Recent content by Annad

On the CBS video he says "audio/visual statements". At the 2:15 min mark. Maybe these occurred after arrest.

Rickets is only reversible in young children. However the older kids were outside in Texas so I think they would not suffer from the most severe deformities. Any woman with rickets would find childbirth almost impossible without a Cesarian, so the younger girls might be at risk. If the vitamin...

Well, I'm not going to let him escape so easily! Did not the whole household follow his work schedule and slept through the day. Who did the beatings? And strangulations seem to be a particularly male thing. No, he added his own nastiness to this crime.

This is not directed to you, newsjunkie, but is just an observation. 'We' all seem happy to post and communicate any new photos on one hand but seem to condemn those who give them out. We can't have it both ways. We hope for new photos, I suspect, to reveal new clues about how the Turpins ran...

I have the exact same chain attached to my free standing stove which was installed by professionals but not my fridge. I live in Australia, no earthquakes at my location. However the chain on my stove is not as long as the one in the Turpin household. It seems a bit long to keep the fridge upright.

Also remember that 7 of these "children" are adults and of the remaining 6, most are teenagers. They would be beyond the need for toys. Edit: Although for these particular adults and teenagers who have been prevented from growing up by their monster parents, they may still appreciate some toy...

I found this blog post to be insightful. It was written by a woman who was isolated herself by her parents and covers the issues that she thinks will be problematic for the Turpin offspring...

A few things are going around in my head about this case. 1. DT and LT fed off each other. I think both are equally responsible for the torture, and supported each other in their insane ideas to control their children. I think LT specialised in the emotional torture and DL in the violence...

:tyou: I would like to thank those who attended court (Michelle and LitUp) for their on the scene updates and Alyce and others who provided reporter and Twitter updates. I very much appreciate your efforts. I would also like to thank all the other posters for their valuable opinions, information...

OMG! What a photo. The feature of this mugshot for me that marks him as a criminal is the sneer, the contemptuous upper lip. Here is a test to identify criminals from ordinary men. I scored 13/15 - I realised it was that lip I was looking at not the eyes that marked the criminals. Sometimes...

Anything interesting being said? (For those not in the UK or with Sky News)

Step away for half and hour! good to see the guilty verdict:happydance: Thank you Prosecuter, Judge and jury! justice for Helen, pity there was not a charge for Boris

Morning all. Hope there is Justice for Helen and Boris today. And I am beginning to realise that I will not be reading all your interesting and entertaining posts for much longer! :sigh:

OMG! 119 days :gaah: I just told my son who said 'can you imagine if a retrial was called'

Who here thinks that the jury's deliberations will be shorter than the 4 and half hours the defence took to sum up their case? I wonder what the record time is for summing up in a UK court? Are we close to the record?