57-year-old David Allen Turpin and 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin. They were so malnourished the older ones still looked like children, officials said. Few details have been released about how the parents kept the siblings captive despite what appeared to be opportunities for them to leave. The parents, 49-year-old Louise Anna Turpin and 57-year-old David Allen Turpin, have been held on nine million dollar (£6.5 million) bail. Their house doubled as the Sandcastle Day School, where David Turpin is listed as principal and its roll of six includes only the couple’s younger children.

Source: Evening echo January 17, 2018 15:00 UTC