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Cast of “Sister WIves”
‘MISS THESE DAYS’

‘Sister Wives’ Star Garrison Brown Sent Text Before Suicide

The content alarmed his mother, who had his brother go check on him.

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‘OUR BEAUTIFUL BOY’

Garrison Brown of ‘Sister Wives’ Dies of Apparent Suicide

The son of polygamist Kody Brown and ex-wife Janelle was just 25.

Tracy Connor

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HORRIFYING

Polygamous Mormon Sect Is Actually An Abusive Cult: Lawsuit

Utah’s Kingston group allegedly forced young girls into marriages—sometimes incestuous—and told them they must submit to sexual abuse by their husbands.

Amanda Yen

Polygamist leader Samuel Rappylee Bateman
HOLD THE PHONE

Prosecutors: Polygamist Cult Leader Made Vile Prison Calls

Samuel Rappylee Bateman had over 20 wives, nine of whom were between 12 and 16 years old, according to court documents.

Victor Swezey

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AND THEN THERE WAS ONE

‘Sister Wives’ Stars Meri and Kody Brown Announce Split

Robyn is now the only wife still married to Kody Brown—who made a name with TLC’s smash hit about his polygamous family.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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DOWN TO TWO

‘Sister Wives’ Kody and Janelle Brown Split Up

They’ve reportedly been separated for several months, according to a trailer for TLC’s upcoming “Sister Wives: One on One” special.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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UNSOLVED

The ‘Mormon Manson’ and His Family’s Mexican Massacre

Ervil LeBaron was a murderous white supremacist and religious fundamentalist, nine of whose followers were slaughtered in a 2019 cartel killing.

Lewis Beale

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Behold Netflix’s Craziest True-Crime Series Yet

Filmed over five years, the docuseries tells the wild tale of Joe Exotic, a pistol-packin’ meth-head polygamist known as the “Tiger King” who put a hit out on his rival.

Nick Schager

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TRADING SPACES

Open Relationships Are More Normal Than You Think

A new CBS documentary series examines the rise of consensual non-monogamous relationships, and the people for whom it’s a normal part of life.

Jordan Julian

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INCOMPETENT?

Polygamist Sicko Warren Jeffs Had Prison ‘Breakdown’: Lawyer

The attorney says he is not competent to testify in a lawsuit.

Tracy Connor

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UNHOLY

Warren Jeffs’ Polygamist Leader Brother Is Back

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints married off girls to men until the authorities stepped in. A splinter group has taken refuge in rural Minnesota.

Kelly Weill

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