Under the Banner of Heaven: the tragic true story of two delusional Mormon fundamentalists and a double murder
Salt Lake City’s The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon denomination, boasts 17 million members worldwide; seven million in the US. The nontrinitarian church focuses on missionary work and family life, adhering to Jesus’s original teachings; members typically abstain from consuming alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea, and refrain from nonmarital sex.
In 1984, its insular world was blown wide open when 24-year-old member Brenda Lafferty and her 15-month old daughter were both found dead in
