NZer — 8 years ago(January 16, 2018 08:18 PM)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/100638810/david-and-louise-turpin-seemed-nice-but-their-home-was-jail-for-their-13-kids
The front yard of the house in the quiet neighbourhood in Perris, in the US state of California, was often overgrown with weeds nearly 6 feet tall. There were no toys, no bicycles in the front yard, neighbours said. More than a dozen children supposedly lived inside the home, but they never came outside to play.
On Sunday morning (Monday, NZ time), authorities found 13 brothers and sisters held captive in the home, with several shackled to beds with chains and padlocks "in dark and foul-smelling" conditions, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said.
The siblings all appeared to be children, so sheriff's deputies were "shocked" to discover that seven of them were actually adults. The ages of the 13 victims ranged from 2 to 29. They appeared malnourished and dirty and told authorities they were starving.