Episode 237: The Ties That Bind - The Turpin Family

In this month’s series, we’ll take a look at the fascinating phenomenon of narcissistic family cults - a family unit that exhibits all the hallmarks of a traditional cult group but is led by a narcissistic family member - usually a parent.

In this episode, a couple with thirteen children spend decades isolating themselves from the outside world. The public would be shocked when it was discovered their children had been subjected to long-term ritualistic abuse, neglect, and deprivation in one of the worst cases of child abuse ever recorded in California.

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Resources:

The Family Next Doorby John Glatt, St. Martin’s Press, 2019.

David Turpin Biography: 13 Things About Perris, California Engineer

Turpin Trial: Couple Jailed for Life for ‘Inhuman’ Child Abuse

All That’s Interesting: Louise Turpin