Why did California ‘house of horrors’ parents says their goodbyes hours before shackled kids were found?
THE twisted parents who allegedly kept their 13 kids starved and shackled in their house of horror were allegedly getting ready to flee the California property.
David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, were arrested after the siblings, aged between two and 29, were found shackled at the family home in Perris, California.
And the children were allowed to eat only one meal a day and shower just twice a year, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told NBC News.
A source told the Mirror that David and Louise Turpin were "getting ready to leave town" on Saturday.
They said: "They said they needed to say 'goodbye' because they were getting ready to leave town.
"They didn't say where or when they were going."
They added: "I couldn't believe it when I saw their pictures on the TV two nights later."
Meanwhile, the grandparents of 13 starved children say their son’s family looked happy and healthy when they last visited California six years ago.
“They were just like any ordinary family,” said Betty Turpin, the 81-year-old mother of David Turpin.
"And they had such good relationships. I’m not just saying this stuff.
"These kids, we were amazed. They were ‘sweetie’ this and ‘sweetie’ that to each other."
The 17-year-old daughter who raised the alarm told cops she was terrified they would kill her if she got caught.
She climbed out of a window to alert police of her and her 12 siblings' dire plight and was so malnourished cops told a press conference she physically appears more like a ten-year-old.
Riverside County sheriff's Capt. Greg Fellows said: "The conditions were horrific.
"If you can imagine being 17 years old and appearing to be a ten-year-old, being chained to a bed, being malnourished, and injuries associated with that, I would call that torture."
According to The Mirror the starving teen was in fear for her life when she finally broke free and alerted the police.
She snuck out of a window of the unassuming family home at around 6am on Sunday, fleeing to safety before using the deactivated phone she took from the house to call 911.
After the phone call, cops raced to the scene and stunned residents has they led the troop of terrified kids out of the bungalow in the typical suburban street.
The conditions inside were said to be "horrific" with the victims given little access to food or water.
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