- Suspects David Allen Turpin (born October 17, 1961) and Louise Anna Turpin (born May 24, 1968) were married in 1985 in Pearisburg, Virginia when David was 23 and Louise was 16 years old. The couple eloped, angering her father, church pastor Wayne Robinette.
- Son in Law of Allen Wayne Wayne Robinette (1948-2016) and Phyllis Ann Taylor (1950-2016).
- Brother-in-law of Alene Lee, McCeary Lee, Elizabeth Flores, Billy Lambert and Teresa Robinette.
- Brother of James Randolph Turpin (b.1958).
- Father of Jennifer Turpin (b.1988), Joshua Turpin (b.1992), Jessica Turpin (b.1993), Jonathan Turpin (b.1995), Joy Turpin (b.1997), Julianne Turpin, Jeanetta Turpin, Jordan Turpin, James Turpin, Joanna Turpin, Jolinda Turpin, Julissa Turpin and unknown child.
- David Allen Turpin is a resident of Perris, California. In January 2018, he and his wife received international media attention, after it was revealed they kept their children at their residence, described as a house of horrors in horrible living conditions.
- He is married to Louise Anna Turpin. They both have thirteen children together, between the ages of 2 and 29.
- David is the principal of the private Sandcastle Day School, a school which he homeschools his children at their residence.
- On Sunday, January 14, 2018, David and Louise were arrested after their children were found shackled to beds inside their home.
- David and Louise were both charged with torture and child endangerment. They were taken to the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside, California. Bail was set at $13 million for each.
- David Turpin's parents, James and Betty Turpin stated that they have not seen them in years, and stated that they are religious and kept having children because God called on them.
- David Turpin is in the California State Prison, Corcoran.
- David and Louise had been planning to move the family to Oklahoma at the time of their arrest.
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