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9 жыл бұрынPart 1 of 20/20 (June 2015): Almost no one, including neighbors, knew the six Angulo brothers existed. The 'Wolfpack' Brothers Grew Up Locked in NYC Apartment for Years. This chilling documentary by Crystal Moselle recounts the lives of the 6 brothers both in isolated in their Lower Eastside apartment and within the outside world.
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For their entire childhood, the Angulo brothers had only one true escape from their lives confined inside their family’s New York City apartment.
“As far back as I can remember anything -- like, as far back as I can remember loving my mom -- I remember movies,” Narayana Angulo, 22, told ABC News’ “20/20.” “They were like a door into another world."
Watching movies was the one privilege, the brothers said, that their father allowed.
“The movies taught us like, sort of how to speak to one another, how you interact with another person and have an opinion,” Mukunda Angulo, 20, told “20/20.”
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@michiko6114 5 жыл бұрын
the mother used to be a free-spirited, adventurous young woman. she seems well-educated too. what a misfortune to fall in love with a controlling lunatic.
@kiara198923 5 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@salmabahi1784 5 жыл бұрын
joek money well that didn't work , I hope you never have kids
@salmabahi1784 5 жыл бұрын
joek money iam also like that and my father didn't lock me out from the world so is million of others
@sarah-gu6vw 5 жыл бұрын
joek money he fucking locked them inside for years are you insane
@classicnobody9872 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah a crazy bastard he is
@uhhFez 4 жыл бұрын
imagine escaping the apartment you spent 15 years locked in, just to be told we’re all quarantined now
@happysmileylips 4 жыл бұрын
OMGosh! Right???
@OldManLuffy 4 жыл бұрын
If they were scared to leave the apartment then I couldn't imagine how scary it would be to live in NY right now
@amityblight921 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@littlea420 4 жыл бұрын
It was filmed in 2015 but that would be crazy
@lilsebastian2625 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO!!!
@shananarocks 3 жыл бұрын
This proof that despite being locked up or isolated, the brothers were able to educate themselves. This is the true spirit of real human beings
@orangewarm1 3 жыл бұрын
without decent movies they would've been a mess.
@tinamalessan6431 2 жыл бұрын
It's a testament to their mother's intelligence and hard work. Homeschooling seven locked up kids is no easy feat. Besides, the movies helped a lot. Some people learn foreign languages solely by watching TV.
@sealyoness 2 жыл бұрын
@@tinamalessan6431 My goodness yes! She had a LOT of fortitude. And SS spine!
@mikaontgridferdinand4957 2 жыл бұрын
God loves us.I love you god
@erust9465 2 жыл бұрын
It was abuse. Plain and simple. I don’t give her credit, because she allowed it. Harsh maybe, but those kids were robbed of their lives. Literally. Being held prisoner and brainwashing is immoral and illegal at best.
@x44CalLoveLetter 3 жыл бұрын
"As far back as I remember loving my mom, I remember loving movies" That's fucking powerful dude.
@Ryu_Kage. 2 жыл бұрын
Lol how is that powerful saying you love movies more than your own Mom
@lizgaby9761 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ryu_Kage. I'm wondering too...
@lupitaservin1994 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ryu_Kage. that's not what he said at all
@k.l.c._ 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ryu_Kage. that’s not at all what he said or meant🤦♀️
@Glass337 7 жыл бұрын
They look like an 80's boyband, but like, in a good way
@alishadequito1828 5 жыл бұрын
Elle b. Yes!
@gaminggirlgg5327 5 жыл бұрын
exactly
@controller8942 5 жыл бұрын
Well they did stay lock in a room for years with only movies and a window soooooooooooo......
@miadirt3858 5 жыл бұрын
Elle b. More like 70s lol
@rzqy 5 жыл бұрын
@@miadirt3858 70s boyband would look more like Queen lmao
@cassandrathomas6015 4 жыл бұрын
I feel so bad for the mother. Imagine going from being so adventurous and free, experiencing so much of the world, to being locked in a small apartment. It's like putting a wild bird in a cage.
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
The world is a cage. She was in a cage in a cage, making it worse.
@PrivateUser737 4 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I feel she could've left at any point. Obviously there was psychological manipulation involved.
@happysmileylips 4 жыл бұрын
For the reason you feel sorry for the mother is the same reason I don't feel sorry for her.
@univuniveral9713 4 жыл бұрын
@Julie Walker true.
@mickeyari2628 4 жыл бұрын
@@univuniveral9713 how is the world a cage? that makes 0 sense, if it were a cage why are we able to travel to the moon and space? you just sound plain stupid not philosophical
@camille6873 3 жыл бұрын
Now i know why they grew up well despite the isolation. They were raised by a good mother. That's it.
@erikschneider6971 2 жыл бұрын
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game . here the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZt0gtCYyLaYY2w.html
@mairaa9184 2 жыл бұрын
Well the father should get some credits also. He never abused them. He provided all the esentials, the equipments, the movies...oHe did a good job protecting the whole family, untill THE TIME comes!!...
@kappapride_5843 2 жыл бұрын
@@mairaa9184 protecting...
@trashpanda2094 2 жыл бұрын
@@mairaa9184 ....................................................um no
@calhuh1232 2 жыл бұрын
@@mairaa9184 Doesn't matter if he provided movies or not. He was the reason they were locked up in the first place. He doesn't deserve any credit
@lovinglife419 2 жыл бұрын
This guy basically manipulated her so he could make it to the United States and live without working. This woman was trapped, abused and stunted. It’s remarkable that she had the strength to educate these children. Heartbreaking.
@amerieallen1080 4 жыл бұрын
Hmmmm not allowed to cut hair. Trapped in a small space being “ protected “ sounds like Rapunzel
@AshleyTsaqofi 4 жыл бұрын
They are the lost princess's lol 😂
@helpmec4406 4 жыл бұрын
but much much worse
@superlung8889 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine the shower drain all the hair everywhere
@thevoid9182 4 жыл бұрын
They are native so it's a cultural thing
@soukainana2097 4 жыл бұрын
Amerie Allen lol
@lamoskgr 5 жыл бұрын
I don't think their mother is not complete sane. I don't want to disrespect her. She has been severely abused and she couldn't protect them. I hope they don't blame her. They deserve to be happy. I feel so bad for this family
@roberthilton8827 5 жыл бұрын
To me, she really just sounds like a very hurt person in a fucked up world. I think she's perfectly sane
@aracelijohnson3485 5 жыл бұрын
aha! yeah right!
@mysticloverfairy1 5 жыл бұрын
Sinclair Iranun Well he kept them inside ,but compared to what other parents have done to children they have kept locked up,the abuse and neglect . He didn’t beat the kids or his wife , this guy was a saint. He just thought he was keeping them safe by keeping them indoors because the outside world was dangerous and let’s face it they lived in New York . He might have gone about it the wrong way ,but he was trying to do what he thought was best,he wasn’t a monster.
@Tomadimond 5 жыл бұрын
She wasn’t abused by him but he kept them inside
@biglt661 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah she's out in left field'
@melissaclark6578 2 жыл бұрын
It's sad the wolfpack sister isn't really spoken of. I believe she's the oldest. She just doesn't want in the spotlight BUT the brothers and the mother should at least speak about her.
@missd411 2 жыл бұрын
Perhaps her genetic condition affects her mental development and they are protecting her.
@7Wendy 2 жыл бұрын
We can’t judge them for not speaking of her maybe she just wants to be incognito.
@Fartsquad_ 2 жыл бұрын
She could have told them she doesn’t want to be spoken of or mentioned much
@mairaa9184 2 жыл бұрын
@@Fartsquad_ In one of the interviews, Mukunda did mention the condition of her. And they really did a good job protecting her.
@realguy577 2 жыл бұрын
I think their women are not allowed to be on TV like the Taliban cult thing going on there!
@suziecreamcheese211 2 жыл бұрын
Despite what they went through they seem so healthy, intelligent and well adjusted.
@amelian9677 4 жыл бұрын
Mom did a great job homeschooling in spite of her horrible circumstances, because these are really articulate dudes. She should be proud of herself and her kids 💪🏼
@Mizz.Person 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!!
@LJBSullivan 2 жыл бұрын
She should have tried to escape with the first child.
@TanPham-sn3fc 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they are so well spoken and having watched over 10 thousands movies, they must have been very knowledgeable!
@bricoley 2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that myself! She also seems very well educated and very bright! She literally poured her entire knowledge of everything into her kids!
@jackiemarini3203 2 жыл бұрын
Mom was very good .
@jwuemjo 6 жыл бұрын
Their sound proof system must be really really good! With 5 boys jumping, rolling skating, and scooter, how did the neighbors not know?
@micholakinola1053 5 жыл бұрын
Said the same odd
@HAIRHOLIC_1 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@mari5258 5 жыл бұрын
It’s new York ppl die in there apartments and aren’t found for forever. Ppl prob didn’t care
@Ivan-kx9ym 5 жыл бұрын
Concrete apartment
@BalletTapJazz 5 жыл бұрын
It’s New York you aren’t concerned about your apartment neighbors business
@maryfrady7149 3 жыл бұрын
The dad must be a narcissist, control is one if their favorite tools.
@orangewarm1 3 жыл бұрын
insecure and scared. control is the only way they can cope.
@annemcniell6956 2 жыл бұрын
Harry and megnut come to mind.
@fredrika27 2 жыл бұрын
@@annemcniell6956 Wow, what an insult to a couple who has given so much! You must really be a hateful and racist person to think as such!
@ladyy9085 2 жыл бұрын
What happened with the father?
@fredrika27 2 жыл бұрын
@@ladyy9085 Which father?
@user-bw5xi8kl5b 4 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: The husband was afraid the rent would go up if the apartment owners found out how many people lived there.
@coolbro8102 4 жыл бұрын
As a New Yorker, I would definitely believe that
@missotaku472 4 жыл бұрын
That's kind of insensitive
@br0l0g 4 жыл бұрын
Miss Otaku insensitive to New Yorkers
@user-bw5xi8kl5b 4 жыл бұрын
Miss Otaku believe it or not, it’s like that everywhere in the states.
@hayleystark5130 4 жыл бұрын
It was a community housing.
@ithinkweregoingtoneedabigg8525 7 жыл бұрын
These guys turned out much better than most people I meet. Good for them 👌
@NoNo-ze7wr 7 жыл бұрын
Deven Maltez I think it's because they are grateful for everything around them since they didn't have that for years
@510Redneck 6 жыл бұрын
They had good caring parents that taught them how to become good actors (like their parents) is all... which pulled them out of poverty and made them all lots of bank (without physically harming anyone I might add). Good for them... They are now doing good (together mind you) and are no longer tax sponges... I agree.. good for them. :)
@avykh99 6 жыл бұрын
510Redneck their dad locked them in there. That is niether good nor caring.
@charlesglass999 6 жыл бұрын
510Redneck you sir are disturbed
@510Redneck 6 жыл бұрын
Charles Glass..... Nope, I just see through their hoax - money grab - walk to fame. They are well groomed actors... all of them...
@alanawilson6104 2 жыл бұрын
They seem like such lovely and well mannered kids , They seem like the kind of children you'd want your kids to play with
@alicat7281 3 жыл бұрын
The love and care their Mother gave them all is the reason they’re thriving as young adults. She, despite being in a mentally and emotionally abusive marriage, did a remarkable job raising them.
@6ixConfessions 3 жыл бұрын
The mother did an amazing job of educating the boys. They seem well-mannered, well-spoken & intelligent. Clearly, she loved them & devoted her life to them regardless of how abusive & controlling the father was.
@erikschneider6971 2 жыл бұрын
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game . here the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZt0gtCYyLaYY2w.html
@QueXLcior 2 жыл бұрын
But like...doesn’t that all that motherly love get kind of cancelled out if you’re partnered with a strange, controlling man openly abusing you and your kids in a way that is not normal and perverted and could leave them permanently scarred like...that does reflect on her mindset a good deal, not a healthy situation at all to get yourself into married to a megalomaniac idk their lifestyle seemed sketch af even before their kids. Living in a van with 6 kids, Hare Krishna...Thinking you have no control over your life and must follow your ‘husband’ who just took and took from what made you happy like being outside So like...are you not normal and perverted like your husband? Idk I’m getting tired of these weak ‘mothers’ like what were you doing to protect your children. Overall super relatable story
@Mente777 2 жыл бұрын
@@QueXLcior Those kids are not weak that's for sure 😂
@rikooangloindianpunjabi5824 2 жыл бұрын
She was equally abusive , just in a polite manner
@idontknowwhattoputhere5434 2 жыл бұрын
@@rikooangloindianpunjabi5824 how if she was also abused?
@JulietRoseCapulet777 6 жыл бұрын
Imagine watching movies about the greatest city in the world, you live there but only see one view through a tiny window. And suddenly you step outside and after 15+ years of classic movies like “West Side Story,” “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “The Godfather,” “Goodfellas,” “Requiem for a Dream,” “Almost Famous, TONS of superhero and movies set in the fashion world or in NYC finance....you’re in NEW YORK CITY.
@sarahsays4917 5 жыл бұрын
JulietRoseCapulet777 100! When I watched the documentary I had the same thoughts during and after!!! Incredible
@jasminealien3538 5 жыл бұрын
And Home Alone!!!
@LingLing-pn3us 5 жыл бұрын
JulietRoseCapulet777 it’s.... wow....
@bebobabooo268 5 жыл бұрын
New York city isn't that amazing tho. Full of druggies and litter
@SharpieTheBlack 5 жыл бұрын
Juliette Zhang no it’s fucking amazing. I moved there after living in Texas for 18 years. I’m having the time of my life. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
@emberash1943 2 жыл бұрын
It's Aug.of 2021 and I've never even heard of this story till now; so bizarre... 🤷♀️
@DeasAnimals 2 жыл бұрын
I’m here in October. Never heard it until now. Crazy
@AGULL 2 жыл бұрын
Same
@pourladentelle 2 жыл бұрын
After watching the Turpin story, now I'm here!! This is crazy !!!
@JLummin 2 жыл бұрын
same but Turpins were worse. Yeah similarities in poor living conditions and rules, food, education except the mother actually homeschooled for real, and isolation from society. Mother had cared but was controlled like the kids. Turpins physically abused their kids which here wasn't physical abuse but the lifestyle still is abuse overall. sad that there are families like these
@RealityContradiction 6 жыл бұрын
He made them grow long hair .. Long hair is strength .. But the dad had short hair
@meme-hz1mq 4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that also
@jamescadzow9545 4 жыл бұрын
Because the dad is a very weak person. Controlling people are always weak.
@helenaproserfina619 4 жыл бұрын
Because he's a pussy.
@avamerritt8935 4 жыл бұрын
@Jupiter Stars: haha IKR 👍🏽 As if the dad wasn’t weird enough for keeping them caged...seems like a real prize all the around...
@avamerritt8935 4 жыл бұрын
@James Cadzow: I wish I could give your comment 💯 👍🏽
@snakedike 3 жыл бұрын
The mother most be remarkable given how balanced those kids seem.
@Itsunclegabby 3 жыл бұрын
@bailey1950 I can tell you know nothing about abuse. Too bad empathy cannot be taught.
@Itsunclegabby 3 жыл бұрын
@Corality Same goes to you. Let's see where you are in 30 years. I wish there was a way to check in.
@snakedike 3 жыл бұрын
@Julie Walker I was raised by a single parent that had multiple delusion disorders. I didn't start to recognize what everyone else plainly saw until I was 17 and didn't fully realize what she dealt with and the influence on my life until I was in my 40's. It's near impossible to understand things like this if you have never walked in similar shoes.
@kristovapalenkova5884 3 жыл бұрын
@bailey1950 wow. She was abuse and he locked her in....
@kristovapalenkova5884 3 жыл бұрын
@Julie Walker that man is the parent. Of course blame the woman who was abused... And not the abuser. Typical...
@lurategh 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine being that isolated for that long while just beyond the walls is one of the biggest cities in the world.
@alisaalisa2060 2 жыл бұрын
They are educated, gorgeous, talented, kind young men!
@CourtneyLachiver 5 жыл бұрын
They all look like they've been stuck in an 1980s timewarp.
@sarahpursley719 4 жыл бұрын
I love their style and think they're gorgeous.
@squiggle.64 4 жыл бұрын
I mean they kinda have😂
@cutdepiefails6596 4 жыл бұрын
They do look fucking cool today in nyc. Anywhere else they would kust be weirdos lol
@idkwhattoputhere5578 4 жыл бұрын
*I wonder why*
@shivapriyasaraswati7171 3 жыл бұрын
@@cutdepiefails6596 No, they wouldn't.
@trendiinng_8092 5 жыл бұрын
Their father needs be mentally evaluated because WTF he’s controlling a Sociopath and mentally deranged . Thank God , that brother was brave enough to escape and find a way out for everyone & they grew up very Normal and humble , God bless their mother too.
@wendira 5 жыл бұрын
Idk but their father just wanted to protect them from this cruel world, but it was out of control.
@katinamarie6651 5 жыл бұрын
South America indigenous people still face genocide & enslavement & horrible atrocities from their colonizers, Peru indigenous people were getting kidnapped and forcibly sterilized around the time he moved here.
@Kimmyyy1999 5 жыл бұрын
Katina thank you for mentioning this ! I am peruvian through my mother side
@jennabug7809 4 жыл бұрын
joek money you’re sick you need help
@aliciagarvey 4 жыл бұрын
Trendiinng _ What is normal? Being disrespectful, fucking from your eyes is at your knees? Slapping your Mother in the face calling her a bitch? Man fucking man, woman fucking woman? The man was afraid , paranoid because of the nastiness all around him
@graceosteen4763 2 жыл бұрын
I was kidnapped and found at 6 years then mentally and physically abused by my mom I wasn't allowed to leave the room or have friends I was her slave she made me start working and took my whole paycheck and I remember being hungry at work, then one day I escaped I remember my heart racing I remember saying to myself it's no turning back now, I know exactly how you boys feel
@graceosteen4763 2 жыл бұрын
@Chanie W I didn't,. I had to see a psychiatrist all my life I still do now and take medications for PTSD and severe social anxiety
@Jojo-in1wx 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. I’m so sorry. Much love to you and hope life gets better and better.
@Aryahi_Anvi 2 жыл бұрын
@@graceosteen4763 i hope you find happiness
@frillylily8005 2 жыл бұрын
So Sorry for what Happened 🙏🏼 💕 Your so Brave 👑
@europianbob 2 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry what happened to you! :(
@micahandrews5925 3 жыл бұрын
i remember watching this years ago and thinking it was unimaginable now watching this in 2021 having been in a pandemic and needing to quarantine for months i feel for them even more
@prettyhandsomegang5227 2 жыл бұрын
But we was really lock in like them frfr like we could at least get some air at the front door are porch
@Loungesugar 6 жыл бұрын
These boys are much more well spoken than kids their ages bc they shaped their language around pre ‘95 movies when people spoke with a wider spectrum of vocab. They didn’t get bombarded with slang you hear in school and public and get the bad grammer habits that come with being with the rest of the world
@vii4709 5 жыл бұрын
grammar*
@camrynr.4706 5 жыл бұрын
i hate when people try to correct someone’s grammar and can’t even spell it.
@Southamericangirl42 5 жыл бұрын
Elle And they were home-schooled by an intelligent mother (who unfortunately chose the wrong man).
@cathynguyen3348 5 жыл бұрын
Justin Eddy I’m sorry you have to be such an angry and lonely old man... you would feel happier about life, if you had focus more on the greater meaning of this story and not be so wound up over a comment, enough to take your time to write an entire “essay” to argue to no one meaningful. I could feel the anger that came over you when you wrote your comment because you didn’t have time to use a period. Did you even get to breath? Come on don’t fret and try to smile more, don’t let things that have nothing to do with you, take more years off your already limited life 😊
@RexTheDinosaur1 5 жыл бұрын
@Justin Eddy dude you have some issues. Who hurt you?
@hujajiblamble3337 5 жыл бұрын
The dad clearly had PTSD. I'm thinking he went through something very traumatic at a young age and it was his way of protecting his family. It is sad.
@cariyoon4652 5 жыл бұрын
@T D do you know the saying, "theres always two sides of every story"
@katinamarie6651 5 жыл бұрын
Research what happened to indigenous people in Peru during the time he was growing up.
@kagenn1187 5 жыл бұрын
T D why you so salty stop making people feel down on themselves
@ligixligi6878 5 жыл бұрын
@T D calm tf down
@millana100 5 жыл бұрын
@T D your comment is ignorant. I have met plenty of Indigenous and Immigrant people who have PTSD and it is apparent in their over protective behaviour in how they raise their children. Jernelle Rosales is making an intelligent, trauma informed suggestion.
@tracyheaslip8754 2 жыл бұрын
I'm absolutely amazed that nobody in the apartment below could hear them. When I lived in an apartment building I could hear The Woman Upstairs get in and out of the bathtub
@ER-cl1dg 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly.. so many people.. moreover so many kids.. who as it was said were jumping and dancing to release thier energy..
@limitedtime5471 2 жыл бұрын
If it was an older building, it was probably built well. Newer buildings seem like they're made from cardboard after solid brick/concrete/steel old NYC buildings.
@piggybankvillan 3 жыл бұрын
You can tell their mom has a good heart and these kids seem to have a good head on their shoulders so at least that's good. Could've been a LOT worse of a situation had both of their parents be toxic.
@ali_maria 4 жыл бұрын
genetics just said copy and paste with these siblings😂😂
@kingnative 3 жыл бұрын
Fr
@beeduo870 3 жыл бұрын
Fr 😂
@moni9787 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@valeriecarre8967 2 жыл бұрын
True
@ladycreda8326 2 жыл бұрын
Omg 😂 good one
@kismetau 8 жыл бұрын
They turned out so well, thanks to their mother. What an amazing woman she is! She had to suffer the most, because she knew what life was like before their confinement. So thankful you're all free now
@xprepared9625 7 жыл бұрын
+BlueDevTV ?
@pastamethis 6 жыл бұрын
Maybe it was thanks to her that they're not complete nut jobs after being cooped in for 14 yrs. Also slightly thanks to them have siblings in general. But I wouldn't shower her with praise. Maybe if she had put her foot down from the start she might have saved them 14 YEARS of their life!! That's no bloody joke Between them they were robbed of a life time in years! when they should have been out experiencing life (for what it's worth)
@isitoveryet9525 6 жыл бұрын
stubs She was clearly mentally and emotionally abused. Saying she should've "put her foot down" is pretty simplistic and ignorant.
@pastamethis 6 жыл бұрын
American Made yes she was. she was also a victim of abuse. but the difference is she should have known it for what it was, and let it reach that point. The kids didn't know better. I'm not saying it was her doing, but rather her inaction prolonged it.
@ainet6857 Жыл бұрын
The brother with the jacket and earring has SUCH a cool style
@KaoStarrBellydance 2 жыл бұрын
The documentary was great. The children and their mother are very resilient. I'm so glad they've been able to finally get out of that situation.
@katie-st8nx 5 жыл бұрын
Ironic that she meet him living as a 'free spirit'
@susanavery5348 5 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing,lol..she could hike through the Himalayas and through the jungles of peru..sounds like a gutsy,independent woman to me.maybe their was a co depency issue
@that_one_chick9560 7 жыл бұрын
it's like a real life story of rapunzel
@multiverse45 7 жыл бұрын
that almost broke my ribs right on
@shan4364 7 жыл бұрын
Allison Belding I'm not even kidding, I went to comment this and I seen your comment first thing.
@that_one_chick9560 7 жыл бұрын
Shannon Eager right?! and it's not even mak8ng fun of them, it's just the exact story!
@lolpooplolpoop1187 7 жыл бұрын
Hawk Horus wait how
@hx6859 7 жыл бұрын
Allison Belding that's what I was thinking !
@maranatha8768 2 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry they went through that. Happy they escaped it. God bless them
@Ladypeace12312 2 жыл бұрын
💔💔 So heartbreaking that a single human being would put so much misery on his family
@YoungJustice1997 7 жыл бұрын
Kinda messed up thinking while all of us were living our lives, year after year... These kids were in an apartment the whole time :O
@IrksomeXD 7 жыл бұрын
and while you were writing that message, someone was being killed, locked up, forced into slavery etc etc, does that make us all ignorant?
@YoungJustice1997 7 жыл бұрын
Irksome that's a whole other conversation
@MegzLife 7 жыл бұрын
are u kidding me.. I do this all the time and i dont expect people to kno i exist.. lol jk jk. :P
@mr.miscellaneous3242 7 жыл бұрын
not saying it was right but guarantee this type of fame is not healthy for people...from no interaction to world spotlight...ugh doesn't sound healthy in the least plus they are too trusting I can see that already. poor kids fucked at birth
@trustworthy_hypocrite1838 6 жыл бұрын
Irksome What they're trying to say is strange and sad and terrible things are happening to people all over the world and there is little to nothing we can do to help them.
@kjdgroove 7 жыл бұрын
the kid in the skull shirt looks like he just stepped off the set of the lost boys.
@znyznyzny 7 жыл бұрын
quickblood probably his favorite hehe
@imagine2C 7 жыл бұрын
quickblood right! haha I love it tho
@972CHENZO 6 жыл бұрын
Lol same thing I noticed
@taylorm7777 5 жыл бұрын
Right?? Love it.
@Alinamunoz 5 жыл бұрын
He looks so cool, love it!
@msmith1418 3 жыл бұрын
Well.. living in a geared to income apartment myself, *I KNOW* that the *landlord* would *KNOW* that the boys were living there, because they would do monthly maintenance on the units.. ie; checking fire alarms monthly.. heating.. plumbing, etc. So I am *VERY SURPRISED* that *no one* other than their parents would know that the boys were there.
@larissalaflore7202 2 жыл бұрын
In the video she said there were times when they went out. Neighbors saw them coming and going and people saw them walking around New York. Neighbors had to have heard the sounds from movies, roller skates and footsteps. They lived in an apartment building and not some cabin in the country. They weren't really hiding in plain sight. Someone knew about them.
@staciestudies4177 2 жыл бұрын
no....
@teahorseguitarstraps1856 2 жыл бұрын
Their mother is amazing. She brought them up incredibly well under the circumstances. I love how she used all of her rich life experiences to inform their education and upbringing.
@starlaeuropa 9 жыл бұрын
The father should be up on abuse charges - because that's what this is - ABUSE! And the mother didn't have the courage to just say NO to locking herself and her kids away from the rest of the world? The father obviously became obsessed with having total control over his family, ignoring their well being for his own selfish whims!
@e0o9kii 9 жыл бұрын
starlaeuropa I tried looking up to see if their father was arrested, I couldn't find any records of an arrest but I'm guessing the police already arrested him.
@BabyKrogan 9 жыл бұрын
faustus If nothing else there are laws about sending your kids to school, getting them vaccinations and medical care, etc...
@BabyKrogan 9 жыл бұрын
faustus Homeschooling curriculum has to be approved by the state though, and vaccinations are a must. The whole situation is messed up though, I don't see how this woman could just agree to be trapped there like a pet and trap her kids there as well.
@pumpkinslice1811 8 жыл бұрын
+faustus They weren't free to leave whenever they wanted, idiot! Did you even watch the story? It clearly said the father had the only key to the flat and would lock them in and even block the doors from the outside with ladders and furniture! The most he ever let them out of the house was five times a year at best! Their dad needs to be in prison!
@saravanschalkwyk2178 7 жыл бұрын
starlaeuropa
@bow2theprincess 6 жыл бұрын
What handsome boys! I hope the rest of their lives are filled with adventure.
@kellylynn9295 4 жыл бұрын
Every day will be an adventure
@gforceforever 3 жыл бұрын
Kudos to the mother for educating these young men so well! Their English is outstanding. She taught them about nature, as best she could under the dreadful circumstances.
@anhatitarahmany8246 3 жыл бұрын
Respect to the mother she raised her kids so good even in that situation
@noodles1291 4 жыл бұрын
So they were being officially homeschool AND on welfare yet no one ever checked their home? Not once?
@cloutchase1974 4 жыл бұрын
They probably did but it's really nothing anyone could've done I figured
@sonyafirefly3879 4 жыл бұрын
I was homeschooled. The govt makes sure you're being educated by sending you CAT tests each year. They don't come in and look at you; that would be messed up, creepy, and controlling. As a homeschooler who knows many others of my kind, I can say with confidence that a big part of the reason why these kids are so well-spoken and well-rounded is because they were educated by their mother. The rest of the situation was messed up, but she clearly did a good job.
@InsertTitleHere- 4 жыл бұрын
@@sonyafirefly3879 This situation is exactly why all welfare and homeschooled kids should be checked up on, wtf kind of logic is that? Messed up, creepy, and controlling is what these kids went through
@sonyafirefly3879 4 жыл бұрын
@@InsertTitleHere- Honey...no. Think about what you're saying.
@twilit 3 жыл бұрын
They don’t check homes for homeschool or welfare. Home checks are for cases of child abuse and no abuse was reported here.
@jaelynn7575 6 жыл бұрын
I give credit to that mom. Looks like she raised some nice young men. I hope!
@jeronimo196 5 жыл бұрын
She did everything she could... except breaking them out, I mean. But otherwise, great job./s
@jeronimo196 5 жыл бұрын
@T D no, u.
@jeronimo196 5 жыл бұрын
@T D again, until you provide an actual argument - no, u.
@mike2207 5 жыл бұрын
@T D Yet you have no argument, you keep talking bs.
@kaitlynengelland2723 5 жыл бұрын
You cant say shes a great mother. she abused her children. I mean she could of walked out with the children. Shes a piece of shit herself.
@lanemiller8110 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful young men. A credit to their mother. God bless her.
@jjava.bean5 2 жыл бұрын
What really saved them was the fact that there was so many of them, and their constant movie entertainment - all of them playing and interacting with each other - and still capturing some semblance of the outside world and learning and observing (at least from a distance) social norms - mitigated the typical damage of indoor neglect. Also the mother seems to have kept the damage at bay as well. All these factors make it more like they lived on an island. And its a good thing they escaped as young as the are. Sooner would've been better. But better late than never. The longer the waited the more damage that would have been done. And the more permanent it would have been.
@mirandajane5953 3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't I know anything about this until TODAY
@lilfox9 3 жыл бұрын
Ikr. It's so fascinating and-... I don't even have words really
@amandagarcia6320 3 жыл бұрын
Right?!??! More public awareness, please. More journalism and exposing! subjugation of innocent people is needed in this country.
@NeonCicada 3 жыл бұрын
The echo chamber effect
@karencamp741 2 жыл бұрын
I just said the same thing. And you learned about it a year before me
@tiendaphillips678 2 жыл бұрын
Im just now finding out about it a year after you. Lol
@Seannyoo900 7 жыл бұрын
I hope they got to meet all their favorite actors, that must have been so surreal
@justmere3796 2 жыл бұрын
I Feel like the Mother is Now So Irreparably Damaged that She Will NEVER be Whole again! 💔😭💔
@therejected 3 жыл бұрын
this is like a real life movie, its so.. insane man. I look up to them already, theyre so incredibly brave.
@naiarerich2926 4 жыл бұрын
Imagine in another part of the world some other kids were completely shut out of the world and would only grow up watching Attack on Titan. The horror
@ellieperry4194 4 жыл бұрын
Nami now that would be interesting
@seurn7801 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@DGLeo482 4 жыл бұрын
Woahh wtf they would never escape from their home then 😂
@rightofwomaninindia9382 4 жыл бұрын
Very very happy that they are free n doing what they wish to. God saved them. The father who was deranged should hv been locked up in a rehab. No one should hv forgiven him. He stole their childhood. We all hope their family bonding between brothers n a compassionate mother will help surmount all problems both physical n mental. God give them strength.
@dagaki3793 4 жыл бұрын
nah, theyd actually want to go out of their house if they grew up on the promised neverland
@misheedawn3214 5 жыл бұрын
How come they don't talk about the sister?
@kateramsey4065 5 жыл бұрын
They say the first born was a girl and then never talk about her again
@kateramsey4065 5 жыл бұрын
They do not know where she is. I looked it up and since she was born with that disorder she might already be dead? I really don’t know why they didn’t say anything.
@tremtiger 5 жыл бұрын
Mishee Dawn she’s special needs, and in the documentary, still lived with the parents. On the mom’s Instagram, she posts about the daughter. She’s still alive, she just can’t live on her own.
@ZZZZZZ-tt2ie 5 жыл бұрын
@@tremtiger what's the mom instagram
@anaalina5964 5 жыл бұрын
That's what I was wondering too.
@TheBritot 2 жыл бұрын
This is heartbreaking yet a beautiful story. My heart goes out to the mother and her children, perhaps even the father too (maybe he had a mental disorder). It's just sad that they didn't get to experience a real childhood, but at least they all had eachother. Blessings to these boys/men and their mother.
@gracem6723 2 жыл бұрын
Its weird to think about the fact that when this story came out, the Turpins were still in captivity. Imagine how many others could be going through something similar right now
@citygirl7536 2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure there are many more 😞
@traceysouth1047 9 жыл бұрын
They are so photogenic and charming and intelligent. Their Mother is obviously the reason they managed to do so well. I've seen people who do not live in a sheltered environment like that , that also love those types of movies but can't separate fantasy from reality. Not so for these handsome young men. I am imagining the future is bright for them. I am confused, what about the first born sister ? Didn't it say their is or was a sister with some kind of issues ?
@traceysouth1047 9 жыл бұрын
***** I had not thought of it that way. I was thinking of the Mother as victim. You could have a valid point. I don't know because I was not in that apartment. I am pretty sure there is more to this story.
@joycelyntaylor3136 4 жыл бұрын
Their mother is a wonderful woman! Her love kept them sane from the tyranny of their father.
@erikschneider6971 2 жыл бұрын
Afghanistan: The endgame and the new great game . here the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZt0gtCYyLaYY2w.html
@seelois 2 жыл бұрын
The mother was wrong. She should have got her kids out. Hit him on the head to protect her kids.
@yiyi2949 2 жыл бұрын
@@seelois the issue with that statement is that if you fight back against yoir abuser and lose, the abuse will only double
@lightylight7590 2 жыл бұрын
@@yiyi2949 she kept living with him as a coulple after their story was discovered and social services involved. It looks like she never really tried to protect her kids and this madness isn't a reason good enough to break up with him.
@marsoblivi0n945 2 жыл бұрын
The father was more than likely abused and had ptsd. So not really anyones fault.
@sandrafisher2935 2 жыл бұрын
Please tell me that their father is serving life in prison.
@lindseyschumacher970 2 жыл бұрын
At least they had each other and despite everything they seem relatively well adjusted
@MotorsportCreative 9 жыл бұрын
They should start a band.
@enclosedencompassing 9 жыл бұрын
EmcSqrd Called The Wolfpack. Lol.
@livingdeaddollsjunky9543 8 жыл бұрын
But we don't even know if they have musical talent... Not sure if that matters anymore
@soupafleye 8 жыл бұрын
I'd stan
@jillianmartin1384 7 жыл бұрын
TheBeardedMan tbh when I saw them I was like wait is that the strokes
@AlexRedwine910 6 жыл бұрын
TheBeardedMan the Wolfpack 5.
@avengerwidow9 7 жыл бұрын
This is sorta like the plot of Tangled.... The long hair and the "stay inside, outside is bad" part..... I'm very happy that they were able to escape this life and make a better life for themselves....
@jenniferle5863 7 жыл бұрын
Corinne Primero tpp ft c hip
@profile7264 7 жыл бұрын
Corinne Primero
@cgrachel 7 жыл бұрын
Corinne Primero and he told them to keep their hair long o.o
@Katie-mw7pd 2 жыл бұрын
They look so badass in all those pictures on the red carpet. It’s like they’re just radiating power and strength. They really are like movie heroes.
@cathyleebormannfitzpatrick 2 жыл бұрын
Remember this like it was yesterday ! Wow 5 years , time does really fly by !! Should do an update on where and what they are doing now. Thanks 😊
@emilywiebel3238 4 жыл бұрын
The boys are so intelligent. Their mother did such an amazing job with them even in their circumstances. The boys have so much love for their mother and you can see how badly it hurt them knowing the rules her mother had herself and how she was treated. They get to start living their lives and do it together which is so cool to see. I cried when I saw the mother getting to talk to her family in one of the videos.
@LennyWeen 7 жыл бұрын
all those recesses and roller blading on the 16th floor, and no one heard them once???
@sarahbucket8037 5 жыл бұрын
It's NYC... LOUD
@126missday 5 жыл бұрын
Miles Lewis I was thinking the exact same thing,
@jennyvallecera901 5 жыл бұрын
Miles Lewis 5:44
@ms.sanchez3924 5 жыл бұрын
I don't believe nobody saw 1 person in that household. Especially with so many nosy neighbors everywhere.
@petty.labelle 2 жыл бұрын
"They release pent up energy bouncing around & roller skating through the hallways" Wow. I'm sure the downstairs neighbors realllllly loved living under them lol
@QuantumEffectResidue 2 жыл бұрын
That father is a psychopath; I've never heard of this story, but that's child abuse! That's enough to get him locked up!
@84arron 7 жыл бұрын
it's a horrible thing, they seem like really nice guys, and they have really good facial features
@pabitrakarki681 5 жыл бұрын
84arron nature / nurture created them. Either their fathers genes or fathers rules created the nice guy you see. Think deeper.
@ThatGuy-bd4py 7 жыл бұрын
It's really awkward when you pause at 1:27 and see a movie called the room
@rcogamer1630 7 жыл бұрын
That Guy damn that movie...
@burntpieceoftoast4148 6 жыл бұрын
Wasn't "The Room" a horror movie? (I havent seen it, sorry if a dumb comment.) "Room" was that excellent movie about a woman who was kidnapped and kept in what is essentially a shed while raising a little boy fathered by her kidnapper. Phenomenal movie.
@510Redneck 6 жыл бұрын
Na, it was a romantic drama fick ma'am... I only know this (nvr watched it) because I remember it was highly criticized for its copious amounts of plagiarism.
@KenjiAsakura09 6 жыл бұрын
haha what a story Mark
@kaelynn3210 6 жыл бұрын
Kenji Asakura LMAO
@magangajoy 3 жыл бұрын
The hero is this story is the mum. Such a sweet soul How she raised such sweet and balanced kids in such an environment with such abuse going on is beyond my comprehension...
@johanregalado69 2 жыл бұрын
This kids are awesome!!!! Even though they had a rough time, they seem to be wonderful human beings
@VincentIrkallaOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
I went through something quite similar growing up. I still suffer from some trauma due to it. I don't know if they were beaten like I was, though. Their father seems more paranoid, but not an abuser like mine. I'm doing much better with my adopted father now.
@shewho333 5 жыл бұрын
Vincent Irkalla, Glad you are doing better. ❤️❤️❤️
@Carrival 5 жыл бұрын
I am so very sorry that this happened to you...I pray you recover and have a happy life!!
@brigittelm6054 5 жыл бұрын
Bless you on you continued healing and growth ❤💕
@veronicachampion6879 5 жыл бұрын
Hugs!
@allme2547 5 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@Alan_One1 7 жыл бұрын
The one brother with the skull shirt looks like he's out of the 1980s.
@YoungJustice1997 7 жыл бұрын
I81ICU812 maybe he's stuck in the 80s cause of all the movies and stuff
@Alan_One1 7 жыл бұрын
Maybe! I was just watching the original 21 Jump Street tv series. The dangly earring was such an 80s trademark.
@zip8327 7 жыл бұрын
I81ICU812 they all look cool as fuck
@emilycapetillo2272 7 жыл бұрын
where is the lie Lmao but he looks cool asf
@Alan_One1 7 жыл бұрын
I think they're all really cool. I'm glad they were finally able to break out of the control of their crazy father.
@ChristSaves88 2 жыл бұрын
Wow. I’m saddened by their confinement but God bless their mom and movies. She taught them well. They all seem fairly normal. 🙏🏾
@rahjahdat 2 жыл бұрын
Wow.. to be locked up in your own house for 15 years, these young men are very well spoken. They sound very well educated. I can’t imagine what they’ve been through
@pkysam1853 7 жыл бұрын
What kind of soundproofing does that building have? damn
@mattthedestroyer2804 5 жыл бұрын
They didnt use the outer rooms, thats why no one heard them
@moonlualune 5 жыл бұрын
concrete
@overseer3072 5 жыл бұрын
The cops kill black people kind
@shougarifi8336 9 жыл бұрын
The father should be in jail
@blessinggoodthings3124 6 жыл бұрын
Shoug Arifi definitely.
@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 5 жыл бұрын
Shoug Arifi for life
@Jameel159 5 жыл бұрын
For what?
@theroadtocosplayandcomicco5840 5 жыл бұрын
Bandorian Cromartie for what he did to his kids
@Jameel159 5 жыл бұрын
The Road to Cosplay and Comic Con he sheltered them gave them food water a place to live they seem well educated its better than most parents today.
@missshayy7301 2 жыл бұрын
This is so sad and breaks my heart so much. And it's scary to think...there's more kids out there dealing with this. It's happened before it's happening now. Luckily they were able to escape!
@cherylsingh6985 2 жыл бұрын
Wow prayers of healing , I thought hearing this Wolfpack thinking it was a TV show regarding werewolves.
@RusBerry 5 жыл бұрын
Tiny apartment? I thought she said 6 rooms. That’s huge for an apartment!
@nicollevelez8149 5 жыл бұрын
Same thought here!
@maranwe22 4 жыл бұрын
1,000 sq for nine people is not huge. A normal 2 bedrooms apt is usually 1,000 sq. So these rooms and baths were tiny, specially taking in consideration that they were not allowed on the living room nor one of the bedrooms so they probably had access to only 750 sq. For a total of 9 people. That's about a 1 bedroom apt.
@RusBerry 4 жыл бұрын
Mayelli Pryor no it’s not huge. But it’s not tiny.
@carmenhernandez4478 4 жыл бұрын
Mayelli Pryor Yes, Your absolutely correct. NYC projects have very small rooms. Bedrooms fit full size bed, chest and dresser and very little room to walk. The law was two persons per bedroom. Six room apartment means they had three bedrooms. Then they weren’t allowed in the rooms where the walls connected with the neighbors. Understandable, since he was hiding them, because you can hear everything that goes on in the neighbors apartment. I know I lived in NYC housing.
@kellylynn9295 4 жыл бұрын
Shit i lived with 6 other ppl in a 700 sq ft apartment for 3.5 years but i got to fuckin leave when i wanted
@sunnylilme 4 жыл бұрын
Given what she had to work with, she raised some lovely sons.
@muchambrosia 2 жыл бұрын
they look all so sweet, well spoken, innocent....mother made a very good job raising them despite the circumstances. I hope they are doing very well all of them :)
@el19_ 2 жыл бұрын
That's sad! A child is supposed to be free, outside playing. 🥺
@ocean386 4 жыл бұрын
Thank God that older brother got out! That was an extremely brave thing to do!
@donaldwood7449 7 жыл бұрын
It must've gotten pretty stinky in there
@SENNYWAVEKID 7 жыл бұрын
Donald Wood yeah
@stevenf7752 7 жыл бұрын
Donald Wood ya pretty stinky but I hope there ass hole of father gets put in prison for his stupid ass decisions
@510Redneck 6 жыл бұрын
@Stephen A Savage.... Nope, no jail time and they are all still together... this was a well thought out hoax-act that made their "little band of gypsies" a lot of bank. But hey, look on the bright side.... we no longer have to pay for them, they crawled their way out of poverty without physically harming anyone.... good for them. :)
@alexoelkers2292 6 жыл бұрын
510Redneck your kind of a piece of shit...
@Eli08ish 5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 YES
@pash9956 2 жыл бұрын
One of them made a friend on the outside and it was her idea to interview and video them. I hope she gets the credit she deserves. A kind and sensitive young lady.
@naniyumi 3 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but I would’ve been throwing all kinds of notes out of that damn window
@deleted-lr5cb 3 жыл бұрын
Fr me too.
@thoughtsfromathenasreality 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Throw a container out the window with a note inside!
@denisenichols6505 2 жыл бұрын
GIRL.....YASSSSSS!!!
@cindybailey770 2 жыл бұрын
The mom is also responsible for staying and not trying to escape. It was wrong.
@debbyseguin7131 2 жыл бұрын
Fear. Coercive control. Lies. You have no clue the devastating effects on the human mind.
@JDoe001 2 жыл бұрын
How could they reconcile their life in contrast to the movies they watched? Books they read? How long did their father expect to keep them that way? Past adulthood? I NEED to know!
@rupkatham3844 4 жыл бұрын
When the names came on suddenly my Indian brain was like SAY WHAAA
@vipashathakur2325 4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@herasean5720 4 жыл бұрын
@S U R V I V O R hahahaha I like your description
@anusharaghunathan8375 4 жыл бұрын
Same I was cringing so hard
@dawnmoore2823 3 жыл бұрын
Rupkatha
@endroholic7161 3 жыл бұрын
I mean....I carry pure French genes,Both my mom and dad are french.They converted to hinduism and i took birth as a hindu and carry the name "Shivansh" which is relly cool i mean i know the word "Shivansh" means a part of lord shiva and its relly amazing.What i mean to say is Sanskrit and Hindu culture always fascinates me.I for sure would have a trip to India in 2021
@loganhensley1042 5 жыл бұрын
That's actually a huge apartment in NYC! 6 rooms!
@c.2538 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same lol. 1000 square feet on the lower east side!
@carmenhernandez4478 4 жыл бұрын
Not in NYC Housing. The rooms are very small.
@moodyspoint7377 4 жыл бұрын
Carmen Hernandez lol it’s huge now
@chrisreid5745 4 жыл бұрын
Yea
@alwaysyouramanda 2 жыл бұрын
This story broke my heart.
@linnamulkey8812 3 жыл бұрын
They are so filled with love!!! Awesome! I had a similarly lifestyle and knew that our lives were not normal,,,taken to sea to keep control, I learned by books and occasional tv what ( normal) was ! I escaped at 17, and took all my brothers and sisters with me! Came back later and got my mom out!! We had no love,,, I am glad these boys did!
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