Dubbed the “Mormon Manson,” Ervil LeBaron wielded the ritual of “blood atonement” like a weapon. The staunch polygamist justified his heinous assassinations with religious doctrine. Any opponent was subject to execution. Any execution was deemed a religious rite of passage into Heaven. But after murdering his 17-year-old pregnant daughter, even his most devoted followers thought he had gone too far.

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194: The Most Evil Mormon in History... Ervil LeBaron & His Deadly Fundamentalist Polygamist Cult

APR 12, 202490 MIN
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194: The Most Evil Mormon in History... Ervil LeBaron & His Deadly Fundamentalist Polygamist Cult

APR 12, 202490 MIN

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