Former classmate says eldest ‘House of Horrors’ child was ‘frail’, mercilessly bullied
child endangerment
“She had this whimsical optimism to her that couldn’t be dampened, couldn’t be doused no matter what anybody threw at her”
Child Abuse
January 24, 2018
Officials will be SPLITTING UP ‘House of Horrors’ children, placing six Turpin children into separate foster homes: Source
Despite public outcry, sources revealed that the six minor Turpin children will be split up between two foster homes. Sources also told CBS News that Riverside County will be awarded conservatorship over the seven adult Turpins before they’re moved to an assisted living facility. Last week, an anonymous source close to the investigation told the network …
Court
January 23, 2018
Prosecutors push to block ‘House of Horrors’ parents from contacting their 13 children
On Wednesday, Riverside County prosecutors will reportedly move to block Perris, California, parents David and Louise Turpin from having any further contact with the 13 children they allegedly imprisoned and tortured. Court filings obtained by the California Patch revealed that the District Attorney’s Office will push to impose protective orders barring the couple from contacting their children, …
National
January 23, 2018
House of Horrors family was ‘WITHIN DAYS’ of moving from California to Oklahoma: Sources
David and Louise Turpin, the California couple accused of shackling and starving their 13 children, were reportedly days away from moving to Oklahoma before their arrest last week. Sources told ABC News that the family was “within days” of moving from Perris to Oklahoma as David Turpin had gotten a job transfer with defense contractor Northrop Grumann. …
child endangerment
January 23, 2018
Mother, children were held prisoner in same ‘House of Horrors’ town decades earlier
In an eerie coincidence, the California town rocked by allegations that 13 children were found shackled and starving in deplorable conditions, was the location of a similar scandal nearly two decades earlier. Speaking with WJW, Laura Cowan recalled how police rescued her and her two children from a Perris home in 1998. When learning of the …
child endangerment
January 23, 2018
Classmate says college student Turpin son looked starved, wore the SAME clothes all semester
While attending community college, the eldest son of 13 tortured California children would never look anyone in the eye and wore the same clothes every day, a classmate revealed. Angie Parra, who had a music class with one of the Turpin children at Mount San Jacinto College, described him to KNBC as a “sweet, but odd, …
Violent Crime
January 23, 2018
SEE IT: Angry audience member viciously attacks comedian during set
Video captured the tense moments when an audience member hurled a mic stand and stool at comedian Steve Brown as he performed on stage. According to The State, the incident occurred Sunday night at the Comedy House in Columbia, South Carolina. Tumika LaSha, who recorded the scuffle, says she was watching Brown’s set when her table was flipped …
Drug Crime
January 22, 2018
Boy Scout leader busted for allegedly selling heroin, gun possession
A sign spotted outside the raided home reportedly read, ‘SIHOPE: Staten Island Against Drug Abuse’
Bad Doctors
January 22, 2018
Teen sexually assaulted by doctor Larry Nassar says she’s being billed for appointments
A 15-year-old girl who confronted disgraced doctor Larry Nassar in court on Monday revealed that Michigan State University is still billing her mother for appointments that Nassar used to sexually assault her. According to the New York Daily News, Emma Ann Miller is possibly one of the last patients to fall victim to Nassar, 54. And, …
child endangerment
January 22, 2018
Were any of the ‘House of Horrors’ children kidnapped? Investigators seeking DNA tests to confirm all siblings are related, source says
Authorities are reportedly planning to conduct DNA tests on the 13 abused children found in the California House of Horrors to confirm that they weren’t kidnapped. Sources reportedly told Crime Watch Daily that investigators are considering conducting genetic tests to verify that all 13 children found in the Perris residence are related. However, the Riverside County …
Child Abuse
January 22, 2018
House of Horrors aunt says David Turpin drove wife cross-country to have sex with a man she met online
Louise Turpin, the California mother accused of abusing her 13 children and keeping them imprisoned in deplorable conditions, had her husband drive her to Alabama so she could have sex with a man she met online, according to her sister. Teresa Robinette made the explosive claims during an appearance on Megyn Kelly Today. Robinette said that …
Juveniles
January 20, 2018
Boy uses gasoline to spark bonfire, dies just days after explosion leaves him covered in burns
An Alabama teen reportedly burned to death after trying to start a bonfire with five gallons of gasoline last week. According to WBRC, Sam Gean, 14, died after suffering significant burns on January 14 while attempting to ignite a fire with another teen in front of a home in Jefferson County. Authorities said that the …