Typical family of 13 turns out to be not so typical.

If you ever saw the Turpin family of 13(2-29) out on the town or if you ever saw them on Facebook you would think that they are just one big family. But. Behind closed doors the kids are chained to their beds held in cellars in the basement and are told to never tell anyone. The family is home schooled so no information is leaked. They have been moving from house to house for more than 20 years and have never been in the same house for more than 2 years. As, They moved into this new house they decorated for Christmas the neighbor said that she never saw one kid after the day they moved in she only saw the mom and the dad. This Sunday a 17 year old climbed out the window and got a phone and called 911. After the police got there they found 13 kids shackled to their beds with no food or anything. All 13 kids got rushed to the hospital and are going to be taken to a home after recovery.

What would you do if you were the neighbor and never saw the kids excpet the day they moved in?\

How would you feel if you were one of those kids?

I would honestly think nothing of it because not all neighbors are nice and really close and want to be close.

I would feel scared and threatened and helpless because no one in there right mind would think that someone like that would do that.

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  • Good summary but you didn't reply to any student comments. -5 late

  • I wouldn't think much becasue they could just be coming and leaving when you aren't. I would be terrifed being one of the kids but very relieved when the police showed up to rescue me and my siblings.

  • I would find it odd that the kids rarely go outside and all of the kids are homeschooled at all different grade levels. Where do they have the room for it and do they use tutors if so why don't the kids tell the tutors to go get help. If I was one if the kids it would be awful being chained up and not being able to do anything ever. I am glad that one of the kids got out and called the police. Also glad that all of the kids are okay and recovering.

  • Even though the children are homeschooled it is very odd that they never go outside. I would probobly go over to the Turnip house to talk to the parents and see if anything odd was happening. If I noticed something really out of place I might contact the police. 

    I would feel so awful. Being chained up like this would make me feel worthless, and all I would think about is if I will ever get out. 

  • I would think its very peculiar that all of them moved in but I never saw them leave. I would ask for an investigation because I wouldn't be able to live with the fact that I lived next to people like that.

    If I was one of the kids, I would try my best to do the right thing in all my power. If I was the oldest, I would feel compelled to do so. 

  • I would go to my neighbor's house without being suspicious. I would probably ask casual conversation questions about the kids or maybe try to get invited in to learn more information. I would feel betrayed and obviously terrible if I were one of these kids...It's a terrible situation, and the abusive parents should be punished and should go to jail for the rest of their lives.

  • I would be worried about the kids as I know that having thirteen kids in one house would make it impossible for the neighbors not to see them at least once in awhile. I would feel very abused and scared and betrayed by my parents if they did that to me.

  • I would probably be a little curious to know where their kids were, especially if I saw the kids when they first moved in, but never again after that. If I were one of the kids that were in this family I would most likely feel a little scared to be in that situation, and also confused on why I wouldn't be able to go outside or talk to anyone. But then once the police were called and found us then I would be relieved to finally be out of the family.

  • I would be pretty suspicious if  I were the neighbor and had only seen the kids the day that they had moved in. I would most likely begin to ask around the neighborhood to see if anyone knew imformation about the family. Then, if I were one of the kids I would be completely releived to finally be out of that bad situation. 

  • I would be pretty curious if I never saw any of the kids except that one move in day and so I would probably tell someone or start to ask questions about their wherabouts. If I were one of those kids, I would feel relieved that I finally got out from under my parents. 

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