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From the Twisted Message: A prophet’s unchecked global sect series
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Arizona trailer park cult that brutalized more than 100 children exposed 60 years later

Arizona trailer park cult that brutalized more than 100 children exposed 60 years later

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.

Twisted Message: A prophet’s unchecked global sect

Twisted Message: A prophet’s unchecked global sect

A religious sect called “The Message” has spread worldwide — and also sprouted destructive “…

'The Message' religious sect sprouts destructive groups across globe

'The Message' religious sect sprouts destructive groups across globe

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