Prophet's Prey by Sam Brower Summary
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Private investigator Sam Brower's chilling expose of Warren Jeffs' FLDS cult uncovers shocking child abuse and polygamy. Endorsed by Jon Krakauer and adapted into a 93%-rated Sundance documentary, this seven-year investigation helped convict America's most notorious cult leader. What dark secrets remain hidden?
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When a Prophet Becomes a Predator
A frail man in prison stripes shuffles across a frozen airport tarmac, shackled and guarded by a Texas Ranger whose silver star badge catches the November light. He looks harmless-emaciated, unassuming, broken. Yet this man commanded the absolute devotion of 10,000 souls who believed his every utterance came directly from God. Warren Jeffs didn't just lead a church; he constructed an entire parallel universe where constitutional rights dissolved at the border, where children were currency, and where questioning authority could mean eternal damnation-or worse. What happens when religious freedom becomes a shield for systematic abuse? When faith transforms into a weapon wielded by a single man against thousands? The story of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints isn't just about one dangerous cult-it's a disturbing reminder that totalitarian control can flourish in America's backyard, hidden behind the language of divine revelation.
The Theocratic State Hidden in Plain Sight
The Making of a Monster and His Empire of Fear
Systematic Exploitation: The Demographics of Control
Blood Atonement and the Theology of Terror
The Walls Close In: Raid, Capture, and Conviction
The Shadow That Remains
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