Winnfred Wright: cult leader to be paroled and more...

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Winnfred Wright: cult leader to be paroled and more...

Winnfred Wright: cult leader to be paroled

Winnfred Wright Winnfred Wright pleaded guilty felony charges of child neglect and was sentenced in March 2003 along with three co-defendants.

Prosecutors said he was the leader of the cultlike group, the Family, that raised children under severe conditions governed by a "Book of Rules," that called for restricting their diets, as well as binding and whipping them.;" title="Winnfred Wright">



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