Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints president Warren Jeffs landed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list in 2006 when he fled the state of Utah to avoid prosecution for performing illegal marriages between adult men and underage brides. After his arrest, Jeffs was visited in jail by his brother Nephi. During their conversation, Jeffs confessed to Nephi that he was never the true prophet.

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Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints president Warren Jeffs landed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list in 2006 when he fled the state of Utah to avoid prosecution for performing illegal marriages between adult men and underage brides. According to evidence presented in court, Jeffs had child brides of his own.

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A look at polygamists who garnered nationwide attention for their controversial beliefs.

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On August 28, 2006, a highway patrol officer arrested Mormon polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs during a traffic stop in Nevada. Jeffs, a self-proclaimed prophet, was on the run from charges of rape by accomplice after being accused of arranging marriages between adult men and underage girls.

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