Shackled Kids Were Allowed 1 Meal a Day and Showers Twice a Year: Cops

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Published 2018-01-18

Voicemails left by Louise Turpin, the California mother whose 13 kids were rescued after allegedly being shackled and malnourished in the family home, have been released. Shocking new details of the children's horrific ordeal are emerging. They reportedly were given just one meal a day and were allowed to shower twice a year. Louise Turpin's brother, Billy, and sister, Teresa, tell Inside Edition they tried many times to speak with their nephews and nieces but were rebuffed. #InsideEdition

All Comments (21)

@dons634 6 years ago

The fact the oldest “child” was 27 shows just how tortured and brainwashed they were.
@queeniemarigold 4 years ago

The fact that a normal prison would have taken care of those children better is horrible.
@solsticefn1x 4 years ago

The parents cared for the dogs more than the children
@hanswilsen4564 3 years ago

Maybe they should give the parents 1 meal a day and only let them shower twice a year in jail
@lilysaccount2587 4 years ago

I can’t even stand not taking a shower for 2 days
@psalm8306 4 years ago

Imagine being able to only shower twice a year and have a period twelve times a year.
@Hattie.P 3 years ago

it’s horrible when instead of saying the children had planned to run away as normal children would they planned to “escape”
@maisiemoo941 3 years ago

“The children were planing to escape, for more than two years.” That’s unbelievable.
@chiniromero3870 4 years ago

I wonder why that mother had THIRTEEN kids if she didn’t bother take care of them like a real mother should. The dad too.
@MelB868 4 years ago

1 meal? Showers once every 6 months? That’s terrible.
@yar.ix_ 3 years ago

2 YEARS HUH ESPECIALLY SINCE THEIR GIRLS IMAGINE HAVING YOUR PERIOD AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SHOWER I WOULD FEEL HELLA DIRTY 😭
@Kirome 3 years ago

People literally have kids just to neglect them.
@zacharycarasco3184 4 years ago

He should get 35 years for every kid he has
@teji7723 4 years ago

They really did treat them like “things” how horrible.
@Lonarix1 3 years ago

The fathers hairstyle should be added to the list of charges.
@TartarusBoy 3 years ago

Even Dursley treated Harry Potter way better than this
@tiffanyperez9882 4 years ago

Here’s the thing... All children deserve a parent But not all parents deserve children
@ben7445 4 years ago

The dad should get a job as a janitor at the prison. He doesn’t even need to buy a mop
@wannabehistorian371 3 years ago

How is it not possible to notice that they haven’t taken a shower or only had a meal once a day? Wouldn’t such abuse be immediately noticeable? Greasy hair, body odor, emaciated bodies, etc? Or were they fed specifically for those photo shoots? My god this is horrific. In a lot of abuse cases the parents were abused themselves, thinking that that’s normal... But the fact that their uncle is horrified, and the degree of the abuse, plus they were so strict, and that the dogs were well cared for, shows that no, this is just malice. Why. Why would anyone do this to their own flesh and blood?
@brianaardrgz 3 years ago

I’m so concerned for the BABY like that’s traumatizing for all the kids