Where Are Warren Jeffs’ 80 Wives Now? Inside Their Lives Nearly Two Decades After the Cult Leader’s Imprisonment
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Warren Jeffs claimed to be a prophet, but he was, in fact, the head of a polygamist “cult” and a serial sexual abuser.
Under the guise of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) — an offshoot of Mormonism — Warren arranged marriages for his followers, including between minors. He also had as many as 80 “spiritual wives” of his own, but those unions were not recognized by the law, according to The Guardian.
ABC News reported in 2024’s The Doomsday Prophet: Truth and Lies that up to 24 of Warren’s wives were underage when he married them.
While Warren attempted to hide his nefarious activities from the public eye, he eventually landed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for sexually abusing children across several states — several of whom he considered his wives.
After going on the run from authorities, Warren was convicted in 2011, allowing his victims to find freedom and peace. Because few of Warren’s marriages were legal and numerous of them were with minors, not many of his dozens of brides are publicly known. However, some have spoken out about their experiences.
Warren is currently serving a life sentence and his fall eventually led to the rise of Samuel Bateman in an FLDS offshoot group. Bateman would also go on to have “spiritual wives” before he was eventually arrested himself, as seen in the Netflix docuseries Trust Me: The False Prophet, which premiered April 8.
Here’s a look at where some of Warren Jeffs’ wives are now.
Who is Warren Jeffs?
Warren was born in 1955 to Rulon Jeffs, the leader of FLDS.
The church preaches that all men must have at least three wives, and church leaders were able to punish other men by “reassigning” their wives and children to others, NPR reported.
As an adult, after working as an accountant for his father, he ran the Alta Academy schools for FLDS compound members, the Deseret News reported. Warren then took over the church after his father suffered a series of debilitating strokes.
Warren was the only member of the church permitted to perform marriages and to assign wives to husbands. In many cases, those wives were often underage.
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