Top 10 Weirdest Families In The World That Won't Believe Exist

Sally Polly August 28, 2021 | 08:33

Families arent always full of happiness and joy, and some families can be rather... weird and dysfunctional. Here is top 10 weirdest families in the world that you won't believe exist.

Top 10 weirdest families in the world

We sometimes think that our family is the most unusual kind in the world because of one reason or the other, but there are some families in the world that are truly unusual for some known reasons.

These 10 families will make your family look like the most conventional in the entire world. Some are too large to be called a family, while some do things we wouldn’t even dream of doing.

Here is the list of top 10 weirdest and in some cases, most dysfunctional families in the world.

The list of top 10 weirdest families in the world

10. The Duggar family

9. The Chana Family

8. The Marshall Family (Fake Boob Family)

7. The Manson Family (Family Of Psychopaths)

6. Lia and Aro (Vempire Couple)

5. Theresa Knorr And Children (Psycho Mother)

4. The Podkopaev Family (Family Of Serial Killers)

3. The Fritzl Family (The Psycho Father, Foolish Mother and Unlucky Daughter)

2. The Gray Clan (Outlaw Family)

1. Colt Clan (Incest Family)

Who are the 10 weirdest families in the world?

10. The Duggar family (1 Couple 19 Children)

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After tying the knot in July 1984, Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar (née Ruark) welcomed a total of 19 children, including two sets of twins, and the couple bestowed all of their little ones with J-monikers. Joshua Duggar was the first to arrive in 1988, and Josie capped the group of kids in 2009.

In 2016, the reality stars shared marriage advice after more than three decades together. Their No. 1 piece of advice? “Individually pursue a close relationship with Jesus,” the couple wrote at the time. “The closer we each get to God, the closer we each get to each other.”

Michelle reflected on her lasting marriage to Jim Bob in August 2020. “I really know that our relationship with God and our close walk with Christ is what holds our marriage together,” she exclusively told Us Weekly. “That’s the glue that started our relationship years ago. And I know because of our faith, that is the solid foundation that we have.”

She added: “I am more in love with him than I have ever been. He is the man that stands strong and is solid, and then he’s steady. And I’m so grateful that God brought us together 36 years ago. And he’s given us these precious children and we love every one of them.”

The Love That Multiplies authors hit television screens in 2008 when 17 Kids and Counting aired on TLC. As the couple welcomed more children, the reality show was renamed 18 Kids and Counting and 19 Kids and Counting before its 2015 cancellation.

That same year, many members of the Duggar family appeared in the spinoff show Jill and Jessa: Counting On, later renamed Counting On. From courtships and engagements to pregnancy announcements and births, the show followed Jinger Duggar, Jessa Duggar and more as they start families of their own. However, the spinoff was canceled in June 2021 after 11 seasons.

9. The Chana Family

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Ziona (born Zionnghaka; 21 July 1945 – 13 June 2021) was the leader of Lalpa Kohhran Thar (meaning "The Lord's New Church"), informally referred to as Chana Pâwl or Chhuanthar Kohhran ("The Church of New Generation"), a polygamy-practising Christian sect in Mizoram, India. He was often attributed to as a world record holder for being the head of the "world's largest existing family" or the "world's biggest family". In 2011, as officials of the Guinness World Records made verification, he refused the world record title as he shunned publicity. His was nonetheless listed as the "Biggest Family" in the world in 2011 by the World Record Academy, and The Wall Street Journal in 2011, and then by the London World Records in 2019.

The religious sect he led was formed by his uncle Khuangtuaha in 1942 as a millennialist denomination, which survives in Serchhip district in Mizoram state of India, sharing borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar. After migration from Hmawngkawn village, the sect settled in Baktawng village Mizoram, India. In 1997, Ziona succeed his father Chana, who in turn had succeed Khuangtuaha in 1966. He had 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law, 33 grandchildren and one great grandchild; 181 family members in total and counting. His family and their four-storeyed residence are one of the major tourist attractions in Mizoram. He was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! top 11 strangest stories for the year 2011, and in 2013's Ripley Believe It or Not book 9.

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8. The Marshall Family (Fake Boob Family)

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Bras, braces, makeup are all rites of passage for many teen girls. But if you're a member of the Marshall family, so are boob jobs.

Britney Marshall, a 14-year-old from Nottinghamshire, England, is the youngest girl of the Marshall family and the only one without breast implants.

Her mother, Chantal Marshall, told the Sun, "Britney is going through a funny phase at the moment and saying she doesn’t want to get her boobs done."

And Marshall really wishes she would, telling the Sun:

"At the moment she doesn’t really have what I would say are boobs — but I’d like her to follow in her sisters’ footsteps... I really love the fake look of my girls and I know Britney will go that way when she’s a bit older."

Chantal and her four other daughters collectively own £50,000 worth of fake breasts, with sizes ranging from 32DD (21-year-old Ripley) to 34HH (27-year-old Terri).

But Britney's au naturel... for now. The "brainy" one of the family, Britney told the Sun, "Maybe I’ll decide to get them too and start saving in a few years. But for now I want to focus on my school work."

7. The Manson Family (Family Of Psychopaths)

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The Manson Family was a commune, gang, and cult led by Charles Manson that was active in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The group consisted of approximately 100 followers, who lived an unconventional lifestyle with habitual use of hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD. Most were young women from middle-class backgrounds, many of whom were radicalized by Manson's teachings and drawn by hippie culture and communal living.

Soon after release from prison in 1967, Manson, who had been institutionalized or incarcerated for more than half of his life, began attracting acolytes in the San Francisco-area. With these, his so-called Family, he later moved to a run-down ranch in the San Fernando Valley. According to group member Susan Atkins, the members of the Family were convinced that Manson was a manifestation of Jesus Christ and believed in his prophecies concerning an imminent, apocalyptic race war.

In 1969, Family members, Tex Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel entered the home of Hollywood actress Sharon Tate and murdered her and four others. Linda Kasabian was also present, but did not take part. Members of the Manson Family were also responsible for a number of other murders, assaults, petty crimes, and thefts.

6. Lia and Aro (Vempire Couple)

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Meet Lia Benninghoff and Aro Draven, two love birds who drink blood of each other once in a week, disgusting isn’t it? They believe that blood will hold them together forever. They released a graphic video on internet in which both of them are cutting themselves while the other drinks blood. This certainly makes them one of the weirdest families in the world.

“When he explained that blood sharing would bring us closer together, I asked him to turn me,” Benninghoff said, according to the Daily Star. “Aro cut himself with a razor and offered me his blood. Then I cut myself and he drank from me too. Suddenly I felt the energy rushing through me. It was a magical experience –- much more intimate than sex.”

“My parents are totally happy with the relationship I have with Aro [but] they don’t know we’re both vampires and that Aro was the one who turned me,” she told Barcroft TV. “They know that we’re both of the dark, gothic nature and they’re very happy for us.”

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5. Theresa Knorr And Children (Psycho Mother)

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Theresa Jimmie Francine Knorr (née Cross; born March 14, 1946) is an American woman convicted of torturing and murdering two of her six children while using the others to facilitate and cover up her crimes. She is currently serving two consecutive life sentences at the California Institution for Women in Chino, California.

Knorr was physically, verbally, and psychologically abusive toward her children. After her fourth divorce, her alcoholism and abusive behavior escalated, and she also gained a tremendous amount of weight and became quick-tempered and reclusive. She disconnected the home phone and would not allow the children to have visitors. Knorr and her children lived in Orangevale, California for many years before moving into a two-bedroom apartment in Sacramento; Knorr's eldest son Howard reportedly left home before the move to Sacramento. According to neighbors, the apartment was filthy and smelled of urine. Neighbors also noticed that the children, whom Knorr never let go outside, seemed fearful, nervous and high-strung.

For years, Knorr abused and tortured her children in various ways including beating them, force-feeding them, burning them with cigarettes, and throwing knives at them. She made her children hold each other down while she beat and tortured them. In one instance, she held a pistol to her youngest daughter Terry's head and threatened to kill her. Knorr primarily focused her anger and abuse on Terry's older sisters, Suesan and Sheila. In an interview, Terry said her mother resented that Suesan and Sheila were maturing and blossoming into attractive young women while she faced the prospect of losing her looks as she aged.

Knorr also believed that her fourth husband, Chet Harris, had turned Suesan into a witch, so Suesan received the worst of Knorr's abuse. After one severe beating, Suesan ran away from home. She was picked up by police and placed in a psychiatric hospital where she told staff that her mother abused her. Knorr denied the abuse claims and told the hospital staff that Suesan had mental issues. Authorities did not investigate the matter further and released Suesan back into her mother's custody. Knorr punished Suesan for running away by beating her while wearing a pair of leather gloves. She also forced her other children to take turns beating their sister. In the subsequent weeks, Knorr handcuffed Suesan to the kitchen table and ordered her other children to stand watch over her. Knorr refused to let Suesan leave the house and forced her to drop out of school. Knorr also pulled her other children out of school, and most of them never advanced past the eighth grade.

4. The Podkopaev Family (Family Of Serial Killers)

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The Gang of Amazons (Russian: Банда «амазонок», romanized: Banda "amazonok") is a family of serial killers from Stavropol, Russia, who committed a series of murders and robberies over a span of six years. Inessa Tarverdiyeva along with her husband Roman Podkopaev, 35, and two daughters Viktoria, 25, and Anastasiya, 13, began their murder spree in 2007, but some accounts detail offenses as far back as 1998. Their spree lasted until their apprehension in 2013.

The family lived in a comfortable home in the village of Divnoye in Stavropol, the administrative seat of the Stavropol Krai. The family used camping trips to the Rostov Oblast as a cover to commit their crimes.

On September 8, 2013, after shooting an unnamed couple, Podkopaev and Viktoria proceeded to rob the home of a former military officer in Aksai, Rostov Oblast. After finding no money, they proceeded to steal candles and alcohol from the home as well as drumsticks from the refrigerator. Both Podkopaev and Viktoria escaped via scooter but were stopped shortly after at an ID[clarification needed] by patrol officer Ivan Shakhovoi. Instead of showing his documents, Podkopaev pulled out his weapons and opened fire, killing Shakhovoi. Podkopaev was killed shortly after backup arrived. Officer Aleksey Lagoda, who was merely wounded, was able to radio for backup. Viktoria also made it out of the gunfight alive, but was seriously wounded. Shortly after, Inessa and Anastasiya were captured by police at a campsite where they were guarding a large cache of weapons, including 20 firearms, silencer, grenades, and ammunition. Items stolen from victims were also discovered at the encampment, assisting Sledkom in linking the family to dozens of murders. The family saw their crimes like a day at the office. Tarverdiyeva, who also confessed to hating police, stated "I am a gangster by nature."

Arrested alongside the family were Podkopaev’s sister, Anastasiya Sinelnik, 26, and her husband Sergei, 31, a former policeman. It is suspected that the couple aided the family in the commission of their crimes by providing them inside information about police operations and officer movements. While Anastasiya would not openly admit to aiding and abetting the family in court, she would not admit to knowledge of the planning of the crimes. Her husband Sergei confessed to feeling pleased that his colleagues did not know who was committing the crimes, but that he did. The couple stored stolen goods in their home and occasionally took jewelry to a jeweler for sale or to be melt down into new jewelry.

3. The Fritzl Family

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The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) told police in the town of Amstetten, Austria, that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935). Fritzl had assaulted, sexually abused, and raped her numerous times during her imprisonment inside a concealed area in the cellar of the family home. The abuse by Elisabeth's father resulted in the birth of seven children: three of them remained in captivity with their mother, one had died just days after birth at the hands of Josef Fritzl who disposed of his body in an incinerator, and the other three were brought up by Fritzl and his wife, Rosemarie, having been reported as foundlings.

Josef was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment, rape, manslaughter by negligence, and incest. In March 2009, he pleaded guilty to all counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

2. The Gray Clan

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The Gray Clan consist more than a dozen men and women living in a small town, all of whom are gun-holding and government-hating outlaws. Led by the grandfather John Joe Gray, the Clan is on war with the local sheriffs and federal agencies for more than 15 years. They say that “we fear no man and believe in eye for eye”.

They grow their own food and don’t let any officer enter in their property. John Joe Gray has become the longest-running law enforcement standoff in American history, lasting a few days short of 15 years, before the district attorney dropped the charges.

1. Colt Clan (Incest Family)

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Some people might get uncomfortable reading this case as it involves the sexual relationships within the family, so if you don’t wanna read simply skip.

The Colt Clan is an Australian family discovered in 2013 that consists nearly 40 members ranging from grandparents to mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, nephews, brothers and sisters all engaging in various forms of incest. The case was so bizarre that Australian government’s move of making it public shocked everyone.

The incest started with two emigrated brother and sister, and continued for 4 generations. Entire family was living in horrible conditions, the house was made of tin roof with no supply of water or electricity. Various members suffered deformities because engaging Incest is scientifically a terrible idea.

The family was debunked when a child overheard the girl saying that one of her sisters was pregnant and they did not know which of her brothers was the father.