US Edition3 Turpin siblings speak out for 1st time on abuse by birth and foster parents
Three Turpin siblings detail abuse by birth parents and foster family, with foster caregivers pleading guilty to child endangerment and false imprisonment in 2024.
- The ABC special debuted Tuesday, featuring first-time interviews with James, Jolinda and Julissa Turpin about alleged continued abuse in foster care, Diane Sawyer reported.
- Authorities found in 2018 that David and Louise Turpin kept their children in barbaric conditions, with some chained to beds; they pleaded guilty in February 2019.
- In July 2022, six of the 13 Turpin siblings sued Riverside County, California, and a private foster care agency alleging years of `severe abuse and neglect`; Marcelino Olguin, Rosa Olguin, and Lennys Olguin pleaded guilty in 2024 to child endangerment.
- Oprah Winfrey said Tyler Perry watched Diane Sawyer's earlier interview and `has been taking care of those now almost grown children, making sure they have the financial, the psychological, and the emotional support`, though Perry has not spoken publicly.
- Public profiles and life updates among the siblings show Jordan Turpin, 25, has over 350,000 followers on Instagram and around 1.7 million on TikTok, while eldest sibling Jennifer Turpin married in November 2024.
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Turpin siblings recount years of abuse by parents inside ‘house of horrors’: ‘I would beg Jesus to take me’
Three of the Turpin siblings — Julissa, Jolinda, and James Turpin — who endured repeated horrors at the hands of their parents and foster parents are sharing their story for the first time about the years of abuse that they suffered.
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Turpin Family ‘House of Horrors’: What Happened & Where Are Siblings 8 Years After Escape?
Three of the family members are speaking out for the first time eight years after being rescued from a 'House of Horrors.'
It was on Good Friday 2023 that the Guardia Civil arrested a marriage of Colmenar Viejo (Madrid) for child abuse of eight children for years.The minors, who at that time were between four and fourteen years old, reported how the father attacked them physically and sexually, locked them in the basement or left them without eating, among many other barbarities.The first reported by the Ministry of the Interior was the terrible hygienic situation o…
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