I feel like it's safe to say, we all remember what went on in The Turpin Family. So I'm not going to talk about the abuse they suffered at the hands of their parents. Instead I'm going to talk about how brave these kids were.
Jordan was 17 years old when she made the 911 call that ultimately saved them. She told the dispatcher she's not allowed outside. She didn't know the word 'medication'. She tells police that her siblings knew she was taking pictures of them in their vulnerable state because that's what she needed to help them. And it worked.
John Glatt's book stops right after their parents plead guilty. He speaks about the kids time in the hospital, the adult kids being placed with a custodian, and the younger siblings being spread out across two foster homes. But he doesn't talk about how some of the siblings were re-victimized in their new homes. While they are now learning how to live, they continue to see the evil side of humanity.
It breaks my heart to hear they went from one horrible living situation to another. But seeing Jordan post about her new life and sharing posts about her siblings lets me know that they're gonna make it. They've been through the worst of the worst. But now they can live life on their own terms.
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