Arizona cult that brutalized children exposed 60 years later
From the Twisted Message: A prophet’s unchecked global sect series
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Children in a 1960s trailer park cult were whipped with belts, sexually abused, separated from families and locked in a cellar for days, according to survivors and court transcripts.
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The 'prophet' who founded a sect called The Message hailed this Arizona trailer park as an ideal community in the 1960s. Survivors say they suffered hellish abuse as children there.
A religious sect called “The Message” has spread worldwide — and also sprouted destructive “…
Leaders influenced by the late Rev. William Branham have overseen controlling religious groups worldwide. Get caught up on the investigative series.
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