Children of Thunder
A rock and roll legend, a murderous cult, and bags full of body parts floating down the river.
Born in Lansing, Michigan in 1970, Glenn Taylor Helzer seemed destined for greatness. By his early teens, he was the spiritual head of his family and a rising star in the Mormon church. But Helzer chose a different path. One that led to him founding an extremist cult, and ended with body parts floating in bags down a river in Northern California.
Case: Children of Thunder
Theme Song: "Crowd Hammer" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Intro/Outro Edits: Ben Goldman
RESOURCES:
People Magazine Investigates: Children of Thunder (S3/EP11)
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones: Children of Thunder (S2/EP9)
The False Prophet: Conspiracy, Extortion, and Murder in the Name of God- Claire Booth
Wikipedia
Murderpedia
findagrave.com
elvinbishopmusic.com
The Independent (Andrew Gumbel 6/15/04)
Los Angeles Times (John Glionna and Richard Chon 8/11/200)
The Berkeley Daily Planet (9/29/00)
The San Francisco Gate (Peter Fimrite and Charlie Goodyear 8/11/00)