We hear the astonishing confessions of one of Ervil LeBaron&rsquo;s most influential cult members, who was groomed from childhood as both his wife and assassin. Over the course of an interrogation that lasts days, we listen in as the inner workings of this cult and organised crime family are revealed, murder-by-murder. As her interrogator continues to push, a strangely intimate picture of cult life emerges and builds to a startling conclusion.&nbsp; Deliver Us From Ervil is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio. For more from Novel visit <a href="http://novel.audio">novel.audio</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

6: The Betrayal

In the 1940s, a group of Mormon dreamers started a town in the Mexican desert. But what began as a utopian vision quickly turned sour when the founding family&rsquo;s son, Ervil LeBaron, struggled for control of the community and unleashed a multi-generational crimewave &ndash; the ripples of which are still being felt today.
From bank robbery to drug smuggling, auto theft rings to multiple murders, a deadly cult evolved into a sophisticated organized crime family. In Deliver Us From Ervil, journalist Jesse Hyde tells the story of Ervil LeBaron and the unlikely ensemble of reporters, cops, survivors and family insiders trying to halt his bloody legacy.
Deliver Us From Ervil is produced by Novel for iHeartRadio.