Tortured by Mum and Dad: The Turpin 13

Tortured by Mum and Dad: The Turpin 13 reveals the horrifying story of the Turpin family. To all who knew them, they appeared to be a picture-perfect family, but Louise and David were hiding a dark secret that only came to light through the courage of their seventeen-year-old daughter.

When California police received a desperate 911 call one night from a teenage girl, they never expected what awaited them at the Turpin home. All thirteen of the Turpin children, ranging in age from two to twenty-nine, were found chained up and starving. Louise and David were arrested for the torture they had inflicted on their own children.

This film delves into the darkest corners of this family’s abusive dynamic and the years of secrecy that followed, until one of their daughters was brave enough to shed light on her parents’ crimes.