Samuel Bateman created an offshoot of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) after their leader, Warren Jeffs, was arrested. Here's everything to know about Samuel ...

WALKING out of prison in September 2024, I was so different to the brainwashed young woman who’d been put behind bars nearly ...

Christine Marie, a cult expert and subject of the Netflix documentary "Trust Me: The False Prophet," is sharing how she ...

Naomi “Nomz” Bistline, one of the former wives of cult leader Samuel Bateman, is speaking out about her experience after leaving the religious group. Bistline, who was one of his 20 “wives,” ...

Samuel Bateman made several women, including Naomi 'Nomz' Bistline, and children his 'spiritual wives' in order to sexually abuse them Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about ...

Netflix docuseries Trust Me: The False Prophet follows the downfall of Samuel Bateman, exposing alleged abuse within his sect and detailing how insiders helped investigators and how his former ...

Netflix’s four-part docuseries Trust Me: The False Prophet, premiered in April 2026 and brought viewers inside the world of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) — an ...

For several years, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) seemed to be without a leader after their self-described prophet was sentenced to life in prison for child ...

Cult expert Christine Marie and her husband Tolga Kates documented Samuel Bateman's world, helping expose the alleged FLDS offshoot leader's abuse of underage girls.

Key figures in exposing polygamist cult leader Samuel Bateman’s abuse are continuing their advocacy, while many of his former child brides have left the FLDS community. Bateman, convicted in 2024 of a ...

Samuel Bateman The False Prophet; This undated photo provided by the Coconino County Sheriff's Office shows Samuel Bateman, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border who ...