This week we’re looking into the story of a trucker-turned-prophet who used the villainous teachings of an evil reverend to build up a cult following of doomsday-preppers...how’s that for a sentence? In the 1980’s the small community of Rulo, Nebraska was disrupted by Mike Ryan and his cult followers who had built out a compound on a nearby hog farm. It wasn’t long before a string of thievery and moidah brought them down!

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Sources:

https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-dennis-ryan-and-timothy-haverkamp-now/

https://www.oxygen.com/deadly-cults/crime-time/yahweh-nebraska-farmers-cults-slavery-torture-sodomy-murder

https://www.newspapers.com/image/889062089/?terms=Mike%20Ryan&match=1

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_W._Ryan

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https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2422/farm-crisis-1980s

https://www.iowapbs.org/iowapathways/mypath/2422/farm-crisis-1980s

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