Channel 5 (UK) Documentaries
Tortured by Mum and Dad: The Turpin 13
2018 • E28 May 8, 2018 45m
After receiving a 911 call from a 17-year-old girl police arrive at a cul-de-sac in Perris, California, where they discover the caller was one of 13 siblings who had effectively
been held prisoner in an unassuming family home by their parents. This film tries to discover how no-one noticed, and why the parents of the Turpin family behaved as
they did.
been held prisoner in an unassuming family home by their parents. This film tries to discover how no-one noticed, and why the parents of the Turpin family behaved as
they did.