**People don't do this for no reason. **
'I didn't even know kids were living there': Horrified neighbors say they cannot believe couple 'shackled their 13 emaciated children to beds' after teen girl escaped and called 911
Neighbors have expressed their horror after discovering a quiet suburban couple allegedly shackled their 13 children to beds in a filthy room, before a teenage girl escaped, called the police and saved her siblings.
David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested at their home in Perris, California, on Sunday after their children - aged between two and 29 years old - were found padlocked and chained inside a foul-smelling room, according to police.
Riverside County Sheriff's Department began investigating after a 17-year-old girl freed herself, escaped the home and called the police on a cell phone she stole from inside the property on Sunday morning, cops said.
The girl's 12 siblings were then discovered by officers, who charged their parents with torture and child endangerment.
But shocked neighbors on Muir Woods Road said they did not even know children lived in the property, and were horrified to learn what was really going on inside.
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ben_matlock ago
First 2 impressions (besides the obvious):
The SaVILE haircut
Employment history... "David Turpin was earning a $140,000 salary at the time at defense firm NORTHROP GRUMMAN while his wife was stay-at-home mom. He previously worked for LOCKHEED MARTIN but left the job in 2011"
MichaelClayton ago
The story seems bullshit, like some blackmail crap the lockheed cult would do.
senpaithatignoresyou ago
Does lockheed have a non-compete agreement? I understand the state of california makes those moot, but at the same time, it strikes me as odd that he works for the bitter enemy of his previous employer. Something is not adding up here.
Steelstrike309 ago
A company of that caliber I would certainly wager has a non-compete agreement of some sort