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Like many polygamous families, the Dargers lived a secretive lifestyle for many years because of the fear of discrimination and of criminal charges. At the time, polygamy was a third degree felony which carried a sentence of up to five years in prison. In March 2001, Kyra Darger, the five-month-old daughter of Joe and Alina, died suddenly.
Brent has appeared on the NPR radio show Fresh Air, hosted by interviewer Teri Gross, [2] the television show Polygamy: What Love Is This?, [5] Hannity, [6] and Dr. Phil, [7] with each appearance having to do with the FLDS and polygamy. In each appearance, Brent discussed the dangers of the FLDS lifestyle and abuse from Warren and other ...
Paul Elden Kingston (born 17 December 1959) is an accountant and attorney who has served as the Trustee-in-Trust of the Davis County Cooperative Society (DCCS), a Mormon fundamentalist denomination, [1] [2] since 1987.
The Short Creek raid was an Arizona Department of Public Safety and Arizona National Guard action against Mormon fundamentalists that took place on the morning of July 26, 1953, at Short Creek, Arizona.
Polygamy was eventually outlawed in the 1880s following the passage of numerous pieces of anti-polygamy legislation including the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, the Edmunds Act of 1882, and the Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 as well as the landmark Supreme Court case Reynolds v. United States. Legal efforts to eradicate polygamy have persisted ...
The rest of the world got another strange and fascinating glimpse into the secret lives of Warren Jeffs' sect of polygamist Mormons this week.
Lifting the Veil of Polygamy (2007). A documentary film on the history and modern-day expressions of Mormon polygamy, including numerous testimonials. Jeffs, Brent & Maia Szalavitz, Lost Boy, Broadway Books, New York, 2009, 241 pp. First person account of life and exile of Brent Jeffs, nephew of "prophet" Warren Jeffs of FLDS Church.
Psychologists Arthur and Elaine Aron are known for research behind the “36 Questions That Lead to Love.” They share how their relationship has lasted over 50 years.