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"The Turpin 13: Family Secrets Exposed" is a two hour special hosted by Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien. The program gives viewers an in-depth look into the story surrounding David and Louise Turpin and their 13 children. O'Brien retraces the family's past -- and present -- to see just how far back the secret of the alleged abuse has been going on and how it was kept hidden for so long. Multiple red flags are raised in the form of financial woes, abandoned homes, and unspoken concern from neighbors. Soledad O'Brien brings to light the stories of Louise's sister Teresa Robinette, half-brother Billy Lambert and some of the neighbors