Turpin sisters on finding courage to develop plan for escape from imprisonment
ABC News
"I just felt like I had to do it," Jordan Turpin said.
Jennifer Turpin said she woke up in terror every day while she was imprisoned by her parents alongside her 12 siblings.
The eldest Turpin child, now 33, and her sister Jordan, now 21, described in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer how their parents, David and Louise Turpin, shackled some kids to beds and deprived them of food, hygiene, education and health care. They are the first of the 13 Turpin children to share their stories.
"Nothing’s going to be as bad as 29 years, in what the only word I know to call it, is 'hell,'" said Jennifer Turpin, reflecting on the trauma of her childhood.
Watch the Diane Sawyer special event, "Escape From A House Of Horror," on Friday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC and stream on Hulu.
