The parents got only 25 years in prison. They held one of their daughters captive for 29 years.

The first red flag was the dad’s haircut.

He saw the kids marching in circles for hours but never reported it?

So many people saw signs. *Anyone reading my comment:* If you see something, say something! Rather be safe than sorry!

I think there should be a *LAW* that if children are homeschooled, then there should be people to check in to the house on the children's *mental & physical health* and to check if they're grades are good!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL OUT THERE BEING HELD HOSTAGE .

I wish abusive parents would never conceive.

Completely self obsessed couple, the wife was obsessed with the husband and enjoyed being pregnant but once the child was born it became a nuisance. It was all about him. Disgusting, vile and disgusting. 🤬🤬🤬

How the HELL could the neighbors see the father (and I use that term very loosely) marching those Kids around for hours and NOT call the authorities??!!

It’s so scary to watch the clips of the family together

When they’re at the Chapel, the flower girl almost stepped on the moms dress and you see the older girl pull her back. The entire row of girls moves after. Small things in their body language looks like they’re frightened.

Even the laughs they make in the wedding video sound scared. They almost dance as if they’re scared. Poor kids

The Elvis impersonator probably had no clue but he was most likely the only one who made them smile and laugh and have a good time in their childhood! God bless those children! Why bring 13 or more kids into this world only to abuse them?! It just doesn’t make sense! It makes me so sick

There should be a law if children are homeschooled state/ board of education shld come check in every few months to test the kids and make sure they are at their level of studies by age .. so sad !

The father should catch a whole other case for that hair!

Moved to California cause home schooling isn’t checked / monitored .

The neighbor who saw them marching after midnight failed those kids. He said “they’d be marching for hours” but he never did anything about it. So sad. They could have gotten help years earlier than they did.

I hope they (the parents) never see freedom or sunshine ever again. They need to be shipped to Alcatraz and left there for the rest of eternity!

I wonder what the parents did for work, big house, a couple of cars, trips to Disneyland and Vegas?....

Definitely should be more guidelines for people that homeschool their children

This sounds like something I went through when I was a child. I'm glad cps rescued me. Thank you!

I hope those kids each get a pie to themselves just imagine the joy this years Thanksgiving will bring them

How did they AFFORD Disney and Vegas!?? And matching clothes etc Seriously.......it's mind boggling. And yet they live in filth? Makes no sense. None

OMG , that laughing during the vow-renewal ceremony just gave me chills. This is just so disturbing , I feel so many failed these kids. Who thinks seeing kids marching about through the middle of the night as therapy ? The school district never checked on them? Poor kids

Obsessed with Disney? Strange...also, Louise dancing with her daughters was so awkward

Imagine how disgusting the kids would feel only showering twice a year I shower twice almost every day omg

even though you cant see the kids faces because they were blurred out, you can tell by body language that their happiness was all an act

What amazes me is that so many people said they were “weird” & “off” but never investigated or at least called CPS.

During that wedding thing, you can see that children were being pretty hesitant with everything that was happening

Absolutely a death sentence case. A parents only job is to love and protect their child. These monsters deserve to endure the misery they inflicted upon their children

At the Elvis Chapel, the girls had fake laughs, and probably fake smiles. And another sign; they took their kids everywhere with them, not letting them go my theirselves.

There are some people dying to have children and then there are such evil parents. That's so unfair. Smh

That Elvis impersonator is creepy as hell too

I hope they’re living their best lives now.

The father's haircut tells it all

Why why are people so afraid to report things like this? I would try to save any child anytime if I seen something that was not normal. Thank God they are safe and well. God bless the 13 forever.

Sadly…in some neighborhoods..the sense of community and responsibility is no longer present. Blessings and prayers to the surviving kids…❤️

Heart breaking how you could go through all that 9months of pain in order to abuse them 😭😭

Everybody in the comments loves to pretend like they would've done something. We all know you would've just shurged and thought "Huh, weird..." but that's it. You'd go on living your life telling yourself that it has nothing to do with you.

These kids need access to their money now. They need to catch up on what they missed to prepare themselves for the rest of their lives. I almost as disgusted with the withholding of their money as I am with their parents. Almost…

The uncle of the kids said that the parents dreamed of their own reality show and wanted a lot of kids so it would be interesting for TV. That's why they moved to California too.

I cannot even begin to express my hate for these "parents", they should've been cut off from ever having children. There are so many beautiful couples who can't have babies and these monsters who did this torture and neglect of 13 people. Makes me see red My kids are fed multiple times a day, we go outside or the park, we put music on the TV and dance about to it and when it's special occasions birthdays/ Christmas/ Valentine's Day my beautiful children are given the biggest surprises that I've saved up for the year or bought them a month before hand and it arrives on the day of the celebration. I honestly can't understand any of this

“David Turpin, you have failed this family!” *unleashes arrow*

I would never treat my dog better than my kids. That’s why I’ll never have kids.

Gee, I'm guessing that wedding renewal thing was the one time of that year that those parents allowed their children to bathe for. The kids may have seemed happy but that's only because they probably didn't know any better.

You can tell them horrible so called parents didn't go without food.Pure disgrace.Hope the kids can make a full recovery for a better future.💜

Wait a 20/20 reporter has more information (re: the neighbors seeing them running in circles for hours) than the investigator in charge of this case?!!!!!! Says a lot about the effectiveness of our police forces

13 kids? if i were one of those kids id just start a rebellion

aaaww, it’s so sad to hear them fake a laugh as if they were scared not to☹️☹️🥺people are so cruel

Blessed all of their 13 hearts the girl one got free needs a medal

Fake laughs they were robots

Why wouldn’t he call authorities if he seen them marching for hours

HELL NO! As they say All children deserve parents But not all parents deserve children

I feel so sorry for the kids. I hope parents get what they desivor in prison

I pray these children are in a safe place. And are getting love, counsuling and all the help they need. God bless them on there freedom.

The investigator seem like he doesn't know what he's doing or not taking this case seriously, "punishment that has gone out of wack" no it's abuse sir. The reporter knows more than him. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Everyone:takes shower every day Turpin family:takes shower every year

Father should've been charged extra dif for that haircut

this is the only time where you can be nosy and not be rude

It makes me sick and cry for those blessed CHILDREN PRAY for the children

"Mind your own business. don't get involved and walk the other way". This line, sometimes I get, but when something like this is happening and your seeing weird stuff like this, then call the police don't just sit there and watch.

It’s amazing that no body reported anything to police. Sometimes you need to stick your nose into someone else’s business.

The second they talked about the dogs I thought that they died or were eaten

When the reporters have a lot more informations than the investigators on the specific case.. makes you really question the system..

Look at the girls arms when they we holding them in air. That’s definitely malnutrition

God bless those children... This should serve as a reminder to say something if you see something!

Fucking bizzare

About the journals, question is, did the parents read them, most likely yes. In many cults, some sort of leverage is taken or required. The fact they where allowed to have journals to express themselves could very well be used as just that, emotional leverage in some way. Break them down, get all their emotions out, leave them empty to fill them with your own stuff. Brain washing. He did part ways from their religious upbringing & from what we have heard made his own versions of how he interpreted the bible or scriptures, which is also yet a common thing for a religious cult leader to do, not to mention, getting other people to do their dirty work & by so put the "responsibility" on them. He was a family cult leader in the making, or rather that got stopped. 27 was the oldest right?! & over 20 years ago they have evidence of filth & marks on the doors from the oldest possibly being held captive... I really hope the kids can come out of this with some love & light in their lives. & I truly hope the parents rot in jail.

The mom and dad had to have some sickness or maby thay are just crazy people i feel so sad for the kids.

Whatever this late Elvis says, the laughter of the kids sounds very forced, I'm not too sure they're having a good time

The bowl haircut shows it all.

Sounds like they were grooming the kids for classic trauma-based mind control. Probably to create totally obedient dissociative personalities to then sell to the highest bidder, or for the parents to use for their own nefarious means. How evil. They both deserve a taste of their own medicine, literally.

I seriously can’t imagine being one of their neighbors

If I saw that, I'd at least give an anonymous tip for a wellness check. I would never want a neighbor to know it was me though, who knows what kind of hell that could bring. I actually have called on my neighbor for a wellness check, because she was an elderly lady who seemed to be getting dementia telling me people were going to kill her. So, although I understand concern for minding your business and safety, there's typically the option of not giving your name.

As a person from California who has to deal with the courts a lot due to my parents, I can assure you that the court systems here are an absolute joke. It doesn’t surprise me at the least that the kids had to stay in that horrible place without anyone noticing for that long.

side note from this tragic story…. the elvis guy looks absolutely nothing like elvis and he sucks performing as him

Neighbours did nothing !!! Grrrr

So sad God bless these kids

Who wore it better ? A) this guy B)Dora Press reply to choose :)

I live maybe 10 minutes away from the crime scene and this makes me so scared 😔😔😔

WAIT DID YOU CATCH THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED ONLY ONE SHOWER A YEAR IMAGINE 13 KIDS IN ONE HOUSE

Captain Kangaroo called, he wants his hair bsck!!

Some mothers look so innocent and are truly evil. I suffer with memories that Catch up with me now from my mothers abuse. I pray to God these babies are saved and with all the good therapist we have today. They will heal and hopefully forget I am sure they will all be better loving parents someday I don't go through what they had to endure Strong kids are helping me get strong God bless you children in today's world

The only moderately decent part about this is how close of a bond these siblings must have with eachother

This community should be held accountable

WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!?! This is just evil! I hope they never see the outside of bars ever again!

My hearts aching for them 💔💔

How come all those people saw weird things and said nothing??? Even if you just doubt, call the police.

Why in the world didn’t the neighbor call police or CPS when he was seeing the kids march for hours in the middle of the night?? My god.

You could tell they're not getting enough food. I am here and my mom forcing my son to eat and these kids has nothing. Oh GoD 😭

why have kids then? to torture? to use as servants? disgusting

How did these ppl with terrible financial skills keep walking away from mortgages and then managing to afford new ones? HOW?

My heart is shattered....My 3 year old is me and his father...my boyfriend's, WORLD....I get that life is not perfect and the world is an UGLY place.....but these kids never felt how true a love between a mother and a GREAT father could be...instead the most comfort they ever knew was from strangers....My heart breaks for them...

At 0:49, why does her voice sound so soothing when she says “Mickey Mouse” Is it just me?

What neighbor sees kids marching late at night in a circle and not report it or do sh*t about it? The neighbors failed these poor kids and it makes me sick just thinking about it…

Can't tell if that's a 50 year old man or an overused mop

It’s hard to look for signs when you aren’t trained to look for them, and don’t know what to look for. Unless they act extremely abnormal most ppl wouldn’t think twice about their family unless they got a close enough look and understand more about their family and talk more to the kids.

Wow parents must of got healthy security check for those kids and they still did not feed kids vile parents

Who pushes out this many kids and then treats them like filth. I truly do not understand....

This whole interaction is really bizarre…pray for others out there that we have no idea this kinda stuff is happening to them! It’s sad!