Today’s episode is about a tiny cult you’ve probably never heard of. This tiny cult had a huge impact on Salt Lake City when a horrible tragedy happened in 1978.
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Sources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/08/11/the-prophet-who-failed/59f8e745-bbd0-4b1c-bddb-f3ea98377ce2/
https://urbanutah.com/living-here-urban-utah-blog/item/212-the-scary-shilo
https://www.deseret.com/2000/4/11/19501232/cult-still-alive-after-78-deaths-br-dad-killed-self-rest-of-family-plunged-from-hotel-balcony
https://murderpedia.org/female.D/d/david-rebecca.htm
https://www.deseret.com/1993/4/10/19041426/survivor-of-78-family-suicide-jump-says-her-father-will-return-to-earth
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9n8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6815%2C1953691
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZNhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9n8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6115%2C637597
https://www.ksl.com/article/4017237/religious-cult-that-inspired-tragedy-re-emerging-in-salt-lake