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The Family Next Door
The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue | John Glatt
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From New York Times bestselling true crime author John Glatt comes the devastating story of the Turpins: a seemingly normal family whose dark secrets would shock and captivate the world. On January 14, 2018, a seventeen-year-old girl climbed out of the window of her Perris, California home and dialed 911 with shaking fingers. Struggling to stay calm, she told the operator that she and her 12 siblingsranging in age from 2 to 29were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. Ive never been out, she stammered. To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their thirteen children in matching outfits and buying them expensive gifts. But what police discovered when they entered the Turpin family home would eclipse the most shocking child abuse cases in history. For years, David and Louise had kept their children in increasing isolation, trapping them in a sinister world of torture, abuse, and near starvation. In the first major account of the case, investigative journalist and author John Glatt delves into the disturbing details and recounts the bravery of the thirteen siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.
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Connster
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Procrastinating about actually doing some work. Justifying this by browsing Litsy and listening to tagged book. 🫤📚

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FantasyChick
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If John Glatt writes it, I will read it! I vaguely remembered the story of the Turpins but the more I read the more I remembered. This was just....hard. very in depth from Louise's childhood to the end of the trial. Serious TW here for child abuse, confinement and sexual abuse but if you can handle the content it is worth the read. Off to the rabbit hole!
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fredamans
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Not everyone will enjoy this one for obvious reasons. Real crime can be tough to take in. 4⭐

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MidnightBookGirl
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Mehso-so

Catching up on past reviews (so I'm not flooding your feed on December 31st). We read this for True Crime book club, and while it was okay, it felt like all the author had done to write the book was read a lot of articles and watch some interviews. There was nothing in here that you couldn't get from the internet, and it was fairly repetitive. Still, it is shocking what these kids had to go through. I wish them all the happiness and therapy.

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Soytoosaucy
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Horrific. I‘m only glad that the Magnificent Thirteen were able to get away alive. Showing true resilience and power. The way this was written was VERY repetitive. Overall I just didn‘t like the way it was written, but I am grateful to read the story of these brave kids.

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Soytoosaucy
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Reading the first 60 or so pages, I realized I heard this story before, but from Louise‘s little sister Elizabeth‘s perspective. On the ID Channel show “Evil Lives Here,” Season 6, Episode 8. So interested to find out the whole story now. 😰🤯

Cosmos_Moon_River Yikes! Reminds me of a real-life People Under the Stairs. 4y
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JenniferEgnor
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Don‘t let the nice picture deceive you. David & Louise Turpin were far from a great family. Why is it that so often, very religious families are full of so much abuse, especially sexual abuse? Their 13 children went through so much hell. Quick read that will make you want to scream.

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CoffeeK8
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A heartbreaking story of resiliency.

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LauraJ
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This is a horrific story that would make an interesting magazine article, but there isn‘t enough material for a book. So much repetition! The selfish parents had 13 kids, fed them once a day, chained them to their beds and dad had a Captain Kangaroo haircut. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

ljuliel I‘m not impressed with this author. He‘s not the best true crime writer and he picks the most disturbing cases. He writes the Grocery Store Books. That‘s what I call his brand of true crime. 5y
LauraJ @ljuliel I‘ll remember that for the future. 5y
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LauraJ
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Why is this being narrated by a man with a British accent when it involves Americans and takes places in California?

LeahBergen 🤔 5y
Trashcanman It's probably because of the communist. 5y
LauraJ @Trashcanman hmm... I think you‘re onto something. (edited) 5y
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catherine2
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Well, this explains the internet access. I can‘t stop reading this book. It is crazy!!! I remember when one of the daughters escaped and the authorities went into the house and found the horrible conditions, but it was even worse than what they reported at the time. It‘s amazing that all of them survived it.

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catherine2
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So many bizarre things about this family but I am really shocked that they had access to the internet??