Warren Jeffs’s name has only been in the national news since the 2000s (helped by recent documentary Keep Sweet) but his involvement in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has spanned decades. This week, Matt and Carolanne talk about the man with more than 60 kids, 78 wives, and a dark story.
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This week's booze of choice: Golden State Cerveza + Smithwicks
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Jeffs
- https://msmagazine.com/2010/07/27/polygamist-warren-jeffs-can-now-marry-off-underaged-girls-with-impunity/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints#History
- https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a40231460/warren-jeffs-children-keep-sweet/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_boys_(Mormon_fundamentalism)
- https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/20/jeffs.sentence/
- https://www.brielldecker.com/about-1
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmsoCIuDn4
- https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/us/warren-jeffs-son-speaks-out/index.html
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