As seen in the new and popular Hulu documentary “Daughters of the Cult”, Anna LeBaron shares with us stories the documentary missed as well as some additional details to her story as Ervil LeBaron’s daughter. We discuss blood atonement, her childhood being moved from place to place with little money for food, shelter or clothing among the plural wives and their kids, as well as conspiracy theories for how her father Ervil actually died in prison.

Book: The Polygamist’s Daughter: A Memoir https://amzn.to/3vyt76b
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Hulu Documentary: Daughters of the Cult

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Chapter Markers:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:42 Anna's book "The Polygamist's Daughter"
00:04:21 Brief overview of the fundamentalist Mormon break off
00:07:38 How her relations go back to Joseph Smith!
00:11:53 Her father, Ervil, took out a competing leader
00:15:56 None of Ervil's descendants still believe in blood atonement or his teachings
00:18:01 Something the documentary missed
00:20:24 Anna's early memories as a child & meeting her father
00:22:08 They loved the safety and security of school
00:28:11 They learned things about each other during filming
00:34:58 What was Anna's experience with the Fundamentalist Mormon theology?
00:38:05 Did Anna also get militia training?
00:40:09 How young Anna was when she started working full time in a warehouse
00:44:00 What was going on around the time Anna decided to escape?
00:46:50 Remembering not to compare trauma
00:57:54 Anna's theory about how her father died in prison
01:01:19 Anna makes the decision to escape
01:06:10 How Anna could survive after running away
01:08:10 Anna discovers that she was in a cult as a teen
01:12:15 Triggering moments that led Anna to seek therapy
01:22:41 How Anna is doing now
01:29:11 Linda, Listen

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