US parents of 13 plead guilty to torture

By By Amy Taxin
Updated February 23 2019 - 10:01am, first published 9:59am
Louise Turpin (far L) and husband David (C) have pleaded guilty to 14 counts, including child abuse.
Louise Turpin (far L) and husband David (C) have pleaded guilty to 14 counts, including child abuse.

A California couple has pleaded guilty to torture and years of abuse that included shackling some of their 13 children to beds and starving them to the point they stopped growing.

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