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FILE - This {{iptcmonthnameap} 20, 2018, file photo shows Louise Turpin, left, and her husband, David Turpin, right, appear for a preliminary hearing in Superior Court in Riverside, Calif. A California couple who starved a dozen of their children and shackled some to beds face sentencing for years of abuse. David and Louise Turpin are due Friday in Riverside County Superior Court for a proceeding that is largely a formality. The couple pleaded guilty in February to torture and other abuse and agreed to serve at least 25 years in prison.. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP, File) FILE - This {{iptcmonthnameap} 20, 2018, file photo shows Louise Turpin, left, and her husband, David Turpin, right, appear for a preliminary hearing in Superior Court in Riverside, Calif. A California couple who starved a dozen of their children and shackled some to beds face sentencing for years of abuse. David and Louise Turpin are due Friday in Riverside County Superior Court for a proceeding that is largely a formality. The couple pleaded guilty in February to torture and other abuse and agreed to serve at least 25 years in prison.. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Press-Enterprise via AP, File)
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