The four-part Netflix documentary chronicles the rise and fall of pedophilic cult chief Samuel Bateman.
Belief Me: The False Prophet teased in Netflix trailer
At the moment, the documentary sequence Belief Me: The False Prophet is on Netflix’s Prime 10, and it’s no shock as to why. The four-part sequence is each surprising, disturbing, fascinating and at instances heartbreaking because it exhibits uncooked footage of pedophilic cult chief Samuel Bateman and his rise to energy. Sam broke away from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) to determine his personal polygamist group, which was known as ‘Samuelites’, in 2019.
It comes after Sam informed those who he was the brand new prophet following Warren Jeff’s imprisonment in 2011. Warren was the previous president of the FLDS and was sentenced to life in jail for sexually assaulting two underage followers, whom he took as brides. When Sam coerced over 20 girls and youngsters to marry him, together with minors as younger as 9, cult psychology professional Christine Marie and her videographer husband Tolga Katas determined to take motion.
Christine Marie determined to take motion (Picture: NETFLIX) Get evaluations, gossip and upcoming present releases plus chosen gives and competitors Subscribe Invalid e-mail
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Though the pair initially moved to Quick Creek in Utah to assist the fractured FLDS group after Warren’s arrest, they grew near Sam and his wives and shortly believed he was sexually abusing youngsters.
Whereas Sam welcomed Christine and Tolga into his dwelling, believing they had been going to assist unfold his message to the world, they had been secretly gathering video proof of his crimes as an alternative.
Following an investigation with the FBI, proof from Christine and Julia, who was the mom to 4 of his wives, Sam was arrested. After pleading responsible to conspiracy to move a minor for intercourse and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, he’s at present serving a 50-year sentence in jail.
Though he wasn’t the one individual arrested and sentenced, as a few of his followers had been additionally given time behind bars for his or her involvement, together with Julia’s husband, Moroni Johnson.
Nonetheless, because the documentary got here to an finish, there have been two questions that remained unanswered that have to be addressed.
Samuel informed those who Warren Jeffs had died (Picture: GETTY)
Firstly, Sam initially rose to energy as he informed folks within the FDLS group that Warren had died in jail and his physique was changed by a model. Sam informed folks he was now the brand new prophet and Warren was talking straight by means of him.
Nonetheless, Warren remains to be very a lot alive and is serving his sentence on the Louis C. Powledge Unit in Palestine, Texas.
As lots of Sam’s grownup wives nonetheless believed he was the prophet on the finish of episode 4, I need to know in the event that they ever found that Sam lied about Warren’s dying? And was Warren informed about Sam’s lies?
Secondly, I need to know what occurred to Sam’s wives subsequent. Did they keep involved and what have they achieved since Sam was uncovered?
Belief Me: False Prophet is accessible to observe on Netflix now.
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