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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Strangers from around the world donated roughly $2 million to the <keyword id="12577062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turpin" source="Orion">Turpin</keyword> siblings in 2018.</li><li>The 13 siblings made international <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> when they were freed from their parents, who often tortured and shackled them.</li></ul>When 13 siblings in <keyword id="11892889" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california" source="Orion">California</keyword> were freed from their parents' "<a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-sisters-interview-house-of-horrors-2021-11">house of horrors</a>," where they were often shackled, starved, and abused, people across the country and around the world sent roughly $2 million in donations to help the siblings start new lives. But according to an eight-month investigation commissioned by <keyword id="12254186" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="riverside-county" source="Orion">Riverside County</keyword>, "much of the funding has not yet reached them." Instead, the Turpin siblings were "failed" by the social services system and deprived of over $1 million in donations that could have improved their quality of life and eased their transitions to independent living, according to a <a href="https://rivcoca.com/sites/default/files/Attachment%20-%20Larson%20LLP%20Report%20PUBLIC.pdf">report written by the law firm Larson LLP</a> that was presented to the county's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.The siblings, aged 2 to 29, were first freed from their parents' home in 2018, after one of them escaped through a window and called police. David and <keyword id="12577064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louise-turpin" source="Orion">Louise Turpin</keyword> later <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-house-of-horrors-parents-plead-guilty-to-torture-abuse-2019-2">pleaded guilty</a> to torturing and abusing their children and were <a href="https://www.insider.com/david-and-louis-turpin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-torturing-their-children-2019-4">sentenced to 25 years to life in prison</a>.After their parents' arrests, the seven adult Turpin siblings were initially placed under conservatorships, while the six minor siblings were placed in foster care.But <a href="https://www.insider.com/13-turpin-siblings-failed-by-social-services-after-2018-rescue-2022-7">many of them struggled to get by</a>. Some of the adult siblings endured "food and housing insecurity," the report said. Some of the children were also "placed with caregivers who were later charged with child abuse."<div type="image" title="louise and david turpin" height="1331" width="2000" msid="92858622" hostid="261"></div>"Across the state, the nation, and the world, people who learned of the atrocities the siblings had endured made financial donations to benefit them," the report said. "These donations were all intended to benefit the 13 rescued Turpin's, but much of the funding has not yet reached them."The report said people sent donations for the siblings to three entities: $400,000 went to the Riverside University Health System; $309,000 went to the City of Corona Chamber of Commerce, where it was overseen by SAFE Family Justice Center, and $1 million went to the JAYC Foundation.It was often unclear how the siblings could access money from the various funds, the report found."Some of the adult Turpins report that they have been given gift cards from the SAFE Family Justice Center and can ask SAFE staff for things they need, but others say they have experienced housing and food insecurity," it said.<h2>Report says Riverside County's social services system 'failed' the Turpins and many other children in its care</h2>Due to privacy laws and inaccessible government documents, the report notes that there are still major questions surrounding the county's treatment of the Turpin siblings and why some of them endured financial hardship while in the care of Riverside County. The report's main author, former federal Judge Stephen Larson, also told the county supervisors in Tuesday's board meeting that he found "absolutely no evidence" any of the donated funds were misued by the county, <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/turpin-report-riverside-county-supervisors-212203692.html">according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun</a>."It is unclear why County Counsel ever directed OPG not to marshal the donated funds meant to support the Turpin children and adults," the report said, referring to the county's Office of Public Guardian. "It is clear, however, that OPG's failure to marshal these funds … may have resulted in food and housing insecurity for at least some of the Turpin siblings, in direct contravention of the donors' wishes."<div type="image" title="turpin family home" height="1334" width="2000" msid="92858623" hostid="261"></div>Beyond the Turpin siblings, the 634-page report documented numerous failures within the social services system in Riverside County and regarding its ability to care for children. The report found severe understaffing and vacancy rates, as well as too few placements for children and suitable foster care options."While there are many examples of dedicated Riverside County personnel succeeding despite the systemic obstacles in their way, there are too many other examples of falling short or even failing outright," the report said.The report made hundreds of recommendations and "actionable steps" for the county to take, including ramping up hiring and compensation and increasing funding for new placements for children.Tuesday's board meeting was open to the public, and multiple people reportedly confronted the county supervisors over the report's contents and the treatment of the Turpin siblings."It's time for you to resign or face a recall by citizens," one person told Riverside County Supervisor Karen Spiegel, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/residents-confront-officials-probe-finds-riverside-county-failed/story?id=86700270">according to ABC News</a>. In a statement to Insider, Spiegel said she was committed to improving the county's resources for children."As public servants, our duty is to ensure that our most vulnerable communities are receiving the care and protection they deserve. I am dedicated to making sure we have the tools, resources and staffing to provide that care," Spiegel said. "This is the time to act and I will support all efforts to meet the challenge."

The Turpin siblings received roughly $2 million in donations. Much of it hasn't reached them, report says.

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The 13 <keyword id="12577062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turpin" source="Orion">Turpin</keyword> siblings who were abused by their parents have now been "failed" by social services.</li><li>Riverside County, CA, commissioned a law firm to investigate the hardships they have endured since their escape.</li></ul>The 13 siblings who were starved, shackled, and abused while their parents, David and <keyword id="12577064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louise-turpin" source="Orion">Louise Turpin</keyword>, held them captive in their <keyword id="11892889" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california" source="Orion">California</keyword> "<a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-sisters-interview-house-of-horrors-2021-11">house of horrors</a>" have since been "failed" by the social services system that was supposed to care for them, according to a <a href="https://rivcoca.com/sites/default/files/Attachment%20-%20Larson%20LLP%20Report%20PUBLIC.pdf">new report commissioned by Riverside County</a>.The siblings were freed from captivity in 2018 after one of them escaped from the Turpin home through a window and called police. David and Louise Turpin were arrested and later <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-house-of-horrors-parents-plead-guilty-to-torture-abuse-2019-2">pleaded guilty</a> to torturing and abusing their children. They were <a href="https://www.insider.com/david-and-louis-turpin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-torturing-their-children-2019-4">sentenced to 25 years to life in prison</a>. Police, prosecutors, and some of the siblings themselves over the years have publicly described the horrific conditions the children endured. The siblings, who were aged 2 to 29 when they were rescued, were often chained up for days or weeks at a time, fed just one meal a day, not permitted to bathe for months on end, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/captive-kids-appeared-to-lack-any-kind-of-understanding-about-how-the-world-worked-2018-1">isolated from the outside world</a>, and forced to keep a nocturnal schedule where they slept during the day and awoke at night.But the county officials tasked with caring for the siblings after their 2018 rescue often subjected them to other types of neglect, according to the report.Last year, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/years-rescue-turpin-children-living-squalor-donations-pledges/story?id=81254457">ABC News published an investigation</a> alleging the children struggled to access the services they needed, as well as the roughly $600,000 in donations that poured in from strangers from around the world. ABC <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">News</keyword> reported the adult Turpin children had often been unable to access basic services like healthcare, transportation, and even food.<div type="image" title="louise and david turpin" height="1331" width="2000" msid="92778347" hostid="261" sizebytes="113916"></div>"With respect to the Turpin siblings, we conclude there were many times over the last four years that they received the care they needed from the County," the report said. "This was not always the case, however, and all too often the social services system failed them."The county, spurred by the ABC News investigation, commissioned the law firm Larson LLP to investigate the siblings' hardships. Larson LLP's report, published Friday with significant redactions, totaled 634 pages and will be presented to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on July 12.The report said some of the younger children were "placed with caregivers who were later charged with child abuse." The older siblings, who required extensive assistance from the county as they transitioned into living as independent adults, experienced unstable housing and food insecurity, the report said."When they complained about their circumstances, they often felt frustrated, unheard, and stifled by the system," the report said.The report also found the social services system in Riverside County was seriously lacking in terms of staffing, placements for children, and services like mental health treatment, transportation, and teaching teenagers and young adults important life skills such as "managing money" and "forming healthy relationships."The report recommended a slew of improvements to Riverside County's social services system, including increasing compensation and reducing workloads for social workers and supervisors, increasing funding for new placements for children, and launching a county-wide effort to increase foster homes available.

The 13 Turpin siblings held captive and tortured in their parents' 'house of horrors' have been 'failed' by social services since their release

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Six of the 13 <keyword id="12577062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turpin" source="Orion">Turpin</keyword> children freed from their parents' captivity in 2018 were placed in foster care.</li><li>On Wednesday, the siblings sued the county and foster system, alleging "severe abuse" at the hands of their foster parents.</li></ul>Six of the 13 Turpin siblings who were rescued from <keyword id="14511269" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="david-and-louise-turpin" source="Orion">David and Louise Turpin</keyword>'s "house of horrors" in 2018 went on to endure new sexual, physical, and emotional abuse at the hands of a foster family that was supposed to care for them, according to two new lawsuits filed Wednesday.The siblings' two lawsuits filed Wednesday each named <keyword id="12254186" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="riverside-county" source="Orion">Riverside County</keyword>, ChildNet Youth and Family Services, and Does 1 through 50 as the defendants, alleging they were negligent in their duty to protect the children. The documents allege the defendants failed to report abuse and neglect to law enforcement and allowed the children to remain at the home for three years "despite being aware of the ongoing abuse and neglect."Court documents obtained by Insider revealed a harrowing list of "severe abuse and neglect" allegations against two foster parents identified only as Mr. and Mrs. O. The children — identified as Jane Does 1 through 6 — allege that Mr. and Mrs. O would force the children to eat their own vomit and also "eat excessive amounts of food, which led to eating disorders." The documents allege the children were fondled and kissed by Mr. O, struck in the face with sandals, hit with belts, and had their hair pulled. The foster parents would force the Turpin children to watch as a different foster child "was severely physically abused and tortured," the documents said.The foster parents would verbally abuse the children by cursing at them and encouraging them to "commit suicide" and would threaten to put the children's hands in electrical sockets and return them to their biological parents, according to the court documents.They punished one child by forcing her to sit by herself outside for hours at a time, according to the documents, and would often force the children to "sit in a circle and recount in detail the horrors that they had experienced while living with their biological parents." The lawsuits seek compensatory damages for the children's "physical and psychological injuries and emotional distress" but do not specify a figure.<div type="image" title="louise and david turpin" height="1331" width="2000" msid="93015282" hostid="261"></div><h2>The county knew but did nothing, the <keyword id="11921506" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="lawsuit" source="Orion">lawsuit</keyword> says</h2>All 13 Turpin siblings were freed from captivity in 2018 after one of them escaped from the Turpin home through a window and called police. David and Louise Turpin were arrested and later <a href="https://www.insider.com/california-house-of-horrors-parents-plead-guilty-to-torture-abuse-2019-2">pleaded guilty</a> to torturing and abusing their children. They were <a href="https://www.insider.com/david-and-louis-turpin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-torturing-their-children-2019-4">sentenced to 25 years to life in prison</a>. Under their parents' care, the Turpin children — who were aged 2 to 29 at the time of their rescue — were often shackled to their beds for days or weeks at a time, underfed, and isolated from the outside world. Upon their release, six of the siblings who were still minors were put into foster care, while the adult siblings were initially placed in conservatorships while they transitioned into independent living. Riverside County's handling of all 13 children has come under immense scrutiny in recent weeks, after an <a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-siblings-havent-gotten-much-1-million-in-donations-report-2022-7">eight-month county-commissioned investigation</a> found that the <a href="https://www.insider.com/13-turpin-siblings-failed-by-social-services-after-2018-rescue-2022-7">social services system had "failed" the Turpins</a>. Though the investigation probed the treatment of the six minor Turpins, almost all of the details were redacted, preventing the public from viewing them."Defendants knew [Mr. and Mrs. O] were unfit to be foster parents," the documents alleged, "because they had a prior history of abusing and neglecting children who had been placed in their care. Defendants were aware of credible reports of abuse and neglect committed by this couple and their adult daughter. However, defendants did not act upon that information."Neither Riverside County nor ChildNet Youth and Family Services immediately responded to Insider's requests for comment. As of Wednesday afternoon, court documents indicated that neither entity had been served.Riverside County's Department of Public Social Services told Insider in a statement that the county doesn't comment on pending legal matters or specific juvenile cases, but said it thoroughly reviews all lawsuits."We deeply care about the safety and wellbeing of every single child under our care. Our hearts go out to the Turpin siblings. Any instance when a child is harmed is heartbreaking," the statement said. "We continue to evaluate our practices with a critical eye and are committed to understanding and addressing the root cause. This includes expanding the availability of quality and safe placements for all children in foster care."A ChildNet Youth and Family Services representative told Insider the agency cannot currently disclose details or address the allegations."We look forward to providing the facts at the appropriate time in court," the statement said. "Our agency has been serving <keyword id="11892889" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="california" source="Orion">California</keyword>'s most vulnerable, traumatized youth for over 50 years. We have a strong track record of providing excellent care and continue to demonstrate our commitment to these children."Wednesday's court documents said Mr. and Mrs. O and their adult daughter were arrested in March 2021 on allegations of lewd acts with a child, inflicting injury on a child, willful child cruelty and false imprisonment. The Turpin children were removed from the foster home at that time, according to the documents.

6 of the 13 Turpin siblings held captive in 'house of horrors' have sued over 'severe abuse' in foster care

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jordan and Jennifer <keyword id="12577062" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="turpin" source="Orion">Turpin</keyword> spoke out about their experiences in their parents' "house of horrors."</li><li>They learned basic things about the outside world from watching Justin Bieber and the show "Cops."</li></ul>Two sisters who grew up captive in David and <keyword id="12577064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="louise-turpin" source="Orion">Louise Turpin</keyword>'s "house of horrors," where 13 siblings were starved and abused, spoke out about their experiences for the first time in an <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/turpin-daughter-escape-happened-died/story?id=81085858">interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer</a>.Jordan and Jennifer Turpin, who are now 21 and 33, told Sawyer they ate only one meal a day, were almost never allowed outside, didn't bathe for months, and were frequently chained up for days or weeks at a time."The only word I know to call it is 'hell,'" Jennifer said. "We [weren't] even allowed to stand up. We were supposed to be sitting down all the time." David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty in 2019 to torturing and abusing their children, aged 2 to 29, and were <a href="https://www.insider.com/david-and-louis-turpin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-torturing-their-children-2019-4">sentenced to 25 years to life in prison</a>.Police and prosecutors said the Turpins shackled, beat, and starved the children in their California home. After their 2018 escape, the Turpins' minor children were placed in foster care, while the adult children had to <a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-children-house-of-horrors-case-update-attorney-speaks-2019-1">learn basic life skills</a>.Jordan, who was 17 when she made a daring 2018 escape and dialed 911, said she feared she and her siblings would eventually die if they stayed. She said she climbed out a window and called police using an old cellphone.Jordan and Jennifer said they had learned from the TV show "Cops" that they could call 911 for help and that they would need to give police proof so they wouldn't think Jordan was just a "teenager looking for attention."Jordan took a picture of her sisters chained to a bed and showed it to the officer who responded to her call. "That was my only chance," Jordan said. "I think it was us coming so close to death so many times."Jordan also told Sawyer it was Justin Bieber, of all people, who inspired her to break free. She said she would secretly watch the pop star's music videos and interviews whenever her parents left the house and that Bieber taught her about the world beyond the confines of the Turpins' home."I don't know where we would be if we didn't watch Justin Bieber," Jordan said. "Actually, watching him — that made me learn fast, [get] smarter, because I started paying attention. I started realizing there is a different world out there."

2 of the 13 Turpin siblings held captive in their parents' 'house of horrors' speak out about the 'hell' they lived through

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Jordan Turpin was 17 when she managed to escape her parents' abusive home and call for help.</li><li>Five years later, she's become an influencer who is signed with modeling and entertainment agencies.</li></ul>Jordan Turpin and her 13 siblings escaped from their parents' abusive home — dubbed the "House of Horrors" — in 2018. Five years later she's managed to grow a huge TikTok following and sign with a modeling agency.Jordan Turpin was 17 when she <a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-sisters-interview-house-of-horrors-2021-11">escaped from the family home</a> and managed to call for help. Her parents, David and Louise Turpin, who rarely let their children go outside or bathe, underfed them, and even chained them up for weeks at a time, pleaded guilty in 2019 to more than a dozen felonies that included cruelty, torture, and false imprisonment. In April 2019 they were <a href="https://www.insider.com/david-and-louis-turpin-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-torturing-their-children-2019-4">sentenced to life in prison</a>, with the chance of parole after 25 years.The minor Turpin children were placed in foster care, where they said they <a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-sisters-interview-house-of-horrors-2021-11">experienced additional abuse</a>, while the <a href="https://www.insider.com/turpin-children-house-of-horrors-case-update-attorney-speaks-2019-1">adult children had to learn basic life skills</a> and how to support themselves.Jordan and Jennifer Turpin spoke publicly about what they went through for the first time in 2021 in an interview with <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/turpin-daughter-escape-happened-died/story?id=81085858" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ABC's Diane Sawyer</a>. Since that interview aired, Jordan Turpin has continued to share more about herself online, garnering thousands of fans. Now 22, she has more than 925,000 followers on TikTok, where she frequently posts videos of herself dancing and mouthing along to a trending song. In December 2021, she posted a couple <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jordan_turpin/video/7048000066463976751?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">videos of her and Loren Gray</a>, one of the most-followed people on TikTok. And in April she posted a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jordan_turpin/video/7088459550361226542?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video dancing with Charli D'Amelio</a>, one of TikTok's most famous influencers, known for her own dance videos.In October, she and her sister Jennifer even <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jordan_turpin/video/7152292169192049962?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attended the movie premiere for "Catherine Called Birdy</a>," an experience she documented for her fans on TikTok.In an interview with <a href="https://www.elle.com/life-love/opinions-features/a42414332/jordan-turpin-interview-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elle magazine</a> published Monday, Turpin described her transformation into an influencer, but said it hasn't come without challenges."My normal day? I usually, um, cry," Turpin said, laughing. "Then I try to get myself to eat. And then I start to do my makeup, but I cry, so I have to do it over. And then I try to do a TikTok, but I'm like, 'Oh, people are going to say this and that about me.'" In recent months, Turpin has gotten a modeling contract with a top agency and signed with top Hollywood publicity firm Sunshine Sachs Morgan &amp; Lylis as well as the entertainment company WME, Elle reported. She has regular talks with her team about where to take her career and how to get her story more visible.But Turpin told Elle there are frequent reminders of her past life in her parents' home. At one point, when she was taking Pilates after her escape, she realized it was hard to lie on her back due to lingering injuries to her spine and muscles. She also said she struggles to eat enough food as a result of being malnourished while growing up."We all know how bad [the house] was, but we realize now how much they took from us," she said. "If I had eaten more, I'd probably be taller. And I'd be more healthy, and I'd probably… It really gets to us."

Jordan Turpin worried her nightmare 'would never stop’ even after escaping her abusive parents’ ‘House of Horrors’ with her 12 siblings. Nearly 1 million TikTok followers and a modeling contract later, she’s finding a purpose.

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZMY7KX29&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1916&amp;RH=836#/SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZMY7KX29&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1916&amp;RH=836&amp;POPUPPN=1&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1X2ZDN53">Reuters</a>David Allen Turpin and Louise Ann Turpin after being arrested on charges of torture and child endangerment.</div></div></div><ul><li>Police in California arrested David and Louise Turpin after their 17-year-old daughter called 911. </li><li>The couple's 13 children were being held captive in their home, local police said. </li><li>Some of the children were malnourished and bound to their beds by chains. </li></ul> Police arrested a couple at their home in Perris, California, on Sunday after their 17-year-old daughter escaped and called 911, informing authorities that she and her 12 siblings were being held captive by their parents, according to an <a href="http://www.riversidesheriff.org/press/per18-0114.asp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">incident report</a> released by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.Police found some of the children extremely malnourished and shackled to their beds by chains and padlocks. The 17-year-old reportedly escaped through a window and used a cell phone taken from inside the house to call police. She was so emaciated that she looked like she was 10, police said. The parents, David and Louise Turpin, were "unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner," police said. <h3>This story is still developing, but here's what we know so far: </h3>

A California couple held their 13 children captive and shackled them to beds with chains - see inside the family's horrifying life

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table center"><div><div class="image on-image">Thomson ReutersA combination photo of David Allen Turpin and Louise Ann Turpin as they appear in booking photos in Riverside County.</div></div></div><ul><li>More disturbing details are emerging about <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/category/david-turpin">David and Louise Turpin</a>, the California couple arrested on Sunday for torture and child endangerment.</li><li>The Turpins reportedly only fed their 13 children once a day and allowed them to shower twice a year.</li><li>Police found the children chained to furniture and severely malnourished.</li></ul> Horrifying details about a California family continued to emerge on Thursday, five days after parents David and Louise Turpin <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/california-couple-arrested-in-perris-after-their-daughter-called-911-2018-1/">were arrested</a> on charges of torture and child endangerment.On Sunday, their 17-year-old daughter escaped from their home in Perris, California, and notified authorities that she and her 12 siblings were being held captive.Police arrived to find some of the children shackled to beds and furniture with chains and padlocks. The children were so malnourished they look several years younger than their actual ages.A law-enforcement officer with knowledge of the situation <a href="https://www.today.com/video/new-details-emerge-from-inside-house-of-horrors-as-parents-appear-in-court-1139655235997">told NBC News</a> on Thursday that the Turpins allowed their children to shower just twice a year, and fed them just one rationed meal a day. Rooms in the house were said to be "urine-filled.""They're not being fed and they're living in these filthy, dirty conditions. That's going to take its toll," Captain Greg Fellows of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said at a press conference on Tuesday.The children, who range in age from 2 to 29, were sent to local hospitals and are being treated with antibiotics, vitamins, and nutrients through an IV, according to NBC <keyword id="6355005" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="News">News</keyword>. They aren't physically well enough to provide statements about their ordeal, and authorities are concerned the children are so malnourished they could go into shock.Fellows said that the 17-year-old who tipped off authorities had escaped through a window and called police with a deactivated cell phone. Federal law requires all cell phones be able to contact emergency services."We do need to acknowledge the courage of the young girl who escaped from that residence to bring attention so they could get the help that they so needed," Fellows said.According to NBC News, police determined the girl had "a mental capacity of someone well below her age."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table center"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://pictures.reuters.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZMYQWOU1&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1916&amp;RH=836#/SearchResult&amp;VBID=2C0BXZMYQWOU1&amp;SMLS=1&amp;RW=1916&amp;RH=836&amp;POPUPPN=16&amp;POPUPIID=2C0BF1X2J5RMV">Mike Blake/Reuters</a>News crews gather outside the home of David Allen and Louise Anna Turpin in Perris, California, U.S., on January 15, 2018.</div></div></div>The Turpins had lived in the house since 2010. They previously lived in Rio Vista, Texas, from 1999 to 2010. Neighbors of the family said the Turpins rarely left their house, and had sparse interactions with the parents. On Thursday, the UK's Daily Mirror reported that the couple said goodbye to a neighbor on Saturday, a day before their arrest."They said they needed to say goodbye because they were getting ready to leave town," the neighbor <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/revealed-turpins-said-goodbyes-just-11870542">told The Mirror</a>. "They didn't say where or when they were going."Authorities said the parents were "unable to immediately provide a logical reason" why they kept their children captive in an interview with police. After the interview, they were arrested, with bail set at $9 million each. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/silica-gel-bags-useful-uses-hacks-do-not-throw-away-2017-12">Those little bags found with new shoes and electronics are more useful than you think</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

The 13 children held captive by their parents in California were reportedly allowed only one meal a day, and two showers a year

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Handout / ReutersPeople who moved into the Turpins' old Rio Vista house described finding mysterious, boarded-up vents in the bedroom closets.</div></div></div>• Perris, California couple David and Louise Turpin were charged with torture and child endangerment after it was revealed they were holding their 13 child• The couple's 17-year-old daughter escaped Sunday and called 911. Upon arriving, police found some members of the family malnourished and shackled to beds.• The family used to live at Texas - individuals reported disturbing findings at some of their previous properties. David and Louise Turpin left behind filthy carpets, smashed windows, scratched-up doors, and mysterious boarded-up vents when they left their <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/16/us/california-turpin-13-siblings-held-captive/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fort Worth, Texas home due to foreclosure in 1999</a>.<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5279989/Horror-Texas-homes-Turpin-couple-used-live.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">According to the MailOnline</a>, the people who moved into the house were alarmed enough by the conditions to take pictures of the grimy walls and piles of junk. They also assumed the scratches came from animals.Now, <a href="https://nypost.com/2018/01/15/parents-arrested-after-cops-find-12-siblings-shackled-to-beds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post reported</a> the couple is being held on a $9 million bond, after their 17-year-old daughter escaped their Perris, California home and called 911 to report that her 12 siblings were being held against their will. The Turpin siblings range in age from 2 to 29, but <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/perris-california-neighbors-home-chained-kids-describe-shock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS reported</a> police initially believed them all to be minors based on their malnourished conditions.In 1999, the couple moved to a home in Rio Vista, Texas, where they stayed until 2010.The homeowner who moved into the Turpin's former Rio Vista house described discovering a hoarder's nest within the home."When they left they up and left everything," she <a href="http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/ca-couple-charged-with-chaining-up-kids-lived-in-north-texas/508417055" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in an interview WFAA</a>, in which she opted to remain anonymous.<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5279989/Horror-Texas-homes-Turpin-couple-used-live.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail reported</a> the anonymous homeowner also speculated the couple may have imprisoned their children within the closets of the home. She said she discovered two mysterious, boarded-up vents in the house's bedroom closets after moving in.The couples' California neighbors have since reported the Turpin children rarely went outside, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/perris-california-neighbors-home-chained-kids-describe-shock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS</a>.The family's Perris house is registered as a private school called the Sandcastle Day School. <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/neighbours-house-horrors-13-siblings-11858567" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mirror reported</a> the school had six students, and David Turpin was the principal. <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/parents-13-kids-ran-private-school-inspected-article-1.3761655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Daily News</a> reported that the enterprise was never inspected by state education authorities. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/murder-map-london-crime-manslaughter-homicide-2016-4">Here's a map that shows every murder in London since the 1800s</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

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