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The Family Next Door

The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue

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The Family Next Door

By: John Glatt
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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From New York Times best-selling 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 17-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 siblings - ranging in age from two to 29 - were being abused by their parents. When the dispatcher asked for her address, the girl hesitated. "I've never been out," she stammered.

To their family, neighbors, and online friends, Louise and David Turpin presented a picture of domestic bliss: dressing their 13 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.

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 13 siblings in the face of unimaginable horror.

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It took me almost an hour at the beginning to try to understand what was going on as the author went back to a long past with lots of family names and at times was confusing but I persevered and am glad I did as it turned out to be a horror true story of children’s suffering with a happy ending and very forgiving children!

Forgotten children

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I can’t even imagine what those kids went through. What a sad story, would be good to s

So messed up.

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interesting story, narrator really made it impossible to finish this. I had to stop with over 2 hours to go.

narrator ruined the book

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These poor children endured so much pain and suffering at the hands of their parents.

Evil

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Fantastic! Loved that this was a fact based account of the events. Minimal to no dramatisation!

Non dramatised voice

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