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Transient parents of missing infant twins refuse to speak to police or provide photos; family found living in filthy, drug-filled car with knives and a machete: Police

 Transient parents of missing infant twins refuse to speak to police or provide photos; family found living in filthy, drug-filled car with knives and a machete: Police
Child Abuse

Police are asking for the public’s help in the search for missing toddler twins — whose parents are in custody and refusing to cooperate with investigators. CBS News reports that police had been searching for Aaron Weddles, Princess Canez-Walker, and the couple’s five children since January 4, when the family was reported missing and likely to …

‘I was treated like one of the kids’: Aunt of 13 children allegedly starved, shackled says House of Horrors dad watched her shower
child endangerment
January 17, 2018

‘I was treated like one of the kids’: Aunt of 13 children allegedly starved, shackled says House of Horrors dad watched her shower

The sister of the California mother accused of holding her 13 children captive in a filthy home accused the children’s father of watching her shower when she briefly lived with the family. Appearing on Good Morning America, Elizabeth Jane Flores, 41, said she lived with David and Louise Turpin for a few months when she was in college. At …

WATCH: In first on-camera interview, Dylan Farrow insists ‘I am telling the truth’ about Woody Allen sexual abuse allegation
Celebrity Justice
January 17, 2018

WATCH: In first on-camera interview, Dylan Farrow insists ‘I am telling the truth’ about Woody Allen sexual abuse allegation

In her first on-camera interview, Dylan Farrow is speaking about the alleged child sexual abuse she endured from her adoptive father Woody Allen. CBS Morning News previewed a clip of the interview, which will air in full on Thursday, recorded at Farrow’s home in Bridgewater, Connecticut. In 2014, Farrow published an open letter in the …

House of Horrors: New interviews reveal how 13 malnourished siblings were forbidden to have friends over, watch TV, or contact extended family
Family Crime
January 17, 2018

House of Horrors: New interviews reveal how 13 malnourished siblings were forbidden to have friends over, watch TV, or contact extended family

By AMY TAXIN and AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. (AP) — Thirteen malnourished siblings allegedly kept captive in filthy conditions by their parents in a Southern California home lived a strict existence with no social lives and no contact with extended family, two of their aunts said Wednesday. “They weren’t allowed to watch TV. …

House of Horrors Update: State taking steps to care for seven adult children allegedly chained, starved by parents
child endangerment
January 16, 2018

House of Horrors Update: State taking steps to care for seven adult children allegedly chained, starved by parents

As details emerge about the 13 siblings allegedly starved and chained to furniture by their parents, officials revealed a course of action that includes providing care for the couple’s adult children. According to CBS News, Department of Public Social Services Director Susan von Zabern said during a press conference Tuesday that the agency is working …

Pit bull tragically mauls 3-year-old girl to death just days after family adopts it
Juveniles
January 16, 2018

Pit bull tragically mauls 3-year-old girl to death just days after family adopts it

An Oklahoma family is grieving the death of a 3-year-old girl mauled by a new family pet. According to the New York Post, the Dodges had only adopted the pit bull, named Remington, days prior to the attack Sunday. Jason Dodge, Rylee Marie Dodge’s father, said he was “very cautious” about bringing the dog into …

SEE IT: House of Horrors parents renew vows at Elvis Chapel in Las Vegas
child endangerment
January 16, 2018

SEE IT: House of Horrors parents renew vows at Elvis Chapel in Las Vegas

A Vegas-based Elvis impersonator who reportedly took part in several of David and Louise Turpin’s vow renewal ceremonies in recent years said he was shocked by what they are accused of doing to their 13 children. Kent Ripley told Inside Edition that he remembers presiding over three of the couple’s ceremonies but didn’t suspect anything was wrong …