The Turpin Family House of Horror
The insane story of the Turpin family
6 min readAug 31, 2022
David and Louise Turpin first met when he was 17 years old, and she was just 10. Due to the disapproval of Louise’s father, Wayne Robinette, a strict pastor at a local church, they had to hide their relationship for a while. Her mother, Phyllis, supported the relationship. Then in 1985, after much insistence and a frustrated escape by the two…