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- The colony : faith and blood in a promised land / by Denton, Sally,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A shocking massacre in 2019 sparks a probing investigation into the strange, violent history of a polygamist Mormon outpost in Mexico. A harmless, unassuming caravan of women and children was ambushed by masked gunmen in northern Mexico on November 4, 2019. In a massacre that produced international headlines, nine people were killed and five others gravely injured. The victims were members of the La Mora and LeBaron communities-fundamentalist Mormons whose forebears broke from the LDS Church and settled in Mexico when polygamy was outlawed. In The Colony, the best-selling investigative journalist Sally Denton picks up where initial reporting on the killings left off, and in the process tells the violent history of the LeBaron clan and their homestead, from the first polygamist emigration to Mexico in the 1880s to the LeBarons' internal blood feud in the 1970s to the family's recent alliance with the NXIVM sex cult. Drawing on sources within Colonia LeBaron itself, Denton creates a mesmerizing work of investigative journalism in the tradition of Under the Banner of Heaven and Going Clear"--- Subjects: Case studies.; True crime stories.; Mass murder; Mormon fundamentalism; Mormons; Polygamy; Polygamy;
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- Breaking free : how I escaped polygamy, the FLDS cult, and my father, Warren Jeffs / by Jeffs, Rachel,author.;
The daughter of the self-proclaimed prophet of the FLDS Church describes the abusive patriarchal culture in which she was raised by sister wives and dominating men and discusses how her father remains a powerful influence on his followers.- Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Jeffs, Rachel.; Jeffs, Warren, 1955-; Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.; Forced marriage; Abused wives; Mormons; Polygamy;
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- The Lafferty Girl : Surviving Trauma, Abuse, and My Father's Crimes. by Lafferty, Rebecca.;
The messianic beliefs of radical LDS fundamentalists Dan Lafferty and his brother Ron drove them to commit an unspeakable crime. 'The Lafferty Girl' is the unfiltered look at the Lafferty family saga from a daughter who lived it, and of her journey to self-love and forgiveness. Rebecca Lafferty is the daughter of Dan, who is still serving life in prison. Her uncle was executed by firing squad. The Laffertys were subject of the Jon Krakauer bestseller and FX series 'Under the Banner of Heaven'. A documentary has been optioned as well as a series about LDS abuse with Rebecca's story as the cornerstone.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon); TRUE CRIME / Murder / General;
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