Louise Turpin’s Sister Teresa Robinette: Louise And David Are Dead To Me | Megyn Kelly TODAY
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- Teresa Robinette, sister of Louise Turpin, speaks exclusively to Megyn Kelly about the secret sexual abuse that her mother, self and siblings endured growing up and a sexual encounter Louise experienced with a stranger. She tells Megyn Kelly that she hopes her 13 nieces and nephews can one day lead a happy and normal existence. “I hope to put my arm around them and tell them they have a family that is not deranged."
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Louise Turpin’s Sister Teresa Robinette: Louise And David Are Dead To Me | Megyn Kelly TODAY
The poor lady literally said she had NEVER discussed the abuse beforeand Megyn just pushed right past it!!
This interview should NOT have been conducted with live audience, under a ticking clock. Shameful
Well maybe one day Megyn will need someone to listen to her sob story and all they will say is, "but abused people can come out of it in the end"!
Agree, safe space is needed. And they interviewer just rushed though- and insensitive. No one should experience that.❤️
Well said
Yeah.. like, where's your heart?
Do you understand that Teresa R. chose to be a guest & share her story in this format? She did a few others also. She was open & went into great detail in the short time they had (& was this in full or just a promo clip from a longer interview?) I'm sure there's a lot behind the scenes, such as pre & post filming interactions, so it wasn't like they had just met that second. That's how they develop a rapport which helps the guest feel comfortable & open with the interviewer. It wasn't Megyn's goal or job to do a therapy session but she showed compassion appropriate for the situation (& that's just what we see on camera). The point is that the family was getting the story out as much as possible - likely in hopes that the public will be more aware of & diligent in reporting suspicious behavior.
Sexual abuse is the worst thing that a person can endure. It is soul damaging. Psychologically altering. We as a society need to do more to eradicate it and help people heal from it. No one should be violated in such a way.
and the fact that that man just abused so many women in the family like that... and gets to get away with it, because our systems make it so stupid hard to ever get justice when it comes to sexual assaults. its insane to me... a whole family of women forever damaged by one monster, and that monster will probably never face repercussions, while they carry the heaviest burden a person can have. what a world
@@sandrafernandez3839 none whatsoever. It should make you understand the pain.
it's truly difficult to hold a painful secret and then talk about it. [[As for my experience, it's more painful when I was asked by my sister who's a licensed social worker that;; what's the purpose of my revelation? why so late? I mean, how else shld I do to cope this nightmare? She doesn't want to be part of my healing. I feel like I'm still imprisoned.]]
@@LourdesM3934 I'm sorry you had to experience that from your sister. I wish you good health, happiness and joy. You take whatever time you need to express yourself. Do you have a community around you that's there for you? How are you taking care of yourself mentally/emotionally?
@F Blacks Who is
I can't imagine how triggering this must have been for Teresa. Shame in Megyn and TODAY for exploiting this poor woman
I mean yes but you have to remember they can refuse questions and they can refuse to do this whole interview. I think she was just ready to talk about it but it was just hard for her.
Yes and the fact she's opened up for the 1st time about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother and grandfather shows she's taking charge and trying to move on and come to terms with her past. She sounds like a really kind hearted sweet lady and bcz she's open about what happened in her childhood it was so brave and shows she's honest and most likely wouldn't follow the pattern of abuse. Maybe she's had therapy. We don't know the full story. I hope she can live a happy life and enjoy her family 👪 good luck to her and God bless her and her family 👪 she is extremely brave about opening up about her abuse and she will always feel vulnerable
@@jay-oq4cv true. Especially bcz it was the 1st time she talked about her abuse. So brave. My heart goes out to her
Yes it's so upsetting how the media exploit vulnerable people. The media is poison and these days untrustworthy. I bet this lady had no idea the interview would be so cold when she was persuaded to take part. She held out well considering
@@jay-oq4cv Right
I can’t imagine being so cold as to continue to question someone in that much pain. Especially when she says it’s the first time she has spoken of the abuse she suffered. Megan, can you not stop and allow her to compose herself? I’m ashamed I watched this.😞 I pray she finds the help she needs to recover.
It was honestly dumbfounding, heartless and repulsive, the way that interviewer interacted with her.
They treat her as if he was the suspect lmaoo
I thought the interviewer was just doing her job to ask all of the questions. I didn't think she did anything wrong
she should have gotten a chance to tell her story in a safer space before sharing her story publicly on the TODAY show. Which is a show that needs to keep direction flowing.
that Megan lady's lack of empathy has always been cringe to me
Meghan is not warm at all in this interview. Feels like she just wants the story.
Viridiana Vazquez I agree very insincere attempt to comfort her guest as she is smirking... wow..smh
Well, that kinda is her job, and with very structured & limited time. These interviews are so rushed, and all for your "entertainment". Keep tuning in.
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Meghan is not a warm person in general, not just in this interview.
She definitely just wanted the story. I feel bad for Teresa because she feels bad for what her sister did to the kids.
My Lord this woman, Megyn Kelly is so cold, and lifeless. She had no sympathy for this woman. It seemed like to me She was reminded to "act" compassionate.
Ruth Keeme megyn is sexually deprived sexually, frustrated that's why her heart is so hardened and cold.
I think they did tell her, because the sister past megyn and at that same moment megyn finally reacted
+ Ruth Keeme - I agree. I can’t stand the interviewer. I admit I don’t know much about her because I rarely watch tv & definitely not the news. But I can’t stand her and this is my first time ever seeing her.
not to mention that she kept interrupting her own guest while in the middle of giving out a heartfelt and painful story of her past >:(
She leaned in to her grabbed her hand, cant you people see?? What do you want her to do? Hug her and rock her like a baby? Its an interview, yes emotional, but still an interview.
i hate how she pretends to care about her, and she keeps on cutting her off! That’s so frustrating and i’m not even in the interview.🙄🙄
I’m saying
You got that right, ‼️ she doesn't care one bit
I wish Megyn would slow down and appreciate the struggle for this auntie and her own terrible experiences. It felt like she was digging for dirt, but this interview was insightful without extra dirt.
Megyn only brought her in for ratings.
I would have left. This is a horrible format for a survivor.
I think Megyn is not sure what will "rate well", so she's rushing through parts.. Oprah would have done a much better job..
No sympathy they treat them like animals people have forgotten what ptsd is it’s sick honestly just give me the dirt for my views hold the feelings
@@auralangst6177 Oprah? That sell-out who conspired with Harkels to tell all those lies on a global platform? Riiiiiiiiiiiiight))))
Megyn is used to her pampered perfect life and cant relate to real human issues. She has this poor woman spilling her darkest secrets to the world and rushes her to the next question.
Pampered people on TV that’s the problem.... why I don’t watch most TV but I was curious this case.
I’d rather see butt ugly people on TV that have actually faced adversity and overcome it.
@@identitycrisis3090 Relax. It's for your "entertainment", and you keep tuning in. Besides, there's much more important & serious things going on that directly impact people due to terrible leadership & horrible decisions
It’s live television. You only have a set amount of time
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😡I absolutely can’t stand the interviewer! Give Teresa a tissue for goodness sake!! 😩😭😢
LovingAtlanta look at 3.03 she has one in her hand
Nouf Abdulqadar - Yes I saw that 🤧
And she cut her off a few times lol I was like I wanted to hear the rest wth 🙄
She had one in her hand plus there was a box of tissue on the table. It was in a brown box.
LovingAtlanta she has a tissue in her hand the whole time she's been crying
Megyn is so cold. Like I get that her job is interviewing people, but she literally has no empathy. This woman, is pouring her heart out, and Megyn can’t even pause to let this woman take her time to collect herself. I seriously do not understand how Megyn Kelly is considered a good interviewer, when she’s like this and constantly interrupting.
Diane Sawyer was probably her mentor.
she's really really really really really really bad.
Sooo what no excuse
What was she supposed to do? If she had paused y’all would have said “omg she’s pausing and making the women feel awkward, she’s using her blah blah, why does she keep pausing it’s so cringe. She just can’t win
@@ChialukaGold no. We wouldn't of. Shes not good at this type of stuff and it jumps off the TV screen. She needs to stay in her political lane wit all that masculine hard a$$ energy. She cut the woman off mid sentence like 7 times. Right wen she wuz about to give us important details
When she says “sorry” and puts her hand on her, while smiling... I don’t get what’s so funny
I just can't take Megan Kelly serously...
Padme Lakshmi--Yeah, for good reason. Let's not forget what network she came from before her ABC gig.
KoolHandDuke fox wasn't a crooked Hilary Clinton supporter which was a good thing
* Padme Lakshmi - I agree. I can’t stand her.
Megyn Kelly is such a horrible interviewer!!!
Agreed.
The worst!! Zero humanity or dignity.
She was in Fox News remember
hoda and savannah would have done a much better job.
chellebelle914 couldn't agree more
Being sexually abused is no excuse for abusing your own children. I was sexually abused for a good portion of my childhood and I have never abused my children. Why would anyone want to put their children through something so horrific?
Well said. Its not a excuse for abusing any kids. My son was a victim but he is a great adult now. Thx for shaing. Big hugs to u
Right no sympathy to them abuse
LOUDER!!
A lot of people will bottle memories of abuse like that up, and then take it out on those weaker than themselves (their children) because their abusers are either dead or are seen by them as too strong to be gotten back at. They don't know how to take those feelings out, so they mimic their pain on those they see as lesser than them.
Not an excuse, this is just a common train of thought in the minds of people who abuse their kids and have some kind of trauma in their lives.
YES 🙌🏻
I hope these children can break the chains of abuse that transitioned from Louise’s family line. Being abused creates such psychological problems and unless you heal from them you perpetuate the cycle. You either go the complete opposite way or become exactly what you were taught. It’s tragic.
Apparently many of them went on to other horrible situations, which is just so disgusting to me. Wish I was in a position to help them. I just hope they find happiness at some point.
The first step is self love, healing and education. Not running off with a man and having more babies
It's weird that Louise's husband allowed all the abuse. How do TWO deranged people find each other and end up like this together? They both had to agree to live like this. You would think the husband would have come to his senses... But we're not hearing much about his childhood...
@@peanut924 Right? He should have been snipped after #2. Extreme religion in USA! God told them to keep having more little miracles. God will take care of things as long as they know their Bible. I listened to the testimonies of the kids at their trials. Plus, holding down a full time job is tough, he prbly spent a lot of time at work. Polygamy is still a thing in the USA especially Utah
you missed this part?! 2:40
I wish for Teresa to know that there is no shame in the abuses she suffered at the hands of that evil man when she was young. It's also okay for her to be just as angry with her mother for taking her around that abusive man.
Just as her sister Louise transitioned from the abused to the abuser, Teresa did not and that it because she made a moral choice to look out for her babies and to love them instead of serve a sociopaths deranged desires!
The whole family will need an intense healing and of course the Turpin children will need the most care... My heart and thoughts(and if i were religious my prayers) go out to the entire family affected by the abuses!!!
she should be reporting the family member that abused her, her mum, her sister and her cousins. he will have abused many more, and this lady could help to stop him but has chosen not to.
Libby Rees the dynamic of sexual abuse is not that simple. Often there is a spoken are unspoken physical sexual or emotional threat. Abusers have intense manipulative ways to keep people silence. Ways you can't even fathom.
JA R it was the maternal grandfather that abused his daughter and granddaughters.
JA R no
JA R yeah, but she's still so scared
I have a strange feeling that their abuser was her grandfather, I mean if it's the same one that abused their mother and also abused them, it has to be the perverted grandfather!
Diane Schultz I was thinking uncle. Their mother's brother
I was thinking the exact same thing. Either the maternal grandfather or uncle. But I would have solved his pedophilia problem when he put his nasty hands on my daughters. All it would have taken was a quick shotgun blast!
Diane Schultz I don’t know if they have any but I was thinking a brother. that’s the first thing that popped up. Families love to protect their sick sons
It's the grandfather... she goes into greater detail in another interview
Diane Schultz Is
Megyn is such a terrible interviewer. I'm so glad she got fired.
Bingo!! My Thoughts Also! She has NO Empathy for Others! Listening to her talk to Teresa is Awful Non-Caring, No Empathy, Heart-less. What these Kids/ Young Adults went through & is Living with these Horrors of Memories, they ALL are So Brave! I would think there is someone out there to Help & Love these Children/ Young Adults, raise them in a Loving Nurturing, and Safe Home Together!!
Me too.
She wasn’t even done answering a question when she would ask her a total different one 🧐🧐
Right! And pulled the scabs off all of those wounds! Shows over; see you later ...
The kids are now free but nobody is helping them, they still have problems getting food and safe shelter. Why isn’t she helping them?
Exactly!!!
And I'm sure she got a big pay day for this interview.
Maybe she’s helping as much as she can but it’s expensive?
@@hildaamethyst528 advice is free.
Right!!!
This explains why she had a problem with buying all kinds of kids stuff and didn't let then use any of it. She didn't have a childhood herself. It's so sad. So this means that Jordan Turpin has broken the generational curse.
AMEN HALLELUJAH PRAISE THE LORD GOD
i guess she should have thought of that before she had 14 kids
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@@triplea5618 Right
How about praise Jennifer and Jordan who actually broke the cycle??? Your non-existent lord did nothing.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Amen! If anything, the religious component to this crime suggests that they used God to commit these crimes.
The more you learn about these animals-- it just gets worse and worse. Having to assure someone that they have relatives who "aren't deranged" is just horrifying. This poor woman; the pain she carries around every day-- I can't even imagine.
More like bacteria. A virus. Vermin. Animal is too nice.
I wonder if she volunteered to help raise any of them when she found out?
Right? The generations of pain show in her face. Its about time these sick cycles stop.
@@source5729 thats what Im wondering. Those kids were thrown into the system and abused in group homes and stuff.
@@DawnKellyPhotography Maybe social services deemed Theresa ''not fit'' for raising kids - maybe cause she already had 4 of her own or some other reason, who knows...
That woman is so cold hearted!! This poor woman is telling her life and crying out! No tissues are offered no pause!! She's just trying to retrieve all the information as fast as possible!! She shouldn't run a show!
tissue box is sitting right next to her.
@@ChuiStrong -__-
This woman is PROFITING off of revealing very intimate and delicate trauma from her family. She’s getting her 10 minutes of fame because her evil sister abused her children. No need to pity her. She’s just as bad
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Family is just another F word. When someone hurts you that person is no longer family and the thing I noticed that abuse continues because of the family bs excuse. I’m glad today we are being more and more brave cutting toxic people especially in the blood line
true.
Right? Generations of abuse. The trials of Turpins was disheartening to say the least. Hopefully it doesn't carry through the 22nd century.
Amen💯
Absolutely this. I’d rather spend time with my “chosen family” of people who respect and love me than subject myself to more abuse from my family of origin.
Thank you for saying this
This is why Kelly will not be on TV much longer. She is unlikeable, plain and simple. She should have stayed at FOX.
D Parks true
D Parks she is stone cold
I find her beautiful
Fox doesn't want her.
She was no longer welcome on Fox nor did the viewers want to watch her. She needs to GTFO.
Megan really has to work hard to display empathy ..... Im guessing someone in her earpeice told her to show some actual emotion when Teresa talked about her upbringing.
Carollynne F I think so too. It was not natural. She is cold AF.
😂 absolutely.
"Ffs megyn show more emotion and compassion for this woman for our loyal viewers"
Megyn "ah yes right"
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Nope
I believe this sister knows more than what she’s saying. When she’s asked certain questions, her demeanor goes back and forth.
Agreed
trauma is difficult... let her be
@@cutelittleReis90 I agree with you, very difficult. But I sense her guilt in the interview. I work trauma everyday with children and women, it’s my profession. I gather guilt from her. She knows she could have stepped in a long time ago and saved those kids. And I’ll bet she’s given them that, “I’m so sorry I should have,” speech!!!
I believe so too because how does an aunt NOT visit her nieces and nephews or come around for their birthdays or holidays that’s just WEIRD she knows more and she could have saved these poor kids.
@@jenniferbolanos8269 c’mon like frfr! 15 kids? And the family just believing the social media posts!!! Like ain’t no way she didn’t know! She seems to be like a person where the kids would play together seeing as though she has 5 of her own! I would want my kids to know my sisters kids… I don’t feel sorry for this woman. I feel sorry for the people she could have SAVED! She it NOT the victim!
This brave woman deserved a safer space to disclose such personal traumatic information. The interviewer was so cold and keep cutting her off and just going from question to question. Not cool. But thank you to the woman who shared her story. She did so great especially considering who was interviewing her. ❤❤❤
She is the aunt of these kids. How is the interview helpful for the kids? Kelly has the most distant cold manner of interviewing. Cold Fish.
Laura, you don't watch much tv then huh? I don't watch much and I have seen it pretty much every time someone is emotional.
+ D Parks - I agree. I can’t stand the interviewer. I admit I don’t know much about her because I rarely watch tv & definitely not the news. But I can’t stand her and this is my first time ever seeing her.
I think that sister is dissociative! She does the same thing I do when talking about my trauma. She flips back in control of her emotions and out. Her demeanor isn't sketchy to me. I hope she is protecting her kids and I hope she was able to take in some of those kids..
Agreed. I do the same when I talk about what happened to me. I think it’s just your brain trying to cope.
@@maddyharvey7414 exactly
I think it’s the terrible interview lol she was so choppy and back and forth
Agree with you!!!!!! I cannot imagine being family and not visiting or seeing the signs..
She needs to hall before being thrown into custody of children. I wouldn't want the Kids with her
the interviewer lacks of empathy, she tries so hard but fails.
The kids were freed from that house but then thrown into a faulty system that is STILL failing them. Abusive foster homes for kids and no support for the adults that are clearly NOT adults that can survive . But this lady has done multiple interviews like she's a victim. Why doesn't she take the money she got from each interview and give it to the kids!
only having watched this interview and not knowing much, could it be that she also needs the money for her family and is milking the money from the interviews? and tbh i dont think just the money would help the kids that are in the faulty system still, they would need much more than just money. what she couldve done is to take the money and then take in at least some of the kids and take care of them with that money. however, hard to say without knowing anyones financial situation. also maybe the kids want nothing to do with the rest of the family or maybe there is a case of no immediate contact by the family, like someone else said in the comments
Not all of these outlets pay for interviews. I’m more concerned where the donated personal funds that were earmarked for the kids went. Why the kids haven’t had access to those and the state is refusing to say how it’s managed.
You don’t know what she did with any money she may or may not have received. I don’t think she’s acting like a victim at all, personally it it was me up there speaking about my sisters kids I wouldn’t even be able to stop crying to even speak. She’s explaining what she knows. On the other hand, how could she not know more about the kids being in danger? It’s all too confusing. Praying 🙏🏾 for these kids.
"like she's a victim"?? Well it seems like she was a long-time victim of child abuse and seems to be in a great deal of pain talking about it. You are being so judgmental here, especially given that you do not know if she got paid, how much, what her own financial situation is, what she actually did do with any possible money she received, and you don't know if she is ABLE to take in any of the children. She has 5 kids of her own and maybe she works. Maybe her home was seen as too cramped already and doesn't physically have the space. Maybe she was not deemed as a suitable "foster parent" due to her own history of abuse. And maybe mentally she is still trying to work through her own things and going to therapy. Bottom line is you don't know jack, so there's no need to point blame on her. She didn't abuse those kids, their parents did.....then the state screwed them all over!! There was money that was donated for them but the older ones were denied access to it in order to get what they needed. Did this aunt know that? Who knows! I certainly don't, and neither do you!
@@ellieem4716 thank you Heidi! Same thing I was gonna comment!
This is all part and parcel of acting inappropriate because of abuse. She may be divulging sensitive information but don't forget she is a victim too and needs councelling.
I remember her saying in another interview it’s their grandfather who abused them which their mom used to take them to him for the money. I find this very disturbing and can’t comprehend how a abused woman would do this to their kids. Yet those people all are church going people. How it’s possible? Is it in their religion?
Many fake believers going to church for the show. In another video it was said how they used bible verses out of context to justify their abusive actions to these kids. Stating they were just disciplining them. A lot of manipulation and putting on a show by taking the kids out on rare occasions for "family pictures". If anything they were a cult pretending to run a day care to "homeschool" their kids 🤢
It's not the religion, it's the abuse. Sexual abuse and CPTSD affect everyone differently.
@@CreativeEricafilms yes some how all the abuse mostly is related to churches running schools for indigenous children n then mass murdering them and burying them in the school yard in Canada. Or the priest/bishop abusing children at the Church. That religion is always making headlines related to abuse
I think so. They used to use passages from the bible as passive/aggressive threats and to justify their behavior.
I feel like there is a fine line of sanity lost when it comes to religions beliefs. Religious fanatics go crazy to the point of mental illness. Its like they cannot comprehend the Bible message. It becomes distorted and the source by which they place damnation against other people, meanwhile they are bat sh*t more than anyone else.
Megan is an ice princess. Hard to watch her lack of feeling
It's time girl, that person needs to be brought to justice. This is the Weinstein era....
Christen Denise The person is probably dead by now from old age
Is Megyn even listening to what she’s saying. After every response she gave Megyn would shove another question at her!
How many houses do we drive past each day not knowing /he HORRORS inside!!
As a parent myself I can't imagine the horrors they went through. I'm glad they were saved
Very brave woman makes herself so vulnerable , it will help everyone...on the long run especially.
SHE IS BRAVE NOW, JUST WISH SHE WAS EALIER ...
Cash4Fruit is hard but true
Why she didnt call the police before
She knew maybe her sister for their past was crazy
Samantha Pattinson she didn't know what was going on . What is going to do call the police and say "my sister is really weird you should really arrest her"?
I don't think she was close with her sister.
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This is a family with issues that goes back generations. I find it odd that the aunts are still protecting the person the abused them.
Stockholm syndrome.
probably a relative. maybe their dad
mandeep kaur I think it's more likely their grandfather or possibly an uncle.
M Soda if you don't get that whole idea..you'll pry never fully understand no offensive it's supper layered and complicated really hard to comprehend unless.you have witnessed it first hand
While I understand why you think that, because we naturally want the person who abused them to be brought to justice. This story hasn’t been out that long, and this encloses a lot more than one or two people. Not outing the abuser isn’t about protecting him(or her), but the victims as well. Not everyone might be mentally or emotionally ready for this to put in the media. The family of victims are respecting each other’s privacy, probably until they are all ready to speak the name out loud.
And if they never do, it’s a shame that the abuser isn’t spotlighted, but, at the same time, the victims of the abuse deserve to handle it in a way they can live and move forward from being a victim.
She’s heartless and cold, my goodness look at her sitting there smiling at the poor lady
Props to Teresa for agreeing to open up about being abused in front of cameras.
I really hope these kids get access to highly specialized therapeutic care. The trauma can not be undone but I really hope with intense empathy and guidance they can overcome the abuse
Unfortunately the county they live in totally screwed them
It does not sound like they have a guardian ad litem someone needs to sue the state and force them to provide specialized treatment and care for them ALL...no funds will be the excuse meanwhile Nancy Pelosi wallows in her freezer full of gourmet ice cream and corrupt mega millions...DISGUSTING and evil beyond belief.
When did Megyn become such a cold hearted witch? I guess I haven't watched her in years. This is so sad. Prayers for this family!
i just wanna hug her. i love my nephews so much and couldn't imagine being separated from them.
Makes me wonder how many other children live in a house of horrors, many possibly living in our own neighborhood......
I'd rather report and be found mistaken, rather than staying quiet. My conscious would eat me alive.
Yeah, especially in third world countries with no proper/uncorrupt police force
I just don’t understand how you could hurt your own child. You carried each of them for 9 months and you don’t feel any feeling of love toward them?? How could you do that to your own children? It’s so shocking
I know this comment is old but 13 kids! How can you abuse 13 children? It’s crazy. I’m desperate to get pregnant, I can’t imagine it. This Turpin couple are the most derranged people i’ve heard of, probably even worse than Hitler or Ted Bundy imo.
Teresa, thank you for sharing. You were generous to share.
So much abuse is secret. So much pain it's so hard to see and know this is common. I'm glad this has come to light- hopefully it will encourage more people to break their silence and heal to stop CYCLES of abuse. Prayers
The whole system & family failed these kids. They still don’t have access to the 600 thousand dollar donations that was given to them. Why isnt it being released to the children? According to reports of some of the kids they still don’t have food or safe shelter. Hopefully the Diane Sawyer interview will remind everyone what happened to them and that they still need help. I just don’t understand why the healthcare/justice/or social services systems aren’t helping them. Thoughts?
Where can I read about what help they are receiving?
So many people are still in positions to take advantage of them. It never stops.
Where can we get updates?
I love how people play the "When I was growing up, I was abused" etc... THIS GIVES YOU ZERO RIGHTS to hurt your own kids.. makes zero sense.
It's not a justification, it's a possible explanation. Not the same.
This is woman is so honest and raw... I can't help but feel like Megyn exploited her.
I know what this woman is going through first hand. My grandfather had two “wives” my grandmother one of them. He sexually abused my mom, my aunts and one uncle. The cycle repeated with me through another family member when I was 5 years old. Trauma must be healed, but trauma can repeat and become a pathology in a family if is not treated. In our family is also a dirty, nasty and repugnant secret.
This woman is so brave by speaking the horror she and her siblings went through! I pray she is on a long healing ❤️🩹 journey of this atrocity!
😪 “they have family that isn’t deranged “ 🥺 that’s true not everyone is insane
Cycles keep repeating and the first thing to learn from this is More is Never Better! More food, more s*x, more cars, stuff, pets, more kids, etc. Filling ones life with more isnt spirituality. Americans need to stop these cycles
@@rubytuesday1316- You are so right ! I keep saying this too but greedy ppl want to be hipsters and cool and fit in w/all the rich and glamourous instead of putting their spiritual growth first. So sad.
@@kaitlynkarol4600 The Turpin concept of kids likened to polygamists. There are patterns & cults to pay attention to. Religion is way more than just a philosophy to Turpins, Mennonites or Polygamists. God is very much a part of their every waking hour. Do a little research and find Warren Jeffs (btw- our neighbor) Lori Vallow and Family- yep them too, other side. Chad Daybell one state over. They are All entitled to their own Religion/God.Just as David & Loise Turpin have stated in their trials. Warren Jeffs followers= No charges- Freedom of Religion! Lori Vallow/Chad Daybell not prosecuted. Kids are not social & religious pawns to be played in the name of religion or God.
My heart goes out to this woman, she is so gracious:(💔
My group home staff told me when I was younger sometimes trauma makes you stronger and sometimes it makes you weaker. I believe this is what happened with these two sisters.
Sometimes you think you're weak because you don't realize how strong you were to get through it in the first place.
When a family isolates like that it's never because something good is happening.
Teresa,
I hope and pray that you find peace and heal. May the past memories stay in the past.
What a kind and beautiful woman. Props to her for opening up and sharing her story.
It is extremely frustrating how the host cut off the lady's words and did not let her tell her own painful story. The aunt needs a whole separate session of interview where she can tell what she's been through.
This is why people who put “family above all” creep me out. You know they would protect abusive psychopaths just because they’re “family” and cause horrors for others and perpetuate the cycle. Even some of these poor children still talk about “loving their parents”. That’s going to cause some serious damage. Family is not sacred.
Hurt people hurt people .😪
When the Turpins go to prison those other prisoners will do to them what they did to their kids! They have families on the outside and they will wish they had died at childbirth
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+ Micky Deloach - I really and truly hope so and then I’m okay with those 2 animals being slaughtered, executed or whatever. Why is taxpayer money even being spent on a trial??!! They did what they did. We know they did. It’s not even up for debate. It really did happen!! SMH! 😩
+ shiestjoo - I’m normally a very empathetic, compassionate & forgiving person but OMG I hope not & if that is what happens...then I hope (like Jeffrey Dahmer) they don’t make it out alive!! These 2 animals have negatively affected the lives of 13 children (their own nonetheless) and extended family...and you & me and countless other civilized humans that have come to learn about this story! It is just wrong on sooo many levels! They must be eradicated from existence. IMDO
*Micky Deloach* I do not think they will, they are horrendously ugly, both of them.
It's just like Ariel Castro case all over again.
She is being brave and open... this is a horrific case of abuse and is the fault of the parents. Nobody should be bashing her.
Way to cut her off as she publicly admits to being sexually abused. SMH Teresa, I noticed that! I’m sorry she did that to you. What you were able to say before you were interrupted was powerful and will help other survivors come forward. You’re so brave!
This brought tears to my eyes. It's so sad how these children have been treated. I hope they find peace.
Give Louise and David Turpin the death penalty
kezza's nerf war Nah! That’s too good for them, it’s an easy way out. People as horrific as them DESERVE to suffer every single day of their incarceration, to feel every long second of it. To hear each slow dragging second of it, to know they have 25 years, in a small cage, surrounded by predators waiting to tear them apart, never being able to walk in the sunshine, to walk on the beach, to live a normal life. I wish for them to suffer every second of every day and to relive every horror they put those poor children through, and Lord May it torture their pitiful souls. 🙏
@@caralama08 And at their age, 25 years is basically a life sentence anyway.
Neighbors and relatives should also be held accountable for what happened to all these suffering children.....no one reported any of this!
She didn't know... read the articles about it. The abuse was hidden and the cutting off of her and her family's relationship wasn't done overnight
They had no clue these children were being abused. Most of the family were distant from the Turpins. If you research the situation, you would know the family didn't know, and would have told if they did.
Did you ever think it never was known to her
Actually, being around the neighborhood that this happened in. Neighbors had no idea that more than 1 child lived in that house. Only 1 of the 13 children was able to be seen outside. So to say that neighbors were responsible is unreasonable. Is it arguable to ask, "if this happened in your neighborhood, would you say your partially responsible for what was done to these innocent children behind closed doors?" the only ones responsible for the tortuous asks done unto those children are the mother and father in this case.
Exactly. But now these POS come outta the woodwork.
Whoa, I just realized something... Theresa mentioned something in this video that immediately caught my attention and stood out to me more than almost anything else I've heard about this case. It didn't directly involve the children or any details of the sickening abuse they endured for several decades. But imo it's still very significant and telling because it sheds SO much light on the level of control David & Louise thought/knew they had over their children...
It's the story about David & Louise's trips to Alabama to fulfill a sexual fantasy. And I got curious, so I searched a tentative route from the Turpin home (they lived in Texas when this happened) to their approximate destination in Alabama and found out they had to travel nearly 700 MILES - a 10+ hour drive one way - for these trips. Just let that sink in!!! If we assume the children didn't go on these trips, that would imply that this couple left all of their abused, starved, & tortured kids home alone for multiple days while they went out of state for these sexual encounters... This obviously gave those kids more than enough time and distance to safely escape and seek help, but they never did because of the sheer level of fear instilled in them by their own parents.
Granted, if this happened between 2008-2010 we could maybe make the case that many of the kids (especially Jordan) were too young and/or too isolated to fully understand their circumstances at that point. But I still think it mostly goes back to the unbelievable amount of control (and sheer ARROGANCE) David & Louise would've needed to possess to not only leave all of their abused kids home alone while they travel out of state, but to also KNOW with such certainty that nobody would run away, escape, or alert anyone in the outside world. Especially because I personally believe that at least a few of the older kids did know (for almost their entire lives) how abnormal and wrong their lives were, and wanted so badly to get all of them out of that home.... Yet their desires for normalcy and freedom always paled in comparison to the terror they felt at the mere thought of running away.
That's terrifying.
I agree
Think it's called Stockholm syndrome, you totally believe everything your abusers tell them,it's very interesting, but Yes that power they had,being able to control so many kids at one given time
They left the children to live alone in a trailer he for about 3 to 4 years and they didn't even try to escape then
all this went on for years and the neighbours, authorities and family members decided not to do anything abt it, those ppl should be ashamed of themselves also
This story gets creepier and sadder as time goes on. Last I read not one of the extended family members has offered to give these kids a home.
tan it’s sad but these family members all were abused as well and they haven’t gotten the proper help for themselves either. It’s probably best the children are not placed with random family members they’ve never even met (as she has stated she only met 4 out of the 13 children) they should be placed with families that can deal with and take care of these poor children that need extra special care and help.
Agreed. I've never been an advocate for foster care, but in this case it's better.
Greatest Ever what like strangers ? Please read back what you wrote . Th3 family shouldn’t take them in because they’ve never met them , but strangers should?
I don't think that's true - I head both a sister and brother offered to take the children, not sure how many.
This woman has 5 children... maybe she’s unable to support more.
I went through this stuff myself, people would be surprised at how many people grow up in homes like these kids did. It affected me for life.
You are doing well..will be praying for you JESUS is with you
"that they have family that loves them and are not DERANGED" perfect words
My heart broke for her when she was asked about the abuse. Megan Kelly was not very cognizant of how difficult this was for her to discuss publically.
This whole family needs help. They have to be careful with those kids because of the family pathology could be passed down thru the aunts as well because they were sexually abuse and haven't seen professional help to deal with it emotionally. The aunts needs help first before they get in contact with the kids.
I agree. The aunts need therapy before they reconnect with the kids.
Megyn Kelly seems super cold & very pushy. Like i dont sense any empathy coming from her. I sense that she knows she should have empathy so she fakes it.
Narcissist would be possible
These children will never know a "normal" life, you cannot undo that damage, it changes you & everything you know.
And yet all these people that were never abused in a sec of their life say stuff like "omg I hope they live a normal life." Umm?? No they won't live a regular life esp how all of them got abused again. Itll take years for that damage to heal.
What parents would chain up 29 year old women like they never have the intentions of ever letting them out of the house. There was a reason for them doing this. I suspect grooming for some event to take place.
Wtf kinda event?????
My heart literally hurts for her.
To those talking about custody it’s sad but these family members all were abused as well and they haven’t gotten the proper help for themselves either. It’s probably best the children are not placed with random family members they’ve never even met (as she has stated she only met 4 out of the 13 children) they should be placed with families that can deal with and take care of these poor children that need extra special care and help.
She is unbelievable strong. I really hope they are ok now
Who ever did Megyn Kelly's make up should be proud. She almost appears to have human emotions, hard to do with motionless stone gargoyle features.
They destroyed so many lives and left them with scars for life. I hope they can get through this and be happy.
It is a creepy family. The way she speaks about her sister🙈🙈🙈
Rodger Macdonald Maybe. I just feel really sad and sorry for this family, specially for the kids. Kids are like a sponge. We have to be careful with our children. It is clear they all have traumas😞
Thats that inbreeding
ffvida Wow! Because I don't know English very well, I checked in Google and this is the exactly word for this situacion. Thanks! Now I know another word. Now I have to find out how to pronounce it😀
People that go from crying to smiling is a sign of mental problem? 😂😂😂So what about when you are crying and your friend tries to cheer you up and you end up laughing? Maybe she tried to shake out of the sadness.
Ever seen someone crying over a loved one then immediately laugh while telling a funny story about the person they were just crying about? Stop being so judgmental. All these TH-cam degree Psychiatrist. 😢😢😢
Teresa Robinette shows great courage to tell her story, with her raw, searing pain on view before a live audience, and despite Megyn Kelly's heartless interviewing technique. Yes, it was their grandfather that sexually abused all of them, but he was rich and locally powerful, so the whole family kept things quiet. A new book in 2019 tells the whole sad, revolting story:"The Family Next Door," by journalist John Glatt.
I'm confused as to why she didn't go see her niece and nephews, or go check in on them.Like how can you tell absolutely nothing was wrong.
It's true but idk when if I saw them doing well and living a lavish lifestyle, and if I was being avoided by them, I'd prefer to leave them...but my my I'd be so guilty even then
To be fair, some families just aren’t close like that. Maybe she felt unwelcome. Or maybe she lived far away from them. Who knows. I don’t think that qualifies someone as a bad aunt or anything though, and not saying you do either, but just saying.
They projected a perfect life & staged pics & send that to family.
They didn't live close to each other so that's one major reason, easy for the family to send pictures of happy kids without needing to say much plus the family isn't close and the abuser cut off contact with her siblings. It's scary how easy it is to isolate your kids from relatives, especially in abusive homes.
I think you are underestimating the level of cunning that Louise and David demonstrated. Please educate yourself on the power dynamics of torture and how psychopaths operate. The control of information is a skill that psychopaths excel at more than any normal human and is exactly the reason they get away with such heinous crimes. The entire extended family are also traumatized from this as well, you need to remember that. They weren't complicit but were frauded by the psychopaths David and Louise. Also educate yourself about the nuances of intergenerational trauma. There is far more happening here than meets the eye.
Why hasn’t she been looking out for them! They’ve been through terrible abuse since being rescued
someone said they werent allowed to have contact with the family for a while. could also be that the kids dont want any contact. dont be so quick to blame someone without having all the facts
@@mann7298 I didn’t say contact. I said look out for. As in, do some due diligence regarding the homes they were placed in and the money they received.
The court had a guardian to do all that. It's not up to the family unfortunately it's up to the courts/ the system
@@thereisnocarolinHR like i said, dont be quick to blame without knowing all the facts. theres only so much you can do with a messed up system
@@mann7298 I’m not blaming her for the system. I’m saying I’m not buying her concern when she didn’t care enough to check whether they were being cared for sometime in the past four years.
Oh my God, the things they had to endure. My sisters and I were abused but we made sure that our children did not suffer the same fate.
From when I could remember to age 13 I was sexually abused. My mom knew something was going on with me, she asked what was wrong with me and I cried my eyes out with relief and told her everything. She told my dad. So we had a family meeting with my abuser sitting right in front of me. It was horrible. My abuser was in total denial and flipped everything on me because I wafs being a trouble maker. No one believed me. I thought maybe my only aunt would be on my side, No.💔 I always wonder to this day "why my mom never called the cops, why did my dad continue making us go visit and take care of them?" Years later the abuser committed suicide. It's not fair. I'm in my 40's and still have traumatic nightmares, certain smells scare me, I hate the dark, and if you try to wake me up when I am sleeping I freak out from touch and will fight you. It's awful. I hurt my boys many times when they were young. I have never really gotten help or dealt with this. I dont know how too.
I feel like it's the past let's move on. Or sometimes I feel like they didn't care then why would anyone care now. My Aunt, uncles and parents are old now and it's about that time to take care of them. I am there for them always.
So so sorry for what you went through. It was not your fault. You can be a force for good in your family and in the world. I would encourage you to seek out therapy. I have heard really good things about EMDR therapy. Try looking into that
At least your abuser is now dead and you won't have to worry about him seeing you anymore.
I don’t understand why this women did not ever went to see her nieces and nephews.
It would of help so much
What kind of Aunty does that?
Meghan is such a robot
Wow. This interview was very insensitive!! I can't even watch the whole thing. Way to re-traumatize that poor woman, Megyn.
I just saw that the foster parents that took in some of the Turpin children were arrested for abusing them and other children in their home, how tragic! They go from one abusive home to another and my question is why didn't the aunt who says she cared so much take any of these children in!??
That's what i was thinking but maybe legally she couldn't?
I appreciate Ms. Kelly pointing out that being abused does not cause people to abuse, that it's a personal choice. People who use child abuse as a defense for their own actions are usually lying.
I am giving the family the benefit of the doubt and say that I can TRY to understand why the family didn't know that things were that dire. It's 13 kids all of them couldn't be in the room at the same time. As an aunt, I would still be asking lots of questions but you can't force a family member to do anything. And if they were already estranged then what can you do but call CPS if you suspected abuse. Which heading their upbringing I would have suspected abuse and called CPS to be on the safe side. Idk it's seems like the family failed those kids.
Every time I watch this show I am horrified by the lack of sensitivity of Megyn. It’s unnerving.
What's with the interviewer?! She seems like a cold hearted person. It was almost like she had to check herself... "oh I'm sorry" just seemed fake
For a sister to say that her sibling is dead to her. That is some deep stuff right there. I hope she hears what she has put not only those poor children, but her siblings as well.