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\"My whole body was shaking. I couldn't really dial 911, because --\" Jordan said through tears, recalling the day of her escape and why she felt she had to make an attempt to run to safety. \"I think it was us coming so close to death so many times. If something happened to me, at least I died trying.\"

The Turpin daughters described brutal violence and being deprived of food, sleep, hygiene, education and health care for years.

\"Mother, she choked me,\" Jordan said. \"And I thought I was going to die.\"

In February 2019, David and Louise Turpin pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts, including torture, false imprisonment and child cruelty. The parents were sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

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\"My parents took my whole life from me. But now I'm taking it back,\" Jennifer Turpin said at her parents' sentencing hearing.

The two-hour \"20/20\" special, which airs Nov. 19, features never-before-seen police body camera footage, video and photos from the children's lives inside their parents' house and interviews with law enforcement members involved in the case.

\"It stopped me dead in my tracks,\" said Riverside District Attorney Mike Hestrin. He and other officials told Sawyer and ABC News correspondent David Scott about the shocking challenges the Turpin children have faced since their rescue.

Nearly four years after their dramatic escape and rescue, the Turpin sisters said they are ready to move on with their life -- and reshape their public image.

\"I want the Turpin name to be, like, 'Wow, they're strong, they're not broken,'\" Jennifer said. \"'They've got this.'\"

Watch the Diane Sawyer special event, \"Escape From A House Of Horror,\" on Friday, Nov. 19 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC and stream on Hulu.

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