that 13 children used to live there but haven’t been seen in awhile?!
Poor little things - they must have deteriorated badly over the last year and a half to two years. Chubby babies, though.
Don’t waste your breath. Many are here want California to fall into the ocean and New York to get hit by a nuke.
Dad definitely looks like his screws are loose.
The house doesn't exist in the airplane view. The car drive by view the house is there. Which means the house is a relatively new house:
how did he buy that house or rent it if he is bankrupt?
163 Muir Woods Rd Perris, California
When was the last time anyone was executed for a capital crime in CA?, as I believe this should qualify.
That is, if they are convicted, naturally. However, following the verdict in the murder trial of Kate Steinle in San Francisco, I hold out little hope for any real justice for such heinous criminals in CA.
...And how do you keep a 29 yo chained up??? A couple of real Jeckyll-and-Hydes...
Why did they do this, what was their motive?
Wow.. FB page is already gone.. couldn’t have been more than 10 minutes ago that you posted the link... THAT was a fast wipe :p
btw.. I am a bit concerned about the one that is holding a baby.. whose is it.. and who is the father.. o.O
Freaking sick. And you can tell when its white trash by “Teen” being the victim rather than the perp.
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