her being 17 but sounded like an 8 year old really messes with my mind about the life she grow up with

She went from sounding like a little child to a strong woman. Tears. Shes a hero 😭

this case is the perfect example of “every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child”

She's so sweet. Diane offers her a tissue and she says "Thank you so much" as if that small act of kindness is still alien to her. Thank God she had the amazing courage to get out. ETA: confused Diane Sawyer with Barbara Walters lmao

Crazy how she was 17 but sounded 10. How that isolation emotionally stunted her.

I can't believe she's 17 at this time.. she sounds like a little girl,desperate to get help. Such a brave soul!

The fact that Jordan, a teenage girl who had almost no knowledge of the outside world and was deeply terrified of her parents finding her or the police turning her away, she actually tried to prepare herself in order to save her siblings by collecting the envelope, recording the abuse, and explaining everything to police. I’m so glad the police took her seriously and helped these kids, but Jordan is a true heroic young woman. I’m so happy she’s living a better life and has a successful career.

There is no way I could possibly understand why any parent would do this to their children.. It breaks my heart so much that they went through this.

The amount of information she didn’t know like, how to read street signs, sidewalks, medication, how to speak to people, it’s baffling. Yet she still managed to do all of that. The bravest girl ever. 😭

One thing about her that really stands out is how unbelievably polite and respectful she is during her 911 call. She's so sweet.

My heart breaks for what her & her sisters must have gone through, but huge respect for the level of bravery she showed by coming forward and telling her story like this.

It was so horrible when dispatcher didn't confirm that information was received. I hate that silence.

The fact that she did not even sound 17 on the phone shows how sheltered from the world she really was. The last 4 years have really helped her.

You can tell from the phone call, that she's trying as hard as possible to be clear, to make sure she's heard properly. It's like when you get that one opportunity

These poor babies. 17, probably never been to school, never left the house, house is disgusting, no baths. My heart breaks for these kids. Thank god Jordan took the risk to help herself and her siblings. Real hero. She even has older siblings between the ages of 20-29 and none of them could help or tried. Absolute angel.

I fully sympathize with and understand Jordan as a violent father in North Korea and as a person who risked his life to South Korea to find freedom and escape dictatorship and tyranny. My father was a Navy officer who often beat four brothers and my mother, including me. When I was young, I was forced to perform in the card section of the system propaganda, and if we made a mistake during practice, we were chained like Jordan and beaten severely by soldiers. I live in Siheung, South Korea (near Seoul), and here in South Korea, it is heaven. I even feel guilty because I feel like I'm living too rich in South Korea. Like Jordan, I secretly watched South Korean videos in North Korea and opened my eyes to the outside world, and that's when I decided to defect. When I was watching the drama, I saw South Korea so nice that I thought, "Why am I living here like this?" Unfortunately, however, I still left my two brothers in the north, and my mother was shot dead by Chinese soldiers while crossing the Yalu River. Please don't let Jordan's brothers suffer from the sadness of family dissolution like me. Like Jordan, when I walked on the streets of Seoul for the first time in South Korea, I felt that this was heaven. I hope that the deification and brainwashing of Kim Il-sung will be lifted and that freedom will be settled in North Korea. North Korea is the California horror house and is expanded to the national level. There could be mistranslation, so I will write down it with Korean at the bottom. Thank you for reading. 저는 북한에서 폭력적인 아버지와 독재와 폭정을 피해 자유를 찾아 목숨을 걸고 남한에 온 사람으로서 Jordan을 전적으로 공감하고 이해합니다. 아버지는 해군 군관으로 저를 포함한 4명의 형제와 어머니를 자주 구타했습니다. 제가 어렸을 때 체제선전의 카드섹션공연에 강제동원 되었는데, 연습도중 우리가 실수하면 Jordan처럼 쇠사슬에 묶여 군인들에게 심한 구타를 당했습니다. 저는 헌재 대한민국 시흥(서울 근교)에 살고 있고, 이곳 남한은 천국입니다. 남한에서 너무 부유하게 살고 있는 것 같아 죄책감마저 듭니다. 저의 여동생은 같이 탈북하는도중에 중국에서 잡혀서 다시 북송되었습니다. 아마도 그녀는 정치범수용소로 끌려가거나 총살당했을것입니다. 저도 Jordan처럼 북한에서 몰래 남한 영상을 보고 외부에 눈을 떴고, 그때 탈북을 결심했습니다. 드라마를 볼 때 남한이 너무 좋은 것을 봤는데 '내가 왜 여기서 이렇게 살고 있을까'라는 생각이 들었습니다 하지만 안타깝게도 저는 아직도 두 동생을 북쪽에 두고 왔고 어머니는 압록강을 건너던 중 중국군이 쏜 총에 맞아 돌아가셨습니다. 부디 저처럼 Jordan의 형제들이 가정해체의 슬픔을 겪는일이 없길 바랍니다. 저도 Jordan처럼 남한에서 처음으로 서울의 거리를 걸었을 때 이곳이 천국이라는 것을 느꼈습니다. 북한에서도 김일성 신격화와 세뇌가 풀리고 자유가 정착되기를 바랍니다. 북한은 California horror house가 국가단위로 확장된것입니다. 오역이 있을수있어 밑에 조선어로도 써놓겠습니다. 읽어주셔서 감사합니다. 🇰🇷 🇰🇵

You can hear how young she sounds. She's 17 but her speech is like that of a 7 year old. Bless her heart. I'm glad she had a happy ending.

The fact that she was 17 years old and was so childlike from being so sheltered from the world broke my heart

I never get sick of watching this footage. The innocence in her voice and the confusion about questions. Then, a beautiful young lady is on the couch with the ABC. She gets emotional and so do I. Jordan, you are the definition of a hero.

They used the internet at times and saw cops and real shows so he had an inkling of reality and Jordan is so beyond gifted. After being captive from day 1 of birth. She’s so brave. I just wanna hug her. I hope she doing okay now. I can only imagine having to adjust to the world

It’s so scary to think about how many people are locked away in homes who we may never find out about. It’s terrifying.

Her apologizing just broke me. She had never knew and talked to anyone depart from her torture.

“Have you seen the gun?” “No, but they’ve talked about it” That made my heart sink. The idea that these people have “talked about” a gun with their own kids is absolutely disgusting.

The fact that she's not the eldest but still she was so brave to do this.

She was in such trauma and isolation that her speech wasn’t able to develop fully at 21, truly heartbreaking.

She wasn’t experienced in speaking with strangers or on a phone, but she was clear, confident, and intentional. I mean, thinking to grab an envelope for the address? Genius

Watching her struggle to talk about this broke my heart

My heart breaks for them. Makes me sick that the parents could do that to them. But I am so glad that they are rescued!!!

I just want to give her a hug. She saved every one of her siblings lives that night. She’s a hero

She saved all her siblings. She is so brave!

She really proves that no matter how bad you think your life is, there are always people with hard/worse ones that are pushing through, and you should too Edit: I’m not tryna say she has a worse life or anything just that she survived near death experiences by perseverance.

i love how she made sure the operater heard EVERYTHING like shes like "did u get that?" she made sure her parents were gone for good

to the very few people making fun of her voice, she didn’t go to school. She was locked in a home not allowed to go out often. My grandma lived in one of these houses so we are so grateful. Because of her bravery, I exist.

Jordan sounded about 8 years old in the 9-1-1 call. Even in the interview she sounds very young. The kids were so isolated you would think they would get culture shock when they finally got out. Oh my heart breaks.

Jordan is so strong. She gave everything to save her sisters. She is a really good person❤️

The fact that she doesn’t know her address, but was smart enough to grab a piece of mail is amazing.

you can tell how she was trying so so hard to tell the dispatchers very clearly to make sure they heard every word she said

History repeating itself with 8 passengers now...when will lessons actually be learnt instead of just spoken about as a concept 😞 what an amazing young lady who deserves the world and more 😞❤️

Growing up in a horror abusive evil parents, from a early age's stood up in hellish realm. A heart ♥ containing a responsibility of saving her little siblings. She is a truth hero, Amazing how beautiful she is. God truly is good!

And the fact that she never talked to anyone, to strangers before, but still she was brave enough to save her siblings. I salute you Ma'am.

She exposed EXACTLY why abused people hesitate to speak up. The 911 operator and policeman show no emotion and grill her with questions and put her on the defensive. She is NEVER assured by the 911 operator that if she was indeed abused, she would not be sent back there. I called 911 on a violent spouse. I wish I hadn't bothered. They were worse than useless. We are told to report. But there is little protection and very often the abuser flips the story so the abused ends up in trouble. The system is broken. Bravo to this girl for her perseverance and bravery.

This young woman is really brave, not just because of what she did to save her siblings but also that she went so far out of any personal comfort zone into a world she never knew. In addition that she is as sweet natured as she is makes her incredibly wonderful

one middle child with big bravery. glad she was able to make this crucial move. the best of luck to her and her 14 siblings.

She's so panicked and overwhelmed with adrenaline that she's struggling to breathe and trying to collect her thoughts while she's talking to the operator and the cop. And just the fact that she's apologizing for "talking too much" in a situation where you HAVE to tell every single detail and keep talking is so revealing of how she's been treated.

Despite how isolated her parents made her, she still grew up smart and brave and it's just amazing to me she managed to pull herself and her siblings out of this situation.

It’s absolutely incredible and heartbreaking that Jordan had the courage and the bravery to fight for herself and her siblings, being raised in a home like that their whole lives. The fight that that girl has in her soul is innate, I wouldn’t like to imagine if she wasn’t born with the character she was.

I don't understand how anybody could abuse a child like this much less ones own flesh and blood. Poor girl. I hope she can recover from this trauma

The fact that she rescued her entire family all by herself (possibly with siblings) is pretty crazy to imagine. Mad respect to her

You can hear the innocence in her voice. She sounds so child like for a 17 year old. The bravery it must have taken is amazing.

I've heard about this in the media obviously but when I watched this young woman telling her story and listened to the 911 call I was crying my eyes out. It is beyond belief that any parent can treat their own children like this.

She’s so brave for doing what she did, she saved her siblings and she should be so proud of that

"Did you hear me?" Absolutely broke my heart. Thats all abused children want, to be heard and cared for. All my love and strength to everybody whose gone through that or is going through it. May you find the strength to never hurt people as they've hurt you

She’s so well mannered even after all that horror.

I’m so proud of this young woman. 😢 I’m so sorry for what her and her siblings had to go through. I truly pray god heals their minds and souls

One of the bravest things a person can do. I cant even begin to imagine the fear and adrenaline she was going through in that moment. Absolutely terrifying and makes my heartbeat faster just imaging myself in her shoes. What an amazing person

Wow her speech improvement from the date of the call to this interview is absolutely insane, shows how smart this girl really is and what abuse can do to someone. Also look how beautiful she is, doesn’t even look like the same girl from the video of her talking with the officer.

The fact that she referred to the policeman as a ‘stranger’ instead of a ‘cop’ screams innocence and I cannot believe she had the prowess and instinct to carryover a conversation with the brass without ever having done so before- truly courageous!

The way she said sorry when she couldn’t say anything because she was too scared. I feel so bad for her siblings and Jordan. I hope there aren’t any more families like this, torturing their own children. ❤❤❤

Can't believe how cruel some people are. Their own children. They had it worst than mine

A young man in the comment section below referred to Jordan as an airhead? Please keep in mind, she was also held in captivity for all her 17 years of life. She never had proper schooling, was chained up herself and never even had a conversation with a stranger. Overall, her ability to surpass that including her courage to contact the authorities is far from being an airhead. To think she didn't even know what medication or pills were. What is sad is the people that jump to a conclusion without filtering what they actually post. This young lady will go very far in life. Thank God!

She's so brave to save her siblings. It's appalling how the parents only serve 25 years.

I just want to hug and hold her forever and protect her. This poor baby. I'm crying so hard. She deserves the world for what she did. Please world let her have it.

She is incredible. I can't even fathom how brave she is to face all this without any knowledge of the world outside.

Jordan Turpin is such a hero. For saving herself and her Brothers and Sisters.

They literally set her development back years. It's so damn sad and I'm just grateful to see how brave she was. This couldn't have been easy

Those emergency operators are unsung heroes Patient Speak clearly Amazing workers So much respect

What a strong young woman. She's incredible.

I’m so proud of her, for risking her life to have her siblings.

when she said on the phone that she was 17 i started crying because I thought she was around 10 based off of how little she knew and the way she spoke. that shows how horrible her childhood really was

It's amazing how wonderful of a person she became despite her parents and upbringing

It's so sad. You can see the pain and trauma she has gone through. I hope her and her siblings are recovering from this.

She sounded so grown up and so mature and yet so childlike and so innocent.

Abusive parents should be locked up for life.

I made conversation with a young female at the grocery store yesterday. When I got in my car it clicked and I knew it was Jordan. She seemed to be doing well acclimating to life and was such a lovely young woman.

She is so brave! God bless those children. It makes me sick the kind of people that would do this to innocent children.

To see her with her hair, nails and makeup done makes me so happy. She deserves to enjoy all pretty things and comforts in life ♥️ ugh poor kids

It’s so amazing how she’s able to openly talk about it.

I hope someone is genuinely taking good care of these girls. It’s scary because they’re still susceptible to abuse from other people. I really hope they’re all doing ok and are with someone who is looking out for them and teaching them the skills they need to protect themselves out here. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼😔

The absolute innocence with which she stated off her zip code number thinking it was address just made me cry uncontrollably. There is no way I would have been this brave in her situation.

Imagine, being abused so much, and sheltered so much that you don’t even know your house number, your address, anything about talking on the phone, or anything. You could hear in her voice how much she was terrified

She is so sweet. Thank God she is okay

God, that poor kid. She’s still so traumatized. Listening to her 911 call is like listening to a small kid try to call 911. They stunted these poor kids’ growth-physically, emotionally, mentally. She was so brave, all just trying to save her siblings.

She sounded like a 6 year old. Just heartbreaking what they went through. What a brave woman.

I cried my eyes out watching this. What in the hell has this world become to produce such monsters as these parents. What an incredible brave girl - she absolutely saved the lives of her brothers and sisters.

the amount of mental strength and courage needed to be the sole rescuer in the family is incredible. Jordan is a hero

She doesn’t know the word ‘medication’, but she’s familiar with the word ‘weapon’. That’s so sad. It’s nice to see the girls doing better now

It's scary to think there are probably more people out there like this.

her crying in the beginning hurts my heart so bad. “I wanted to call yall so yall could help my sisters” so pure 🥲

The bravest girl in the world. God bless her

She showed the maternal instincts that her mother clearly never had!

The scary thing is there is still families out there like this not discovered yet and some will never get discovered

the bravery it took her to escape, is so amazing!! God be with her and protect them all. 🙏

What makes me so sick about this, is how she was super polite on the phone and even panicked saying “sorry! Sorry!” When the operator told her the address wasn’t right. She’s so used to having to be friendly probably to try to reduce her parents anger.

every time someone is asked to recount a story, it is retraumatizing. In the 911 call she seemed so calm and collective, talking clearly, but you can see the emotion and anxiety that was present when she retells the story. Brave young woman. I'm so sorry this ever happened to her and her siblings.

You can just hear all those years of trauma in her voice 😔

She had such a peculiar cadence to her voice and strange childish delivery. She's lost a lot of that 4 yrs later, but it's still somehow stunted. Poor girl, this world is scary enough to those who know it. Let alone to her for the first time.

I just wanna say hands down to this kid. She saved her family. Her brothers and sisters and self. She is soooooo incredibly brave.

What a brave girl ?? How can parents who are supposed to love and care for their children do these awful things/

She's absolutely beautiful and so brave!

The way she talks hurts me. She is still traumatized. I wish her and her siblings get all the help and love they need.