Prophet of Death: The Mormon Blood-Atonement Killings by Pete Earley

Prophet of Death: The Mormon Blood-Atonement Killings by Pete Earley

"I AM THE PROPHET OF GOD...I AM MORE THAN THAT; MUCH, MUCH MORE.

-Jeffrey Don Lundgren

Charismatic thief, philanderer and self-proclaimed man of God, Jeffrey Lundgren began preaching his unique dogma of radical Mormonism in Independence, Missouri. To the members of his small but fanatically devoted sect, he was the "Last Prophet," whose coming was foretold in the Book of Mormon. A master of hypnotic oratory, Lundgren used his own twisted interpretations of religious texts to justify any excess - perversion, sexual slavery...even human sacrifice. And on April 17, 1989, Lundgren and a group of his followers led the Avery family - a husband, wife and their three young children - into a barn in rural Ohio...and slaughtered them, one by one.

PROPHET OF DEATH:

A terrifying true account of mind control, sex, religious obsession and murder by the Edgar Award-nominated nationally bestselling author of FAMILY OF SPIES.