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One of the Turpin children had a secret YouTube channel. David and Louise Turpin, the parents who allegedly held their 13 children captive, appear in court on February 23, 2018 in Riverside, California where each have been charged with 12 counts of torture, 12 counts of false improsonment, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult and six counts of child abuse, with the father also charged with one count of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 by force, fear or duress, of fear or duress, of which they have pleaded not guilty. GINA FERAZZI/AFP/Getty Images

A teenage daughter of the Turpin parents, who have been charged with systematically torturing their children over a number of years, apparently had a secret YouTube channel, CBS Los Angeles reported. In the videos, the girl performed original songs under a fake name, with every video appearing to be shot in the same room of the house where she and her 12 siblings were starved by their own parents.

“Inside Edition” also reported on the story, showing several clips from the channel with the girl’s face and identity concealed, as she is a minor.

With song titles like “It’s Over” and “Give Me One More Chance,” the teen made fairly typical YouTube videos of herself singing in front of a closed bedroom door. There was little sign that anything was amiss in the videos, as she performed her songs and occasionally played with a family dog.

However, as “Inside Edition” noted, there is a brief shot of a massive pile of dirty clothes in the corner of the room, which could have signaled things were not as they seemed in the home.

The girl in the videos is reportedly the 17-year-old daughter who escaped through a window and told authorities about her parents’ crimes in January. Despite her age, she was so malnourished that she looked around 10 years old when she went to the police.

When authorities did a welfare check on the home, they found her other 12 siblings living in miserable conditions, with three of them shackled to furniture. Many of her siblings were legally adults, with their ages ranging from two to 29. The parents, David and Louise Turpin, registered the home as a private school, which is how they kept the children from entering public school.

The Turpin parents are in custody on charges of false imprisonment, child abuse and torture. They pleaded not guilty to all charges and their bail was set at $9 million each.

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One of the Turpin children had a secret YouTube channel. David and Louise Turpin, the parents who allegedly held their 13 children captive, appear in court on February 23, 2018 in Riverside, California where each have been charged with 12 counts of torture, 12 counts of false improsonment, seven counts of abuse of a dependent adult and six counts of child abuse, with the father also charged with one count of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 by force, fear or duress, of fear or duress, of which they have pleaded not guilty. GINA FERAZZI/AFP/Getty Images