House of Horrors survivor Jordan Turpin has revealed she will spend Thanksgiving with her siblings – six years after her dramatic escape from their parents’ horrific abuse.
Turpin, 22, is an aspiring motivational speaker, but along with her twelve siblings are still recovering from the physical, mental and emotional trauma suffered by their abusive parents while at home in Perris, California.
Her parents, David and Louise Turpin, kept their children chained to their beds in their Perrin home, starving them and beating them daily.
Jordan now plans to spend her Thanksgiving holiday with her siblings at her home, but revealed she won’t be cooking the turkey.
She said People: ‘I’m going to spend it with my brothers and sisters. I cook, but I’m not cooking this Thanksgiving meal.”
Turpin, 22, is an aspiring motivational speaker, but along with her twelve siblings are still recovering from the physical, mental and emotional trauma suffered by their abusive parents while at home in Perris, California.
David Allen Turpin, left, and Louise Anna Turpin. 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 have children.
House of Horrors survivor Jordan Turpin has revealed she will spend Thanksgiving with her siblings – six years after her dramatic escape from their parents’ horrific abuse
Jordan moved into her own rental home this year, which she says is perfect for housing her loved ones and has plenty of space for her four puppies and guinea pigs.
Of 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 (still) like to keep my house looking nice and clean.
“Every time my brothers and sisters come over, it’s a brand new house.”
Jordan has previously said that she still has a “very, very” close bond with her siblings, and makes sure she sees them often after the horrors they endured in their childhood. She has since launched her own merchandise line, selling hoodies that say, “Doing my best.”
She was 17 when she managed to escape from the family home through a bedroom window in January 2018 and informed police of their horrific living situation.
Her siblings were between the ages of two and 29. A year later, David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to torture and assault in 2019 and were sentenced to life in prison.
Jordan enjoys posting dance videos on social media and wants to be a motivational speaker
She said she is still “very, very close” to her siblings and sees them often. She was seen earlier this year with her sister Jennifer
Sisters Jennifer (left) and Jordan Turpin are doing well as they try to come to terms with their traumatic past
Following David and Louise’s arrests in January 2018, horrific details emerged about the extent of the torture, abuse and neglect suffered by the children, who ranged in age from two to 29 at the time.
Some children were found chained to their beds, starving 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 have children.
All children, except the two-year-old, were seriously underweight. Officers said the children said they were only allowed to shower once a year.
They were kept mostly in their rooms, except for meals, which were reduced from three to one per day, a combination of lunch and dinner.
Since they were rescued, some other children have said that the social services system that was supposed to help them transition to a new life was not doing what it was supposed to do.
Jordan crawled out a window and called police on a cell phone in January 2018. She said she walked on the street because she didn’t know how to use a sidewalk.
The Turpins were found in their family home (pictured) in Perris in January 2018, after one of the siblings crawled out a window and called police on a cell phone.
The interior of the ‘House of Horror’ where the children were seriously neglected
Turpin’s bed the night she escaped
The siblings now face challenges in learning basic life skills such as managing money and interacting with others, as well as coping with a collective lack of mentorship that would normally be provided by parental figures.
Tragically, six of the thirteen youngest 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 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 brothers and sisters have no such support and face many challenges as they try to navigate the real world.
Turpin’s eldest sibling, Jennifer, is said to be an aspiring nurse and also has her own following on Instagram, while a third, Jeanetta, posts photos and lyrics on social media.
David and Louise ate fast food in front of their children, who at one point were only allowed one meal a day. They chained the siblings to filthy beds when they tried to steal food
Jordan was one of 13 siblings abused by David and Louise, center, in their Southern California home
While several other siblings remain in foster care, three others have begun college educations.
The children were threatened with belts and sticks and were even told that if they did not 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 liked to point out things from Deuteronomy and say, ‘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 more than two slices of bread with peanut butter or bologna.
The couple was also accused of taunting their children with cakes and other food they were not allowed to eat.
The angry couple gobbles up fast food in front of them and chains the children to filthy beds as they try to steal food.