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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Followers of Samuel Bateman embrace at Christine Marie's home after he was arrested during an FBI raid.

The FBI raided their homes and arrested their prophet. Then the polygamous group found out who the informants were. Read part 2.

By Trent Nelson | Jessica Schreifels | December 8, 2024, 1:00 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Followers of Samuel Bateman in the immediate aftermath of his arrest.

A Utah couple infiltrated a new polygamous sect and helped put its abusive leader behind bars. Read Part 1.

By Trent Nelson | Jessica Schreifels | December 9, 2024, 11:59 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Violet Vox at the Freedom to the Queens drag show at Edge of the World Brewery in Colorado City, Ariz., on Thursday, July 4, 2024.

This drag queen was raised in a polygamist FLDS community. Then she performed in the first ever drag show there.

By Courtney Tanner | August 1, 2024, 2:51 p.m.

(Fox13) Taberon Honie enters a Fifth District courtroom in Cedar City, Monday, June 10, 2024. A judge signed an execution warrant for Honie, scheduling an execution for Aug. 8, 2024. Honie was sentenced in 1999 for the murder of the mother of his ex-girlfriend.

Utah death row inmate granted a commutation hearing to ask for his life to be spared

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | June 28, 2024, 11:29 p.m.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Three girls embrace before they are removed from the home of Samuel Bateman, following his arrest in Colorado City, Ariz., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Seven were removed from the Bateman home, as well as two others from another house as part of the investigation. Bateman admitted on Monday that he took the girls as his "wives" and had sexual contact with eight of them.

Polygamist leader Samuel Bateman will get dozens of charges dropped — if followers admit helping him take child ‘brides’

By Jessica Miller Schreifels | April 2, 2024, 5:55 p.m.

Colorado City says police ties to polygamous group are past

By Ben Winslow | FOX 13 | August 24, 2021, 2:13 a.m.

Colorado City airport gains land from Bureau of Land Management

By The Associated Press | May 21, 2021, 4:26 p.m.

Donald Trump Jr. shoots guns from Utah company with ties to polygamous sect

By Nate Carlisle | July 27, 2020, 12:54 a.m.

Land trust is dropped from lawsuit over alleged sex abuse in polygamous sect meetinghouse

By Nate Carlisle | July 16, 2020, 7:57 p.m.