The Turpin Family House of Horror

The insane story of the Turpin family

Liz Manuelle
6 min readAug 31, 2022
Image: Wikimedia Commons

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…

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Liz Manuelle

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