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- Part 1 of 20/20 (June 2015): Almost no one, including neighbors, knew the six Angulo brothers existed. The 'Wolfpack' Brothers Grew Up Locked in NYC Apartment for Years. This chilling documentary by Crystal Moselle recounts the lives of the 6 brothers both in isolated in their Lower Eastside apartment and within the outside world.
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For their entire childhood, the Angulo brothers had only one true escape from their lives confined inside their family’s New York City apartment.
“As far back as I can remember anything -- like, as far back as I can remember loving my mom -- I remember movies,” Narayana Angulo, 22, told ABC News’ “20/20.” “They were like a door into another world."
Watching movies was the one privilege, the brothers said, that their father allowed.
“The movies taught us like, sort of how to speak to one another, how you interact with another person and have an opinion,” Mukunda Angulo, 20, told “20/20.”
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imagine escaping the apartment you spent 15 years locked in, just to be told we’re all quarantined now
OMGosh! Right???
If they were scared to leave the apartment then I couldn't imagine how scary it would be to live in NY right now
lol
It was filmed in 2015 but that would be crazy
LMAO!!!
the mother used to be a free-spirited, adventurous young woman. she seems well-educated too. what a misfortune to fall in love with a controlling lunatic.
I agree!
joek money well that didn't work , I hope you never have kids
joek money iam also like that and my father didn't lock me out from the world so is million of others
joek money he fucking locked them inside for years are you insane
Yeah a crazy bastard he is
This proof that despite being locked up or isolated, the brothers were able to educate themselves. This is the true spirit of real human beings
without decent movies they would've been a mess.
It's a testament to their mother's intelligence and hard work. Homeschooling seven locked up kids is no easy feat. Besides, the movies helped a lot. Some people learn foreign languages solely by watching TV.
@@tinamalessan6431 My goodness yes! She had a LOT of fortitude. And SS spine!
God loves us.I love you god
It was abuse. Plain and simple. I don’t give her credit, because she allowed it. Harsh maybe, but those kids were robbed of their lives. Literally. Being held prisoner and brainwashing is immoral and illegal at best.
"As far back as I remember loving my mom, I remember loving movies" That's fucking powerful dude.
Lol how is that powerful saying you love movies more than your own Mom
@@Ryu_Kage. I'm wondering too...
@@Ryu_Kage. that's not what he said at all
@@Ryu_Kage. that’s not at all what he said or meant🤦♀️
Hmmmm not allowed to cut hair. Trapped in a small space being “ protected “ sounds like Rapunzel
They are the lost princess's lol 😂
but much much worse
Imagine the shower drain all the hair everywhere
They are native so it's a cultural thing
Amerie Allen lol
They look like an 80's boyband, but like, in a good way
Elle b. Yes!
exactly
Well they did stay lock in a room for years with only movies and a window soooooooooooo......
Elle b. More like 70s lol
@@miadirt3858 70s boyband would look more like Queen lmao
Now i know why they grew up well despite the isolation. They were raised by a good mother. That's it.
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Well the father should get some credits also. He never abused them. He provided all the esentials, the equipments, the movies...oHe did a good job protecting the whole family, untill THE TIME comes!!...
@@mairaa9184 protecting...
@@mairaa9184 ....................................................um no
@@mairaa9184 Doesn't matter if he provided movies or not. He was the reason they were locked up in the first place. He doesn't deserve any credit
This guy basically manipulated her so he could make it to the United States and live without working. This woman was trapped, abused and stunted. It’s remarkable that she had the strength to educate these children. Heartbreaking.
I feel so bad for the mother. Imagine going from being so adventurous and free, experiencing so much of the world, to being locked in a small apartment. It's like putting a wild bird in a cage.
The world is a cage. She was in a cage in a cage, making it worse.
Honestly, I feel she could've left at any point. Obviously there was psychological manipulation involved.
For the reason you feel sorry for the mother is the same reason I don't feel sorry for her.
@Julie Walker true.
@@univuniveral9713 how is the world a cage? that makes 0 sense, if it were a cage why are we able to travel to the moon and space? you just sound plain stupid not philosophical
I don't think their mother is not complete sane. I don't want to disrespect her. She has been severely abused and she couldn't protect them. I hope they don't blame her. They deserve to be happy. I feel so bad for this family
To me, she really just sounds like a very hurt person in a fucked up world. I think she's perfectly sane
aha! yeah right!
Sinclair Iranun Well he kept them inside ,but compared to what other parents have done to children they have kept locked up,the abuse and neglect . He didn’t beat the kids or his wife , this guy was a saint. He just thought he was keeping them safe by keeping them indoors because the outside world was dangerous and let’s face it they lived in New York . He might have gone about it the wrong way ,but he was trying to do what he thought was best,he wasn’t a monster.
She wasn’t abused by him but he kept them inside
Yeah she's out in left field'
It's sad the wolfpack sister isn't really spoken of. I believe she's the oldest. She just doesn't want in the spotlight BUT the brothers and the mother should at least speak about her.
Perhaps her genetic condition affects her mental development and they are protecting her.
We can’t judge them for not speaking of her maybe she just wants to be incognito.
She could have told them she doesn’t want to be spoken of or mentioned much
@@Fartsquad_ In one of the interviews, Mukunda did mention the condition of her. And they really did a good job protecting her.
I think their women are not allowed to be on TV like the Taliban cult thing going on there!
The dad must be a narcissist, control is one if their favorite tools.
insecure and scared. control is the only way they can cope.
Harry and megnut come to mind.
@@annemcniell6956 Wow, what an insult to a couple who has given so much! You must really be a hateful and racist person to think as such!
What happened with the father?
@@ladyy9085 Which father?
Their sound proof system must be really really good! With 5 boys jumping, rolling skating, and scooter, how did the neighbors not know?
Said the same odd
Exactly
It’s new York ppl die in there apartments and aren’t found for forever. Ppl prob didn’t care
Concrete apartment
It’s New York you aren’t concerned about your apartment neighbors business
Mom did a great job homeschooling in spite of her horrible circumstances, because these are really articulate dudes. She should be proud of herself and her kids 💪🏼
Yes!!!!!
She should have tried to escape with the first child.
Yeah, they are so well spoken and having watched over 10 thousands movies, they must have been very knowledgeable!
I was just thinking that myself! She also seems very well educated and very bright! She literally poured her entire knowledge of everything into her kids!
Mom was very good .
Despite what they went through they seem so healthy, intelligent and well adjusted.
It's Aug.of 2021 and I've never even heard of this story till now; so bizarre... 🤷♀️
I’m here in October. Never heard it until now. Crazy
Same
Plot twist: The husband was afraid the rent would go up if the apartment owners found out how many people lived there.
As a New Yorker, I would definitely believe that
That's kind of insensitive
Miss Otaku insensitive to New Yorkers
Miss Otaku believe it or not, it’s like that everywhere in the states.
It was a community housing.
Imagine watching movies about the greatest city in the world, you live there but only see one view through a tiny window. And suddenly you step outside and after 15+ years of classic movies like “West Side Story,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “Almost Famous, TONS of superhero and movies set in the fashion world or in NYC finance....you’re in NEW YORK CITY.
JulietRoseCapulet777 100! When I watched the documentary I had the same thoughts during and after!!! Incredible
And Home Alone!!!
JulietRoseCapulet777 it’s.... wow....
New York city isn't that amazing tho. Full of druggies and litter
Juliette Zhang no it’s fucking amazing. I moved there after living in Texas for 18 years. I’m having the time of my life. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
After watching the Turpin story, now I'm here!! This is crazy !!!
same but Turpins were worse. Yeah similarities in poor living conditions and rules, food, education except the mother actually homeschooled for real, and isolation from society. Mother had cared but was controlled like the kids. Turpins physically abused their kids which here wasn't physical abuse but the lifestyle still is abuse overall. sad that there are families like these
The mother did an amazing job of educating the boys. They seem well-mannered, well-spoken & intelligent. Clearly, she loved them & devoted her life to them regardless of how abusive & controlling the father was.
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But like...doesn’t that all that motherly love get kind of cancelled out if you’re partnered with a strange, controlling man openly abusing you and your kids in a way that is not normal and perverted and could leave them permanently scarred like...that does reflect on her mindset a good deal, not a healthy situation at all to get yourself into married to a megalomaniac idk their lifestyle seemed sketch af even before their kids. Living in a van with 6 kids, Hare Krishna...Thinking you have no control over your life and must follow your ‘husband’ who just took and took from what made you happy like being outside
So like...are you not normal and perverted like your husband? Idk I’m getting tired of these weak ‘mothers’ like what were you doing to protect your children. Overall super relatable story
@@QueXLcior Those kids are not weak that's for sure 😂
She was equally abusive , just in a polite manner
@@rikooangloindianpunjabi5824 how if she was also abused?
He made them grow long hair .. Long hair is strength .. But the dad had short hair
I noticed that also
Because the dad is a very weak person. Controlling people are always weak.
Because he's a pussy.
@Jupiter Stars: haha IKR 👍🏽 As if the dad wasn’t weird enough for keeping them caged...seems like a real prize all the around...
@James Cadzow: I wish I could give your comment 💯 👍🏽
The love and care their Mother gave them all is the reason they’re thriving as young adults. She, despite being in a mentally and emotionally abusive marriage, did a remarkable job raising them.
They seem like such lovely and well mannered kids , They seem like the kind of children you'd want your kids to play with
Their father needs be mentally evaluated because WTF he’s controlling a Sociopath and mentally deranged . Thank God , that brother was brave enough to escape and find a way out for everyone & they grew up very Normal and humble , God bless their mother too.
Idk but their father just wanted to protect them from this cruel world, but it was out of control.
South America indigenous people still face genocide & enslavement & horrible atrocities from their colonizers, Peru indigenous people were getting kidnapped and forcibly sterilized around the time he moved here.
Katina thank you for mentioning this ! I am peruvian through my mother side
joek money you’re sick you need help
Trendiinng _ What is normal? Being disrespectful, fucking from your eyes is at your knees? Slapping your Mother in the face calling her a bitch? Man fucking man, woman fucking woman? The man was afraid , paranoid because of the nastiness all around him
They all look like they've been stuck in an 1980s timewarp.
I love their style and think they're gorgeous.
I mean they kinda have😂
They do look fucking cool today in nyc. Anywhere else they would kust be weirdos lol
*I wonder why*
@@cutdepiefails6596 No, they wouldn't.
Imagine being that isolated for that long while just beyond the walls is one of the biggest cities in the world.
I was kidnapped and found at 6 years then mentally and physically abused by my mom I wasn't allowed to leave the room or have friends I was her slave she made me start working and took my whole paycheck and I remember being hungry at work, then one day I escaped I remember my heart racing I remember saying to myself it's no turning back now, I know exactly how you boys feel
@Chanie W I didn't,. I had to see a psychiatrist all my life I still do now and take medications for PTSD and severe social anxiety
Wow. I’m so sorry. Much love to you and hope life gets better and better.
@@graceosteen4763 i hope you find happiness
So Sorry for what Happened 🙏🏼 💕 Your so Brave 👑
I'm so sorry what happened to you! :(
These guys turned out much better than most people I meet. Good for them 👌
Deven Maltez I think it's because they are grateful for everything around them since they didn't have that for years
They had good caring parents that taught them how to become good actors (like their parents) is all... which pulled them out of poverty and made them all lots of bank (without physically harming anyone I might add). Good for them... They are now doing good (together mind you) and are no longer tax sponges... I agree.. good for them. :)
510Redneck their dad locked them in there. That is niether good nor caring.
510Redneck you sir are disturbed
Charles Glass..... Nope, I just see through their hoax - money grab - walk to fame. They are well groomed actors... all of them...
The mother most be remarkable given how balanced those kids seem.
@bailey1950 I can tell you know nothing about abuse. Too bad empathy cannot be taught.
@Corality Same goes to you. Let's see where you are in 30 years. I wish there was a way to check in.
@Julie Walker I was raised by a single parent that had multiple delusion disorders. I didn't start to recognize what everyone else plainly saw until I was 17 and didn't fully realize what she dealt with and the influence on my life until I was in my 40's. It's near impossible to understand things like this if you have never walked in similar shoes.
@bailey1950 wow. She was abuse and he locked her in....
@Julie Walker that man is the parent. Of course blame the woman who was abused... And not the abuser. Typical...
They are educated, gorgeous, talented, kind young men!
I'm absolutely amazed that nobody in the apartment below could hear them. When I lived in an apartment building I could hear The Woman Upstairs get in and out of the bathtub
Exactly.. so many people.. moreover so many kids.. who as it was said were jumping and dancing to release thier energy..
If it was an older building, it was probably built well. Newer buildings seem like they're made from cardboard after solid brick/concrete/steel old NYC buildings.
They turned out so well, thanks to their mother. What an amazing woman she is! She had to suffer the most, because she knew what life was like before their confinement. So thankful you're all free now
+BlueDevTV ?
Maybe it was thanks to her that they're not complete nut jobs after being cooped in for 14 yrs. Also slightly thanks to them have siblings in general.
But I wouldn't shower her with praise. Maybe if she had put her foot down from the start she might have saved them 14 YEARS of their life!! That's no bloody joke
Between them they were robbed of a life time in years! when they should have been out experiencing life (for what it's worth)
stubs She was clearly mentally and emotionally abused. Saying she should've "put her foot down" is pretty simplistic and ignorant.
American Made yes she was. she was also a victim of abuse. but the difference is she should have known it for what it was, and let it reach that point.
The kids didn't know better.
I'm not saying it was her doing, but rather her inaction prolonged it.
Kinda messed up thinking while all of us were living our lives, year after year... These kids were in an apartment the whole time :O
and while you were writing that message, someone was being killed, locked up, forced into slavery etc etc, does that make us all ignorant?
Irksome that's a whole other conversation
are u kidding me.. I do this all the time and i dont expect people to kno i exist..
lol jk jk. :P
not saying it was right but guarantee this type of fame is not healthy for people...from no interaction to world spotlight...ugh doesn't sound healthy in the least plus they are too trusting I can see that already. poor kids fucked at birth
Irksome
What they're trying to say is strange and sad and terrible things are happening to people all over the world and there is little to nothing we can do to help them.
i remember watching this years ago and thinking it was unimaginable now watching this in 2021 having been in a pandemic and needing to quarantine for months i feel for them even more
But we was really lock in like them frfr like we could at least get some air at the front door are porch
I’m sorry they went through that. Happy they escaped it. God bless them
genetics just said copy and paste with these siblings😂😂
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Omg 😂 good one
The father should be up on abuse charges - because that's what this is - ABUSE! And the mother didn't have the courage to just say NO to locking herself and her kids away from the rest of the world? The father obviously became obsessed with having total control over his family, ignoring their well being for his own selfish whims!
starlaeuropa I tried looking up to see if their father was arrested, I couldn't find any records of an arrest but I'm guessing the police already arrested him.
faustus If nothing else there are laws about sending your kids to school, getting them vaccinations and medical care, etc...
faustus Homeschooling curriculum has to be approved by the state though, and vaccinations are a must. The whole situation is messed up though, I don't see how this woman could just agree to be trapped there like a pet and trap her kids there as well.
+faustus They weren't free to leave whenever they wanted, idiot! Did you even watch the story? It clearly said the father had the only key to the flat and would lock them in and even block the doors from the outside with ladders and furniture! The most he ever let them out of the house was five times a year at best! Their dad needs to be in prison!
starlaeuropa
You can tell their mom has a good heart and these kids seem to have a good head on their shoulders so at least that's good. Could've been a LOT worse of a situation had both of their parents be toxic.
Well.. living in a geared to income apartment myself, *I KNOW* that the *landlord* would *KNOW* that the boys were living there, because they would do monthly maintenance on the units.. ie; checking fire alarms monthly.. heating.. plumbing, etc. So I am *VERY SURPRISED* that *no one* other than their parents would know that the boys were there.
In the video she said there were times when they went out. Neighbors saw them coming and going and people saw them walking around New York. Neighbors had to have heard the sounds from movies, roller skates and footsteps. They lived in an apartment building and not some cabin in the country. They weren't really hiding in plain sight. Someone knew about them.
no....
it's like a real life story of rapunzel
that almost broke my ribs right on
Allison Belding I'm not even kidding, I went to comment this and I seen your comment first thing.
Shannon Eager right?! and it's not even mak8ng fun of them, it's just the exact story!
Hawk Horus wait how
Allison Belding that's what I was thinking !
Ironic that she meet him living as a 'free spirit'
I thought the same thing,lol..she could hike through the Himalayas and through the jungles of peru..sounds like a gutsy,independent woman to me.maybe their was a co depency issue
The documentary was great. The children and their mother are very resilient. I'm so glad they've been able to finally get out of that situation.
That father is a psychopath; I've never heard of this story, but that's child abuse! That's enough to get him locked up!
So they were being officially homeschool AND on welfare yet no one ever checked their home? Not once?
They probably did but it's really nothing anyone could've done I figured
I was homeschooled. The govt makes sure you're being educated by sending you CAT tests each year. They don't come in and look at you; that would be messed up, creepy, and controlling. As a homeschooler who knows many others of my kind, I can say with confidence that a big part of the reason why these kids are so well-spoken and well-rounded is because they were educated by their mother. The rest of the situation was messed up, but she clearly did a good job.
@@sonyafirefly3879 This situation is exactly why all welfare and homeschooled kids should be checked up on, wtf kind of logic is that? Messed up, creepy, and controlling is what these kids went through
@@InsertTitleHere- Honey...no. Think about what you're saying.
They don’t check homes for homeschool or welfare. Home checks are for cases of child abuse and no abuse was reported here.
the kid in the skull shirt looks like he just stepped off the set of the lost boys.
quickblood probably his favorite hehe
quickblood right! haha I love it tho
Lol same thing I noticed
Right?? Love it.
He looks so cool, love it!
The brother with the jacket and earring has SUCH a cool style
Their mother is amazing. She brought them up incredibly well under the circumstances. I love how she used all of her rich life experiences to inform their education and upbringing.
These boys are much more well spoken than kids their ages bc they shaped their language around pre ‘95 movies when people spoke with a wider spectrum of vocab. They didn’t get bombarded with slang you hear in school and public and get the bad grammer habits that come with being with the rest of the world
grammar*
i hate when people try to correct someone’s grammar and can’t even spell it.
Elle And they were home-schooled by an intelligent mother (who unfortunately chose the wrong man).
Justin Eddy I’m sorry you have to be such an angry and lonely old man... you would feel happier about life, if you had focus more on the greater meaning of this story and not be so wound up over a comment, enough to take your time to write an entire “essay” to argue to no one meaningful. I could feel the anger that came over you when you wrote your comment because you didn’t have time to use a period. Did you even get to breath?
Come on don’t fret and try to smile more, don’t let things that have nothing to do with you, take more years off your already limited life 😊
@Justin Eddy dude you have some issues. Who hurt you?
The dad clearly had PTSD. I'm thinking he went through something very traumatic at a young age and it was his way of protecting his family. It is sad.
@T D do you know the saying, "theres always two sides of every story"
Research what happened to indigenous people in Peru during the time he was growing up.
T D why you so salty stop making people feel down on themselves
@T D calm tf down
@T D your comment is ignorant. I have met plenty of Indigenous and Immigrant people who have PTSD and it is apparent in their over protective behaviour in how they raise their children. Jernelle Rosales is making an intelligent, trauma informed suggestion.
💔💔 So heartbreaking that a single human being would put so much misery on his family
This is heartbreaking yet a beautiful story. My heart goes out to the mother and her children, perhaps even the father too (maybe he had a mental disorder). It's just sad that they didn't get to experience a real childhood, but at least they all had eachother. Blessings to these boys/men and their mother.
Imagine in another part of the world some other kids were completely shut out of the world and would only grow up watching Attack on Titan. The horror
Nami now that would be interesting
LMAO
Woahh wtf they would never escape from their home then 😂
Very very happy that they are free n doing what they wish to. God saved them. The father who was deranged should hv been locked up in a rehab. No one should hv forgiven him. He stole their childhood. We all hope their family bonding between brothers n a compassionate mother will help surmount all problems both physical n mental. God give them strength.
nah, theyd actually want to go out of their house if they grew up on the promised neverland
They are so photogenic and charming and intelligent. Their Mother is obviously the reason they managed to do so well. I've seen people who do not live in a sheltered environment like that , that also love those types of movies but can't separate fantasy from reality. Not so for these handsome young men. I am imagining the future is bright for them. I am confused, what about the first born sister ? Didn't it say their is or was a sister with some kind of issues ?
***** I had not thought of it that way. I was thinking of the Mother as victim. You could have a valid point. I don't know because I was not in that apartment. I am pretty sure there is more to this story.
I Feel like the Mother is Now So Irreparably Damaged that She Will NEVER be Whole again! 💔😭💔
This is so sad and breaks my heart so much. And it's scary to think...there's more kids out there dealing with this. It's happened before it's happening now. Luckily they were able to escape!
I give credit to that mom. Looks like she raised some nice young men. I hope!
She did everything she could... except breaking them out, I mean. But otherwise, great job./s
@T D no, u.
@T D again, until you provide an actual argument - no, u.
@T D Yet you have no argument, you keep talking bs.
You cant say shes a great mother. she abused her children. I mean she could of walked out with the children. Shes a piece of shit herself.
What handsome boys! I hope the rest of their lives are filled with adventure.
Every day will be an adventure
Beautiful young men. A credit to their mother. God bless her.
They are so filled with love!!! Awesome! I had a similarly lifestyle and knew that our lives were not normal,,,taken to sea to keep control, I learned by books and occasional tv what ( normal) was ! I escaped at 17, and took all my brothers and sisters with me! Came back later and got my mom out!! We had no love,,, I am glad these boys did!
They should start a band.
EmcSqrd Called The Wolfpack. Lol.
But we don't even know if they have musical talent... Not sure if that matters anymore
I'd stan
TheBeardedMan tbh when I saw them I was like wait is that the strokes
TheBeardedMan the Wolfpack 5.
Why didn't I know anything about this until TODAY
Ikr. It's so fascinating and-... I don't even have words really
Right?!??! More public awareness, please. More journalism and exposing! subjugation of innocent people is needed in this country.
The echo chamber effect
I just said the same thing. And you learned about it a year before me
Im just now finding out about it a year after you. Lol
Kudos to the mother for educating these young men so well! Their English is outstanding. She taught them about nature, as best she could under the dreadful circumstances.
Remember this like it was yesterday ! Wow 5 years , time does really fly by !! Should do an update on where and what they are doing now. Thanks 😊
This is sorta like the plot of Tangled.... The long hair and the "stay inside, outside is bad" part.....
I'm very happy that they were able to escape this life and make a better life for themselves....
Corinne Primero tpp
ft c hip
Corinne Primero
Corinne Primero and he told them to keep their hair long o.o
I hope they got to meet all their favorite actors, that must have been so surreal
this is like a real life movie, its so.. insane man. I look up to them already, theyre so incredibly brave.
Respect to the mother she raised her kids so good even in that situation
How come they don't talk about the sister?
They say the first born was a girl and then never talk about her again
They do not know where she is. I looked it up and since she was born with that disorder she might already be dead? I really don’t know why they didn’t say anything.
Mishee Dawn she’s special needs, and in the documentary, still lived with the parents. On the mom’s Instagram, she posts about the daughter. She’s still alive, she just can’t live on her own.
@@tremtiger what's the mom instagram
That's what I was wondering too.
The one brother with the skull shirt looks like he's out of the 1980s.
I81ICU812 maybe he's stuck in the 80s cause of all the movies and stuff
Maybe! I was just watching the original 21 Jump Street tv series. The dangly earring was such an 80s trademark.
I81ICU812 they all look cool as fuck
where is the lie Lmao but he looks cool asf
I think they're all really cool. I'm glad they were finally able to break out of the control of their crazy father.
What really saved them was the fact that there was so many of them, and their constant movie entertainment - all of them playing and interacting with each other - and still capturing some semblance of the outside world and learning and observing (at least from a distance) social norms - mitigated the typical damage of indoor neglect. Also the mother seems to have kept the damage at bay as well.
All these factors make it more like they lived on an island. And its a good thing they escaped as young as the are. Sooner would've been better. But better late than never. The longer the waited the more damage that would have been done. And the more permanent it would have been.
This kids are awesome!!!! Even though they had a rough time, they seem to be wonderful human beings
The boys are so intelligent. Their mother did such an amazing job with them even in their circumstances. The boys have so much love for their mother and you can see how badly it hurt them knowing the rules her mother had herself and how she was treated. They get to start living their lives and do it together which is so cool to see. I cried when I saw the mother getting to talk to her family in one of the videos.
all those recesses and roller blading on the 16th floor, and no one heard them once???
It's NYC... LOUD
Miles Lewis I was thinking the exact same thing,
Miles Lewis 5:44
I don't believe nobody saw 1 person in that household. Especially with so many nosy neighbors everywhere.
"They release pent up energy bouncing around & roller skating through the hallways"
Wow. I'm sure the downstairs neighbors realllllly loved living under them lol
This story broke my heart.
Their mother is a wonderful woman! Her love kept them sane from the tyranny of their father.
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game . here the video th-cam.com/video/g5DOmgcP438/w-d-xo.html
The mother was wrong. She should have got her kids out. Hit him on the head to protect her kids.
@@seelois the issue with that statement is that if you fight back against yoir abuser and lose, the abuse will only double
@@yiyi2949 she kept living with him as a coulple after their story was discovered and social services involved. It looks like she never really tried to protect her kids and this madness isn't a reason good enough to break up with him.
The father was more than likely abused and had ptsd. So not really anyones fault.
it's a horrible thing, they seem like really nice guys, and they have really good facial features
84arron nature / nurture created them. Either their fathers genes or fathers rules created the nice guy you see. Think deeper.
Its weird to think about the fact that when this story came out, the Turpins were still in captivity. Imagine how many others could be going through something similar right now
I’m sure there are many more 😞
Please tell me that their father is serving life in prison.
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR SISTER? I saw this whole 20/20 episode when it aired on TV, not just this video portion, and not once did they say what the story is with her, other than briefly mentioning, once, that she existed.
She might've been given away cause she was too much trouble
I went through something quite similar growing up. I still suffer from some trauma due to it. I don't know if they were beaten like I was, though. Their father seems more paranoid, but not an abuser like mine. I'm doing much better with my adopted father now.
Vincent Irkalla, Glad you are doing better. ❤️❤️❤️
I am so very sorry that this happened to you...I pray you recover and have a happy life!!
Bless you on you continued healing and growth ❤💕
Hugs!
God bless you
I am now obsessed with this story. Love u boys
Heartbreaking...just heartbreaking!
The father should be in jail
Shoug Arifi definitely.
Shoug Arifi for life
For what?
Bandorian Cromartie for what he did to his kids
The Road to Cosplay and Comic Con he sheltered them gave them food water a place to live they seem well educated its better than most parents today.
When the names came on suddenly my Indian brain was like SAY WHAAA
Same here
@S U R V I V O R hahahaha I like your description
Same I was cringing so hard
Rupkatha
I mean....I carry pure French genes,Both my mom and dad are french.They converted to hinduism and i took birth as a hindu and carry the name "Shivansh" which is relly cool i mean i know the word "Shivansh" means a part of lord shiva and its relly amazing.What i mean to say is Sanskrit and Hindu culture always fascinates me.I for sure would have a trip to India in 2021
To see them evolve and to have the courage to leave is awesome
It’s strange that they didn’t move out. That would have been the first thing i did, I’d never look back. Also what happened to their dad?
He's in jail....no key
It may be a psychological thing they weren't able to get past....like it was all they knew for basically their whole life, and they likely felt it was a safe place for them.. just a guess.
Money was probably an issue for the first while
Dad should be in prison. This is so sad. People are acting that this is ok,this is forcefully confinement . WTF???
Did they have money and job skills?
What kind of soundproofing does that building have? damn
They didnt use the outer rooms, thats why no one heard them
concrete
The cops kill black people kind
Tiny apartment? I thought she said 6 rooms. That’s huge for an apartment!
Same thought here!
1,000 sq for nine people is not huge. A normal 2 bedrooms apt is usually 1,000 sq. So these rooms and baths were tiny, specially taking in consideration that they were not allowed on the living room nor one of the bedrooms so they probably had access to only 750 sq. For a total of 9 people. That's about a 1 bedroom apt.
Mayelli Pryor no it’s not huge. But it’s not tiny.
Mayelli Pryor Yes, Your absolutely correct. NYC projects have very small rooms. Bedrooms fit full size bed, chest and dresser and very little room to walk. The law was two persons per bedroom. Six room apartment means they had three bedrooms. Then they weren’t allowed in the rooms where the walls connected with the neighbors. Understandable, since he was hiding them, because you can hear everything that goes on in the neighbors apartment. I know I lived in NYC housing.
Shit i lived with 6 other ppl in a 700 sq ft apartment for 3.5 years but i got to fuckin leave when i wanted
They look so badass in all those pictures on the red carpet. It’s like they’re just radiating power and strength. They really are like movie heroes.
At least they had each other and despite everything they seem relatively well adjusted
They spent 14 years locked away in a tiny apartment watching movies all day, yet they remained good looking? And here I am working out every day, doing cardio every morning and I don't look half as good as them. Genes are everything ladies and gentlemen.
you do realise they were kids in those years, right?
Hahaha
What a stupid thing to say. Yes being locked up is much better because it kept them thin. Fuck some people shouldnt be allowed to breathe
No skin sun damage. I would wonder about vitamin D deficiency though.
Nope. Following the CICO diet is everything. They probably weren't able to gorge on food all day.
Lmao my parents lied. They watched 10000 movies and they don’t even need glasses
they look all so sweet, well spoken, innocent....mother made a very good job raising them despite the circumstances. I hope they are doing very well all of them :)
May God bless these young men.
Given what she had to work with, she raised some lovely sons.
It wouldve been like 8 vs 1.
I wouldve jumped him then found the police.
They probably didn't realize that anything was really wrong with that lifestyle. If they went to the police who knows what could've happened. They were too brainwashed to really understand that.
Harambe Thats true its so sad they wasted their childhood
Ian Phillips
Ian Phillips they had no idea that the were prisoners
Ian Phillips I don't think they really "knew" that this situation was bad necessarily
The mothers love helped them grow by her love .. beautiful boys. Just incredible how neat they are .
I am so proud of these young men..God bless them 🙏
It's really awkward when you pause at 1:27 and see a movie called the room
That Guy damn that movie...
Wasn't "The Room" a horror movie? (I havent seen it, sorry if a dumb comment.)
"Room" was that excellent movie about a woman who was kidnapped and kept in what is essentially a shed while raising a little boy fathered by her kidnapper.
Phenomenal movie.
Na, it was a romantic drama fick ma'am... I only know this (nvr watched it) because I remember it was highly criticized for its copious amounts of plagiarism.
haha what a story Mark
Kenji Asakura LMAO