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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. He was sentenced to life in prison for ...
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.
By 1962, Ervil LeBaron was the Presiding Patriarch of the church and number two in authority to Joel LeBaron. By 1967 he was teaching that he, not Joel, was the proper head of the church. Joel and other leaders of the church denounced Ervil and released him from his position.
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty/APHe’s been called the “Mormon Manson,” but polygamist Ervil LeBaron and his Mexican-based family managed to make Charlie and his gang look almost ...
Daughters of the Cult is a documentary television series directed and produced by Sara Mast. It explores the life of Ervil LeBaron, the leader of a religious fundamental group who ordered the murders of his opponents, told through the eyes of former members, and children of LeBaron.
The LeBarón family's enclave in state of Chihuahua was founded by Alma LeBaron, who moved there in the 1920s. [6] [12] Among the hundreds of dual-national and bilingual residents within the pair of sibling communities are independent fundamentalist Mormons, members of the Church of the Firstborn, and members of the mainstream Latter-day Saints.
[1] [3] Heber was the successor as church leader to Ervil LeBaron (nicknamed the "Mormon Manson" after Charles Manson) [3]: 4 of the similarly named Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God. Ervil had previously orchestrated the murder of several others he perceived as apostates.
The Chynoweths followed Ervil when he eventually broke away from Joel's church. The Chynoweths, especially young Rena, were devout followers of Ervil. [1] Ervil proposed to Rena when she was only 16. [1] In a proxy interview with Doris Hanson in 2009, Rena claimed that Ervil told her she would go to hell if she did not