HORRIFIC Details Emerge About Parents Who Shackled And Starved Their THIRTEEN Children

Those of you who have been following this story are probably already absolutely horrified… but if you thought it was bad, it gets EVEN WORSE.

Basically, a California couple was found to disgustingly abuse their children by starving them, shackling them to their beds, and only letting them out of their home for “special occasions” such as vow renewal ceremonies and family vacations to DISNEY.

The children, who range in age from two to 29, were rescued on Sunday after their brave 17-year-old sister climbed through a window of the house in Perris, California, to call 911. They were found shackled to furniture and lying in urine and feces.

Their parents David and Louise Turpin were arrested inside the home once police arrived. Their first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday.

God Bless that brave girl. I can’t even imagine what they’ve been through.

As more details emerge, the situation becomes even more dire than we thought.

According to this:

As they await prosecution and as the children, who are so malnourished doctors fear they may go into shock, recover, new details have emerged about the horrifying conditions they were forced to endure.

The new owners of properties the family lived in in Texas have also come forward to share disturbing photographs of the state they left their houses in once they moved out.

Scratch marks, stained carpets and closets that had been converted into cages were among the indicators of abuse left at the properties in Fort Worth and Rio Vista.

The owners of the properties claim to have believed the damage had been caused by animals… which is why they never reported abuse.

The new owner of the Rio Vista house told CBS that neighbors described the house, when the Turpins lived in it, as a ‘religious compound’.

They said none of the children were ever allowed to reveal their names.

…and schools never reported abuse, because they never went to school.

All of the children were homeschooled, including the ones who are now adults. Their mental capacity is much younger than their age, according to authorities.

Education officials in California who are alarmed by the story have revealed that no inspections were ever carried out at the couple’s home.

The law requires private schools to register as such. Once they do, the state department of education cannot legally monitor them but they must undergo a fire safety inspection.

In the case of the Turpins, no such inspection ever took place. It is not clear if the couple ever registered their home or themselves as a private school.

‘We are sickened by this tragedy and relieved the children are now safe and authorities are investigating.

‘Private schools are required to register with the state to record their students’ exemption from compulsory attendance at public schools.

‘Under current California law, the CDE does not approve, monitor, inspect, or oversee private schools,’ a spokesman said this week.

Great. Good job, California.

For those of you who’ll wonder why the adult siblings didn’t so something sooner…

When they were found by authorities, the children were all lying in feces. The adults among them are ‘so small’ police say they look like children.

Deputies showed no signs of hesitation in categorizing the abuse they suffered as ‘torture’. Further details of any specific injuries are yet to emerge but all 13 children are being treated in hospital.

Police say it is difficult to record credible statements from them because their mental states are so fragile.

The 17-year-old who saved the entire brood has however told them that she believed she would be killed by her parents if they caught her trying to escape.

‘In her mind, she was risking her life,’ a source told the Daily Mirror. She used a disabled cell phone to call 911.

Absolutely horrific. I pray that they may heal enough to someday life a semi-normal life.

Many who surrounded the family are trying their best to free themselves from any guilt or accountability, and it kind of turns my stomach…

Several neighbors in both California and Texas, where the family lived until 2010, have come forward to say they found the Disney-obsessed couple ‘odd’.

But child protection services in Perris said on Thursday they were never once alerted to the home nor did they receive complaints about the Turpins.

Not one person called us. How sad,’ Mary Parks, senior public information specialist for the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, told Desert Sun on Thursday as she, along with the rest of the country, lamented the torture the children faced.

One neighbor, who gave his name only as Mike, said he often saw the couple ‘marching the children in circles’ on the second floor of the home between midnight and 3am.

He told The New York Post they were like a ‘cult’ and that his wife called them ‘clones’ who spoke robotically and at the same time.

Ummm…. and this guy didn’t think he miiiiight want to alert someone? Even just for a wellness check or something?

Brenda Taylor, Louise Turpin’s aunt, told CNN on Thursday how she believed the facade the couple portrayed on social media where they posted happy photographs of the family on vacations to Disney Land and at the couple’s vow renewal ceremony.

‘With the pictures they put on Facebook, you thought they were one big happy family,’ she said.

Taylor said her niece, who is now 49, married David when she was just 16.

When David’s parents last visited them in California from his native West Virginia, all seemed well.

‘They were just like any ordinary family. And they had such good relationships. I’m not just saying this stuff. These kids, we were amazed. They were ‘sweetie’ this and ‘sweetie’ that to each other,’ Betty Turpin, 81, said.

Ok… but we saw pictures of the home. How did they not notice THE CLAW MARKS AND CAGES AND FECES ALL OVER THE FLOOR?!?!

Betty described her son and his wife as ‘model Christians’.

I’m going to hurl.

‘”It’s hard to believe all of this. Over the years, the Lord knows what happened,’ she added.

Other relatives have told how Louise joked about how skinny the children were and trivialized their weight by saying they were ‘tall and lanky’ like their father.

‘I always made comments to Louise, when I did talk to her about, ‘Gosh they’re so skinny’, and she would laugh it off saying ‘Well, David’s so tall and lanky. They’re going to be like him’,’ Teresa Robinette told Today earlier in the week.

I think people were either in denial, were complicit, or simply didn’t want to get involved.

HOW did no one notice anything?!