Couple accused of torturing malnourished children to stand trial
The California husband and wife accused of abusing and chaining most of their 13 children will stand trial.
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Fallout from 'house of horrors' stains California city
Before the sensational "house or horrors" news exploded here and around the world with the discovery of the Turpin family -- 13 siblings allegedly held captive by their own parents in a Perris house -- whatever national publicity this city of 76,000 received was focused on the sky, like its ever-present flock of skydivers.
Cleveland kidnapping survivor Michelle Knight's advice for 13 Turpin siblings
Michelle Knight, one of three women kept locked inside a man's Cleveland home for years, has some advice for the 13 children who were allegedly shackled by their parents.
Uncle of 13 Turpin victims wants to adopt them
An uncle of the 13 children who were reportedly tortured in a California house of horrors wants to adopt them.
Judge bars Turpins from contacting children
The California couple accused of torturing 12 of their 13 children have been barred from directly contacting their kids and other potential witnesses in the case for the next three years, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Officials: The kids were starved. The dogs were well-fed.
When authorities arrived Sunday night to a home in the California town of Perris, they found a family with 13 children, most of them starved and startlingly skinny.
Turpin case: Siblings allegedly starved, shackled and taunted with food
For years, the 13 starving children lived in squalor, shackled with padlocks while their parents taunted them with pies left on the counter of their California home, authorities say.
What the future may hold for Turpin siblings after alleged torture
As David and Louise Turpin's criminal case proceeds, the questions of their parental rights and their children's long-term future will likely be decided in another courtroom. The Southern California couple is charged with torturing and starving 12 of their 13 children over a prolonged period of time. They have pleaded not guilty on all counts.
California torture case raises questions about home school regulation
David Turpin, administrator and principal of a Southern California private school operated out of his home, gave it an inviting name: Sandcastle Day School.
Aunts of 13 captive siblings reveal years of secrecy, concerns
For decades, Elizabeth Flores begged to see her nieces and nephews. Even Skype would do.
Neighbor says Turpin children seemed 'terrified' when she tried to talk to them
When Kimberly Milligan moved into her California home in 2015, she was told her grandson might soon have a playmate, since a family of 12 lived across the street.
Found shackled and emaciated, children of torture suspects are freed
David and Louise Turpin projected an image of a picture-perfect family on social media.
13 siblings held captive -- how did no one else know?
A nondescript, burnt orange house in Southern California -- similar to many others on the same street -- turned out to be a prison for 13 siblings.
