‘House of Horrors’ survivor Jordan Turpin has revealed that she will be spending Thanksgiving with her siblings – six years after her dramatic escape from their parents’ abominable abuse.
Turpin, 22, is an aspiring motivational speaker – but together with her 12 brothers and sisters, she is still recovering from the physical, mental and emotional trauma inflicted by their abusive parents while at their home in Perris, California.
Her parents, David and Louise Turpin, kept their children shackled to their beds at their home in Perrin, starving them and beating them daily.
Jordan now plans to spend her Thanksgiving holiday with her siblings at her new house – but revealed that she won’t be cooking the turkey.
‘I’m going to spend it with my siblings. I do cook, but I’m not cooking this Thanksgiving meal,’ she told People.
Turpin, 22, is an aspiring motivational speaker – but together with her 12 brothers and sisters, she is still recovering from the physical, mental and emotional trauma inflicted by their abusive parents while at their home in Perris, California
David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin are pictured in mugshots. The parents’ abuse and neglect was so ‘severe, pervasive, and prolonged’ that it stunted their children’s growth, led to muscle wasting and left two of their daughters unable to bear children
‘House of Horrors’ survivor Jordan Turpin has revealed that she will be spending Thanksgiving with her siblings – six years after her dramatic escape from their parents’ abysmal abuse
Jordan moved into her rented home this year, which she says is perfect for hosting her loved ones and has ample space for her four puppies and guinea pigs.
Speaking about her seasonal decorations, she said: ‘I decorated for Halloween, which was really cool, and I decorated for Thanksgiving.
‘I already have a Christmas tree!
‘I do [still] like to keep my place looking nice and clean.
‘Any time my siblings come over, it’s like a brand new house again.’
Jordan has previously said she is still ‘very, very’ close to her siblings, and makes sure to see them often after the horrors they endured in their childhood. She has since launched her own merch line – selling hoodies that read: ‘Doing my best.’
She was 17 years old when she managed to escape the family home through a bedroom window in January 2018 and alerted police as to their horrific living situation.
Her siblings were aged between two and 29. One year after the daring escape and horrifying discovery of the home’s conditions, David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to torture and were sentenced to life in prison.
Jordan loves posting dancing videos on social media – and wants to be a motivational speaker
She said she is still ‘very, very’ close to her siblings, and makes sure to see them often. She is seen with her sister Jennifer earlier this year
Sisters Jennifer (left) and Jordan Turpin are doing well as they attempt to work through their traumatic past
Following David and Louise’s arrests in January 2018, horrific details began to emerge of the extent of torture, abuse and neglect the children suffered.
Some of the children were found chained to their beds, starved and largely isolated from the world.
The parents’ abuse and neglect was so ‘severe, pervasive, and prolonged’ that it stunted their children’s growth, led to muscle wasting and left two of their daughters unable to bear children.
Every child except the two-year-old was severely underweight, with deputies testifying the children said they could only shower once a year.
They were mainly kept in their rooms except for meals, which had been reduced from three to one per day, a combination of lunch and dinner.
Since being rescued, some of the other children have said that the social services system didn’t help them transition to their new lives.
Jordan crawled out of a window and called the police using a cell phone in January 2018. She said she walked on the street because she didn’t know about how to use a sidewalk
The Turpins were found living in squalor in their family home (pictured) in Perris in January 2018 after one of the siblings crawled out of a window and called the police using a cell phone
The interior of the ‘House of Horror’ where the children were severely neglected
Turpin’s bed the night she escaped
The siblings now face challenges in learning basic life skills, such as handling money and interacting with others, as well as dealing with a collective lack of mentorship that would normally be provided by parental figures.
Tragically, six of the youngest 13 Turpin siblings who were rescued said they were sexually abused and tortured by their new foster parents, who force-fed them and made them eat their own vomit.
In contrast, Jordan Turpin, who escaped the abuse in 2018, is supported by a team of people around her as she restarts her life and becomes a rising social media star and motivational speaker in Southern California, but many of her siblings do not have such support and are facing many challenges as they try to navigate the real world.
Jennifer, who is the eldest Turpin sibling, is said to be aspiring nurse and also has her own following on Instagram, while a third, Jeanetta, posts pictures and song lyrics to social media.
David and Louise ate fast food in front of their children, who were only allowed one meal per day at one point. They would chain the siblings to filthy beds if they tried to steal food
Jordan was one of 13 siblings who were abused by David and Louise, center, in their Southern California home
While several of the other siblings are still in foster care, three others have embarked on college courses.
The kids were threatened with belts and sticks and even told that if they didn’t behave, the parents would chain them to their beds and pull their hair.
Jordan and her sister Jennifer also said the parents ‘literally’ used the Bible to justify how they treated the siblings.
They loved to point out things in Deuteronomy, saying that, ‘We have the right to do this to you,’ said Jennifer, now 33. ‘That they even had the right to kill us if we didn’t listen.’
For years, the siblings’ diet consisted of nothing but two slices of bread with peanut butter or bologna.
The couple was also accused of taunting their children with pies and other food that they were forbidden to eat.
The evil couple chowed down on fast food in front of them, chaining the children to filthy beds if they tried to steal food.