Live, where you live. This is abc 7 news. Children locked up, fearing for their lives, a disturbing story from Southern California shares similarities with a story of captivity and escape from right here in the bay area. Good evening, im dan ashley. And im kristin zee. The parents of 13 children who were locked up in a home have not said why they were shut in. The children ranged in age from 2 to 29 and kept out of Public Schools and mostly hidden from neighbors. Its sim floor on the outside, this home in perris, california looks like the others on this street, but Officials Say inside was a house of horrors. 13 siblings were held captive in the house by their own parents. David and Louise Turpin both now in jail. A 17 year old called 911 after she escaped through a window. Neighbors say they rarely saw or heard the kids. All of them were home schooled. I just dont understand how people can be so cruel to kids. Reporter retired Police Officer ali jacobs is talking about the jaycee duga
Perris, california looks like the others on this street, but Officials Say inside was a house of horrors. 13 siblings were held captive in the house by their own parents. David and Louise Turpin both now in jail. A 17 year old called 911 after she escaped through a window. Neighbors say they rarely saw or heard the kids. All of them were home schooled. I just dont understand how people can be so cruel to kids. Reporter retired Police Officer ali jacobs is talking about the jaycee dugard case. She was held captive for 18 years at a home in antioch where she gave birth to two daughters fathered by gur ito. He met with jacobs who felt something wasnt right. I called the parole officer who promptly told me that he didnt have any children. Reporter the call led to police finding and freeing jaycee dugard from her antioch prison. It looks about the same as it did back in 2009, except the house itself. New owners bought the house years ago, tearing down tall fences in the back yard where jayc
Ones in handcuffs. This typically quiet perris neighborhood turned upside down with you news of the two parents accused of torturing their own children. Some chained to their beds and all starving. The kids were pale and thin and antisocial. The neighbor said she knew there was a large family inside, but strange that she never did see the little kids. It never added up. One crist hamas the older kids were decorating a nativity scene and she went up to compliment them but their reaction was something she will never forget. They just froze. They were scared to death. You could tell they were ter tieifie tieified. The guy was setting aside with the bonfire holding a cross and said they dont celebrate halloween. He said that because he didnt want anyone to ring the doorbell and they didnt want the kids to scream. They were regulars in las vegas, often renewing their vows at the elvis chapel. I did not see any unusual activities between the two of them. They seemed to care. Quiet kids, but
Live, where you live. This is abc 7 news. Children locked up, fearing for their lives, a disturbing story from Southern California shares similarities with a story of captivity and escape from right here in the bay area. Good evening, im dan ashley. And im krist zee. The parents of 13 children who were locked up in a home have not said why they were shut in. The children ranged in age from 2 to 2 29 and kept out of Public Schools and mostly hidden from neighbors. Its sim floor on the outside, this home in perris, california looks like the others on this street, but Officials Say inside was a house of horrors. 13 siblings were held captive in the house by their own parents. David and Louise Turpin both now in jail. A 17 year old called 911 after she escaped through a window. Neighbors say they rarely saw or heard the kids. All of them were home schooled. I just dont understand how people can be so cruel to kids. Reporter retired Police Officer ali jacobs is talking about the jaycee duga