Turpin family – Our evil parents quoted the BIBLE to justify their abuse & even claimed they had the right to kill us

TWO of the Turpin family sisters alleged that their twisted parents "used the Bible" to justify their abuse and claimed they had the right to kill them.  

The 13 siblings were rescued in January 2018 from their Perris, California home after Jordan Turpin escaped and called 911.

Jennifer and Jordan Turpin sat down with journalist Diane Sawyer for a special episode of 20/20 and detailed some of the horrors they endured.

The siblings claimed that parents David and Louise used household items such as belts and sticks as tools for punishment.

They alleged that their parents used the Bible to justify the abuse.

Jennifer, 33, said: “They literally used the Bible to explain their behavior to us.

“They loved to point out things in Deuteronomy, saying that, ‘We have the right to do this to you.’ That they even had the right to kill us if we didn’t listen.”

The siblings also alleged that their parents would chain them to their beds and pull on their hair if they misbehaved.

Jordan Turpin made the 911 call in January 2018 but admitted that she almost couldn’t do it.

The sibling, now 21, said: "My whole body was shaking. I couldn't really dial 911.

"I think it was us coming so close to death so many times. If something happened to me, at least I died trying."

In the 911 call, which was played during a preview clip of the interview, Jordan is heard saying: “I just ran away from home because I live in a family of 15 and we have abusing parents."

She told Sawyer that she was walking in the road after escaping as she "didn't know about the sidewalks".

Jordan said: "You’re supposed to be on the sidewalk but I’d never been out there.”