Summary of John Glatt's The Family Next Door

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Book Preview: #1 Louise Robinette was first attracted to David when he was seventeen and she was ten. They had secret hand-holding during fiery Pentecostal services at the Church of God in Princeton, West Virginia. She would later say she would marry him and have twelve children.

#2 King Turpin Jr. had a religious experience in Kentucky that led him to become a preacher, and he moved his family to Arizona. He became a minister of the Church of God, a radical Pentecostal sect that believes the Bible is the direct word of God.

#3 In 1955, Jim Turpin married 17-year-old Betty Jean Rose, and they had a baby boy named James Randolph in 1958. In 1961, they had a daughter named David Allen. They were a big church family.

#4 The American Legion, a veterans organization, was at the center of many of these conflicts. The group’s loyalty lay with the real estate developers, rather than the veterans they were supposed to represent.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669347828

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#1

Louise Robinette was first attracted to David when he was seventeen and she was ten. They had secret hand-holding during fiery Pentecostal services at the Church of God in Princeton, West Virginia. She would later say she would marry him and have twelve children.

#2

King Turpin Jr. had a religious experience in Kentucky that led him to become a preacher, and he moved his family to Arizona. He became a minister of the Church of God, a radical Pentecostal sect that believes the Bible is the direct word of God.

#3

In 1955, Jim Turpin married 17-year-old Betty Jean Rose, and they had a baby boy named James Randolph in 1958. In 1961, they had a daughter named David Allen. They were a big church family.

#4

The American Legion, a veterans organization, was at the center of many of these conflicts. The group’s loyalty lay with the real estate developers, rather than the veterans they were supposed to represent.

#5

John Taylor, who was unloading gasoline at a local gas station when the fire occurred, was burned over 85 percent of his body. He died a few days later in Princeton Memorial Hospital.

#6

Phyllis and Allen married in 1967. They had a baby girl in 1968, who they named Louise Ann. They were both