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==In popular culture== {{Trivia|date=August 2023}} ===In print=== * {{cite book|ref=none |last1=Krakauer |first1=Jon |author-link1=Jon Krakauer |title=Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith |date=2004 |publisher=[[Anchor Books]] |isbn=1-4000-3280-6 |edition=1st|title-link=Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith }} * {{cite book|ref=none |last1=Wall |first1=Elissa |last2=Pulitzer |first2=Lisa |author2-link=Lisa Pulitzer |year=2008 |title=Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs |location=New York |publisher=[[William Morrow (publisher)|William Morrow]] |isbn=978-0-06-162801-6 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/stoleninnocencem00wall }} An autobiography about a girl inside the FLDS Church and her experiences in the community and her escape as well as her accounts in the Jeffs trial. * {{cite book|ref=none|last=Singular|first=Stephen|date=July 7, 2009|title=When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought Back|location=New York|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|isbn=978-0-312-37248-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/whenmenbecomegod0000sing}} A book about Jeffs and the FLDS Church, which chronicles the details of Jeffs's rise to power, the activities of church members in Colorado City and Hildale and their trials. * {{cite book|ref=none |last1=Jeffs |first1=Brent W. |last2=Szalavitz |first2=Maia |author1-link= Brent W. Jeffs |author2-link=Maia Szalavitz |year=2009 |title=Lost Boy: The True Story of One Man's Exile from a Polygamist Cult and His Brave Journey to Reclaim His Life |location=New York |publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=978-0-7679-3177-9}} An autobiography concerning his youth and interactions with his uncle Warren. * {{cite book|ref=none|last=Brower|first=Sam|year=2011|title=Prophet's Prey: My Seven-Year Investigation into Warren Jeffs and the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints|location=New York|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|isbn=978-1-60819-275-5}} Private Investigator Brower's account of his research about Jeffs and the FLDS Church and pursuit of justice for them. * {{cite book|ref=none |last=Weyermann |first=Debra |year=2011 |title=Answer Them Nothing: Bringing Down the Polygamous Empire of Warren Jeffs |location=Chicago |publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] |isbn=978-1-56976-531-9}} Documents the history of the FLDS Church, including Jeffs's role. * Musser, Rebecca, with M. Bridget Cook (2013). ''The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice.'' NY: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 1455527858. * [[Rachel Jeffs|Jeffs, Rachel]] (2017). ''Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs''. Harper. {{ISBN|978-0062670526}}. Memoir of the daughter of Warren Jeffs, who escaped from the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family. ===In other media=== * The 2006 documentary film ''[[Banking on Heaven]]'' documents Jeffs and the FLDS Church in [[Colorado City, Arizona]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Tufts |first=John |title=Seven documentaries and movies that tackled life in the FLDS church under Warren Jeffs |url=https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/news/2018/03/30/seven-movies-watch-flds-church-warren-jeffs-yfz-ranch-eldorado/458634002/ |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Standard-Times |language=en-US}}</ref> * On July 19, 2006, Britain's [[Channel 4]] ran the documentary ''[[The Man with 80 Wives]]''. The program featured presenter [[Sanjiv Bhattacharya]]'s unsuccessful search for Jeffs in Colorado, Utah, and Texas.<ref name=":2" /> * The 2010 documentary ''[[Sons of Perdition (film)|Sons of Perdition]]'' describes life inside FLDS including Jeffs's control over the church's members. The film focuses on the experiences of children who have left the FLDS church.<ref name=":2" /> The movie was directed by Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten. * On April 9, 2012, the [[National Geographic Channel]] aired a 45-minute documentary, ''I Escaped a Cult'', about three ex-members of religious cults. One story featured [[Brent W. Jeffs]], nephew of Jeffs, whose testimony was critical in getting Jeffs convicted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kiger |first1=Patrick J. |title="I Escaped a Cult" β Inside the World of Militant Polygamists |url=http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/10/i-escaped-a-cult-inside-the-world-of-militant-polygamists/ |website=[[National Geographic Society]] TV Blogs |access-date=May 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413222359/http://tvblogs.nationalgeographic.com/2012/04/10/i-escaped-a-cult-inside-the-world-of-militant-polygamists/ |archive-date=April 13, 2012 |date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> * On June 28, 2014, [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] aired a movie called ''Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs'' starring [[Tony Goldwyn]]. It is an adaptation of the non-fiction book ''When Men Become Gods'' (2009) by Stephen Singular.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ostrow |first1=Joanne |title=''Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs'' on Lifetime |url=http://blogs.denverpost.com/ostrow/2014/05/27/outlaw-prophet-warren-jeffs-lifetime-june/18826/ |access-date=May 16, 2019 |work=[[The Denver Post]] |date=May 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawks |first1=Asa |title=First photos from Lifetime movie ''Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs'' |url=https://starcasm.net/first-photos-from-lifetime-movie-outlaw-prophet-warren-jeffs/ |access-date=May 16, 2019 |work=[[starcasm]].net |date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> * The 2015 documentary film ''[[Prophet's Prey]]'', directed by [[Amy J. Berg]], is an adaptation of Sam Brower's book of the same name.[[#In print|^]] * The 2015 documentary ''[[Escaping Polygamy]]'' documents the organization Women For Dignity in the second, third, fourth, and fifth season as they help girls and later two of the Lost Boys escape from the FLDS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cancel |first=Renew |date=2019-03-06 |title=Lifetime Releases Season 5 of 'Escaping Polygamy' Details |url=https://www.renewcanceltv.com/lifetime-releases-new-episodes-of-escaping-polygamy-by-premiere-date-trailer/ |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=RenewCancelTV |language=en-us}}</ref> * On January 22, 2017, [[Investigation Discovery]] aired Jeffs's story in season 2, episode 3 of the original series ''[[Evil Lives Here]]'' in an episode entitled "My Brother, The Devil." It was told from the point of view of Jeffs's brother Wallace and nephew Brent.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Brother, The Devil (''Evil Lives Here'') |url=https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/evil-lives-here/full-episodes/my-brother-the-devil |website=[[Investigation Discovery]] |access-date=May 16, 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> * On February 19, 2018, [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] aired a documentary called ''[[Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil'' |url=https://www.aetv.com/specials/warren-jeffs-prophet-of-evil |website=[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] |access-date=May 16, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> * On April 26, 2022, [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] aired a documentary series called ''[[Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run with Warren Jeffs|Preaching Evil: A Wife on the Run With Warren Jeffs]]'' which documented Jeffs rise to power, told from the perspective of Jeffs's favored wife and scribe, Naomie.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Priola |first1=Victoria|title=Ex-wife of cult leader Warren Jeffs speaks out in Peacock documentary 'Preaching Evil': How to watch |url=https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/04/ex-wife-of-warren-jeffs-speaks-out-in-peacock-documentary-how-to-watch-preaching-evil.html |access-date=July 24, 2022|work= [[The Patriot-News]]|date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> * On June 8, 2022, [[Netflix]] aired a documentary series called ''[[Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey]]'' documenting the story of Jeffs and the FLDS church.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=May 26, 2022 |title=New Netflix Docuseries Digs Into Warren Jeffs' Infamous Polygamist Cult |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/new-netflix-docuseries-warren-jeffs-polygamist-cult-keep-sweet-trailer-1358819/ |access-date=May 30, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> * On January 30, 2023, [[discovery+]] streamed a three-episode documentary series called ''[[Prisoner of the Prophet]]''. * On January 8, 2024, A&E began airing a series called ''[[Secrets of Polygamy]]'', with the first two episodes focusing on Jeffs and the FLDS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secrets of Polygamy |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/secrets-of-polygamy/1001195407/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>
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