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Pallets_Of_Cash t1_itrqxns wrote

Reply to comment by attillathehoney in Investigation underway into daughter's allegation Iowa man was prolific serial killer by livestrong10

There was a recent case of a girl who escaped her house where she and her siblings were kept chained by their parents. She took some cell phone pics of her siblings before she escaped and the cops said that was a real smart move because without the pics they might have just considered her a runaway and returned her home.

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Archmage_of_Detroit t1_itt21b3 wrote

Jordan Turpin.

Yeah, the cops treated it as a "runaway" situation and were fully prepared to return her to her parents, despite her saying they'd tried to kill her before, and would absolutely do it again. The only reason they entered the home at all was because of those pictures. When they went inside, they found a dozen emaciated kids, some of whom were chained to their beds and hadn't bathed for a year.

It's considered one of the worst child abuse cases in America's history, and the cops almost didn't investigate.

Thankfully Jordan seems to be doing great now. She has an active TikTok account and keeps in touch with her siblings.

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LotharLothar t1_itu8r8g wrote

Not sure how familiar you are with the case. Was very sad. Some of them were put in foster homes where they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse, again. Very troubling. They do seem to be doing well now, though. Very resilient.

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