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Podcast: Arroe Collins Pod-Crashing
Episode: Pod Crashing Episode 186 With Jesse Hyde Deliver Us From Ervil
Description: Pod Crashing Episode 186 With Jesse Hyde From Deliver Us From Ervil 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's son, Ervil LeBaron, struggled for control of the community and unleashed a multi-generational crimewave - 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...