At the border of Utah and Arizona, a remote theocratic community has been thriving for decades. They live in full obedience to a spiritual leader, whom they believe to be ordained by God. His name is Warren Jeffs, the Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ and the latter day Saints. On a quiet summer night, Flora Jessup is on a dangerous mission: to rescue two teenage girls who are trying to flee the same religious community that she escaped years before – the FLDS. Having its stronghold in the twin towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, the Fundamentalists are a splinter group from the Mormon Church, who strive to preserve the polygamist practices abandoned by the original movement in the early 20th century. Its members live under strict religious rules, dictated by polygamist Prophet Warren Jeffs, a manipulative and tyrannical leader who rules over every aspect of the members of the congregation lifes, including their properties, their work and who they can marry, including teenage and child brides that he takes even for himself. Disobeying the will of the prophet, is like disobeying a direct commandment of God, and punishment is harsh. Jeffs would be arrested and sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for the sexual abuse of minors. What Kind of man can have this absolute power over 10.000 people? In this episode, we bring you the story of Warren Jeffs, told by cult experts, researchers, award winning journalists, and former FLDS members Flora Jessop and Brielle Dekker, who was Jeff’s 65th wife. Even from behind bars, Warren Jeffs keeps sending edits to those who keep loyal to the FLDS and blindly believe that it is God’s will to obey him.

He promises he will lead the faithful until the End Times. But the end, for his followers, comes sooner than expected. He is David Koresh, the so-called Sinful Messiah Of Waco, Texas. He will prepare his followers for a battle with the federal government, but also sleep with whoever he chooses, including pre-teen girls. It is the early 90s, when this man with rock star good looks and charisma rises to the top of a religious sect, one that is already preparing for the end of the world. By the time the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms show up to investigate claims of illegal arms sales, his followers are fully prepared to make a last stand. Whether that means fighting a gun battle, holding out in a siege or starting a blazing inferno, Koresh’s followers will stay true to the last. But what kind of person inspires this kind of fanatical devotion? In this episode, we trace the rise and fall of David Koresh, speaking to law enforcement professionals who were there at the time, an expert on cults and deprogramming, and one of the few survivors, Australian Graeme Craddock. Over a quarter century later, the tragic events that took place on a ranch a few miles out of Waco, spawned endless conspiracy theories, and even motivated the Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh. One thing for certain, is that David Koresh, the Sinful Messiah, casts a long shadow until this very day.

He told his people that they would live in an idyllic paradise. But in the end they would meet their demise in a true Hell on Earth. His name is Jim Jones, the charismatic but tyrannical preacher that led his followers into the remote commune of Jonestown, Guyana. During the late 1960s, the United States is a country divided in a cultural war where a younger generation rebels against conservative values, calling for the end of the War in Vietnam and racial segregation, while promoting free love and a more egalitarian society. Jim Jones, a young and charismatic preacher will embrace this struggle by founding a Christian commune based on socialism and multicultural principles, rapidly establishing branches all over California. Its members are willing to sacrifice their money, time and liberties for the cause. The Temple’s growth as well as its social work policies, bring Jones notoriety as a civil rights activist and to be involved in local politics. But there is a dark side in this preacher’s personality, who manipulates his followers and increasingly abuses them verbally, physically and even sexually. An investigation has Jim Jones moving to Jonestown, an isolated commune in the Guyanese Jungle, convincing 1000 members to follow him into this new promised land. But as soon as they arrive, they understand that reality is beyond their leader’s promises and that his declining mental state has him ruling the commune with an iron fist. When US congressman Leo Ryan demands to visit Jonestown along with a group of concerned relatives of Jones’ followers, he ends up being murdered by the Temple’s henchmen. A few hours later, after manipulating more than 900 of his people to commit a revolutionary mass murder-suicide, Jim Jones would shoot himself. In this episode, the unique testimonials of Jonestown survivors Yulanda Williams, Vernon Gosney and Leslie Wilson, complemented with the extensive research of award winning author and journalist Julia Scheeres, tells us the life and death of Jim Jones and the deadly legacy of Jonestown that still haunts us until today.

In the summer of 1982, five naked women are discovered in or near the Green River, strangled by their own clothing. Seattle area investigators launch a massive hunt for this voracious serial killer, chasing down bizarre leads and multiple suspects. As the victim count reaches forty, Ted Bundy provides shocking insights into the mind of this unprecedented killer.

The Green River Killer is murdering the most vulnerable girls near Seattle. But he leaves few clues behind. Detectives chase down several hot suspects, until a single DNA swab reveals the shocking truth. He’s Gary Ridgway, a happily married man with a secret obsession with prostitutes. What shocking childhood events drove this mild-mannered man to murder at least fifty women?

CAMPAIGN OF TERROR reveals the beginning of the Unabomber’s campaign of terror from 1978 to 1985, and delves into his childhood to discover what might have made a young mathematical genius with few friends into a sociopathic terrorist. CAMPAIGN OF TERROR also tells the story of how the Unabomber began to ramp up his terror campaign from 1985 to 1993, claiming his first murder and taunting his FBI pursuers. His secret journals from his time as a grad student in Michigan reveal the extraordinary moment when Kaczynski’s thoughts first turned to murder.

CAPTURE AND CONVICTION tells the story of 1993 to 1996, when the Unabomber was holding America to ransom with a series of increasingly powerful bombs until his arrest in 1996. Kaczynski’s brother and sister-in-law reveal the extraordinarily emotional story of how they came to suspect he was the Unabomber which ultimately led to his arrest. CAPTURE AND CONVICTION also tells the story of Kaczynski’s trial, with the revelation that as a teenaged student in Harvard he was subjected to a secret psychological experiment, which some claim could have been responsible for turning him into the terrorist he became.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

A discussion of what’s in store for the upcoming episode of “On Patrol: Live” and a sneak peek of the departments and officers that the cameras will be following that night; the hosts also look back at the most memorable moments from past episodes.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.

A Live Series following Law Enforcement Officers On Patrol across the country – all live and in real time.