The Turpins are sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after their children testify about years of
Source: CNN
(CNN) Breaking news update at 1:35 p.m. ET
David and Louise Turpin have each been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after they pleaded guilty to holding captive and torturing their children for years in their California home.
The parents each spoke before the sentencing.
"I'm sorry for everything I've done to hurt my children," Louise Turpin said, adding she believes God has a special plan for each of them. "I love them more than they could ever imagine."
David Turpin broke down in tears as he tried to address the court. His attorney read his statement, in which the father expressed hope for his children's success and said he hopes they remain close because their mother and father will not be with them.
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By Holly Yan and Paul Vercammen, CNN
Updated 1735 GMT (0135 HKT) April 19, 2019
Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/19/us/turpin-parents-sentencing-friday/index.html
Full headline: The Turpins are sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after their children testify about years of torture
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)RKP5637
(67,109 posts)WhiteTara
(29,718 posts)canuckledragger
(1,641 posts)Getting caught and facing punishment is the ONLY thing they're sorry about.
They care nothing for those kids.
redwitch
(14,944 posts)sdfernando
(4,935 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I have nothing but contempt for these people.
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Are you fucking kidding me!
SunSeeker
(51,559 posts)Sickening. With love like that, who needs hate?
Submariner
(12,504 posts)and upbringing the parents under went in their formative years to find out why they turned into such parental f*ckups, so that those methods are not replicated in any teaching system resulting in what is really a tragedy for the couples children.
I heard the recording of the 29 year older talking to 911 saying she never went to school beyond the 1st grade, and had not had a bath in a year or so. It was sad to hear her like that. She seems so innocent and naive from being cloistered, caring people need to keep an eye on her to prevent a predator from swooping in to try and take advantage of her innocence.
Farmer-Rick
(10,175 posts)They just act out the underlining message and take it to extremes. In this case...children are objects, things to be collected?
Nitram
(22,803 posts)AllyCat
(16,188 posts)My condolences to their children. May they find some healing from this nightmare
NBachers
(17,117 posts)Aristus
(66,380 posts)I just want to throw people out a window when they say shit like that...
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)I'll restrain the name calling, because there's no name bad enough to represent what they are.