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Turpin siblings to share their story for the first time with Diane Sawyer

The Turpin siblings are speaking out for the first time

Ariha Fatimah Arain

Published February 03, 2026, 08:32 PM

Updated 5 months ago

Turpin siblings to share their story for the first time with Diane Sawyer

The Turpin siblings are speaking out for the first time

The tragic story of Turpin siblings took over the world when it first broke out after the kids were rescued.

The disturbing news revealed that the 13 children of David and Louise Turpin were kept in house arrest by their parents as they were abused and starved for years.

For the first time ever, three of those 13 kids are speaking out sharing their side of story with American journalist Diane Sawyer.

The siblings will speak to Diane on the new special titled The Turpins: A New House of Horror — A Diane Sawyer Special Event on Tuesday, February 3.

One of the siblings says in the clip, “I remember thinking we are all going to die.”

The kids were rescued on January, 14 2018 after one of the siblings, 17-year-old Jordan Turpin, escaped the house and reported to local police.

The authorities raided the house and found 12 other siblings aged 2 to 29 in disturbing conditions.

The parents were arrested and in 2019 they pleaded guilty on 14 felony counts. Currently they are serving life in prison with possibility of parole after 25 years.