Foundation and fratricide: Typographic
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| By the late 1960s, Ervil LeBaron began preaching against his brother, accusing his brother of crimes against their faith.<ref name=cannon/> Proclaiming that he was the true successor to his father, Ervil began the Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God and named himself the president. Some of Joel's followers, including [[Daniel Ben Jordan]] and the Chynoweth and Rios families, switched their allegiance to Ervil. | By the late 1960s, Ervil LeBaron began preaching against his brother, accusing his brother of crimes against their faith.<ref name=cannon/> Proclaiming that he was the true successor to his father, Ervil began the Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God and named himself the president. Some of Joel's followers, including [[Daniel Ben Jordan]] and the Chynoweth and Rios families, switched their allegiance to Ervil. |
| In 1972, Ervil orchestrated the murder of his brother, Joel -- the first victim of the [[blood atonement]] policy.<ref name=cannon/> One of the assassins, Daniel Ben Jordan, was later arrested for the murder, but he was released when witnesses were too afraid to testify against him. The other killer, Gamaliel Rios, remained free.<ref name="davidson">{{citation|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=Ervil's followers Murder Routinely - in 20 years, 18 ex-associates have been slain or reported missing|date=June 28, 1988|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/8620/ERVILS-FOLLOWERS-MURDER-ROUTINELY.html|newspaper=Deseret News|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> | In 1972, Ervil orchestrated the murder of his brother, Joel — the first victim of the [[blood atonement]] policy.<ref name=cannon/> One of the assassins, Daniel Ben Jordan, was later arrested for the murder, but he was released when witnesses were too afraid to testify against him. The other killer, Gamaliel Rios, remained free.<ref name="davidson">{{citation|last=Davidson|first=Lee|title=Ervil's followers Murder Routinely - in 20 years, 18 ex-associates have been slain or reported missing|date=June 28, 1988|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/8620/ERVILS-FOLLOWERS-MURDER-ROUTINELY.html|newspaper=Deseret News|access-date=July 19, 2018}}</ref> |
| To Ervil's surprise, Joel's followers did not flock to his side; instead they advocated for Ervil's arrest. He was convicted of planning the murder, but freed a year later by a Mexican appellate court.<ref name=cannon/> During his imprisonment, he continued to release pamphlets and books insisting that he was the Mormon [[One Mighty and Strong]] and that, as God's representative on earth, he could decide who should die for their sins.<ref name=cannon/> | To Ervil's surprise, Joel's followers did not flock to his side; instead they advocated for Ervil's arrest. He was convicted of planning the murder, but freed a year later by a Mexican appellate court.<ref name=cannon/> During his imprisonment, he continued to release pamphlets and books insisting that he was the Mormon [[One Mighty and Strong]] and that, as God's representative on earth, he could decide who should die for their sins.<ref name=cannon/> |
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