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After Arturo's death, leadership of the Church of the Lamb of God fell to the next son on Ervil's list, 20-year-old Heber LeBaron. [1] At this point, the church consisted primarily of Ervil's surviving wives, their children, and Ervil's stepchildren.
The 4 O'Clock murders was a coordinated shooting of four people at the same time on June 6, 1988, at three locations in Texas led by Mormon fundamentalist leader Heber LeBaron of the Church of the Firstborn.
Heber LeBaron was 20 years old when he assumed leadership of the cult after his elder half-brother's death. Under his leadership, the cult fully embraced criminal enterprises. [2] He was convicted in Arizona of operating a large auto theft ring. He was also charged with attempted murder of a guard during a bank robbery in Texas. [3]
Daybell could face life in prison or the death penalty. The same jury will decide his fate after a penalty phase of testimony ... 55, a self-proclaimed prophet and “doomsday cult” author ...
The state said it will ask the death penalty for all. The defendants, who staged wild outbursts during their seven-month trial, sat passively as verdicts were returned on the 27 counts against them.
Ervil Morrell LeBaron (February 22, 1925 – August 15, 1981) was the leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many of his opponents, both within his own sect and in rival polygamous groups, using the religious doctrine of blood atonement to justify the murders.
Gary Heidnik was born on November 22, 1943, in Eastlake, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, to Michael and Ellen Heidnik.He had a younger brother, Terry. After their parents divorced in 1946, Heidnik and his brother were raised by their mother for four years before being placed in the care of their father and his new wife. [3]
"Currently on Death Row". Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007 "Identity Crisis". Southern Poverty Law Center. p. 3. [permanent dead link ] Rod Colvin (1992). Evil harvest: The shocking true story of cult murder in the American heartland. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-29868-2.